Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 474 · 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.🗣️ In a 15-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
3. 3.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
5. 5.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) interrupt at once (c) tell her tomorrow (d) wait for a pause
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
8. 8.✋ 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
9. 9.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) nothing at all
10. 10.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
12. 12.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so you can leave (c) so all get a turn (d) to sound clever
13. 13.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
16. 16.🗣️ In a 20-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
17. 17.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone
18. 18.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) shout your name (c) raise your hand (d) stand on the desk
19. 19.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) finishing their sentence
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
24. 24.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ In a 18-minute book-club chat, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
26. 26.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
28. 28.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✋ 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
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
31. 31.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) talking over someone
33. 33.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 17 minutes. Kabir speaks for 2 minutes, Diya for 5 minutes and Meera for 4 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
34. 34.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
35. 35.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
37. 37.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) ignore her (c) keep talking (d) change seats
38. 38.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking

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