Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 452 · 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) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) hogging the whole talk
2. 2.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
4. 4.⏱️ A circle time lasts 12 minutes. Diya speaks for 2 minutes, Saanvi for 3 minutes and Aarav for 5 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
5. 5.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
13. 13.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
14. 14.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) to sound clever (c) so nobody speaks (d) so all get a turn
16. 16.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) raise your hand quietly (c) tell her tomorrow (d) interrupt at once
17. 17.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
19. 19.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
21. 21.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) stand on the desk (c) raise your hand (d) tap the teacher
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
23. 23.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
24. 24.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) change seats (c) keep talking (d) ask what she thinks
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
27. 27.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 15 minutes. Rohan speaks for 4 minutes, Diya for 3 minutes and Kabir for 2 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
28. 28.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
32. 32.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ In a 25-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
35. 35.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) hogging the whole talk
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
37. 37.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
39. 39.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting

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