Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 429 · 40 questions

Communication tip (One voice at a time): Polite turn-taking: waiting for a pause, raising your hand, saying “Sorry, go on”, letting all speak once, keeping your turn short. Interrupting: talking over someone, finishing their sentence, shouting the answer, cutting in with a joke, hogging the whole talk. Polite way in: “Can I say something when you finish?” Fair talking time: share equally = minutes ÷ children (24 minutes, 4 children → 6 minutes each); time left = total − time used.

1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
2. 2.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so you can leave (c) so all get a turn (d) so nobody speaks
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
4. 4.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) jumping in mid-sentence
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
6. 6.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 18 minutes. Meera speaks for 4 minutes, Rohan for 6 minutes and Ishaan for 5 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
7. 7.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Whatever.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
8. 8.🗣️ In a 30-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
10. 10.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
12. 12.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
14. 14.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) stand on the desk (c) raise your hand (d) shout your name
15. 15.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
17. 17.🔄 In a circle time, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) finishing their sentence
19. 19.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ In a 15-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
21. 21.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
22. 22.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) interrupt at once (c) wait for a pause (d) raise your hand quietly
23. 23.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) change seats (c) ask what she thinks (d) ignore her
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
29. 29.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
33. 33.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
34. 34.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) raising your hand
36. 36.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
39. 39.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand

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