Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 449 · 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.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
3. 3.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
4. 4.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so all get a turn (c) to sound clever (d) so you can leave
8. 8.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) letting all speak once
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) asking “Can I add?”
12. 12.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) nothing at all
13. 13.⏱️ A circle time lasts 16 minutes. Nisha speaks for 5 minutes, Aarav for 6 minutes and Diya for 2 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
14. 14.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
17. 17.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
18. 18.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ In a 15-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
21. 21.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) shouting the answer
24. 24.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 15 minutes. Meera speaks for 2 minutes, Nisha for 4 minutes and Ananya for 3 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
25. 25.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗣️ In a 6-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) keeping your turn short
28. 28.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
31. 31.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) tell her tomorrow (c) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
33. 33.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
37. 37.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ In a 18-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
40. 40.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True

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