Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 499 · 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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
4. 4.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 20 minutes. Diya speaks for 4 minutes, Rohan for 5 minutes and Vihaan for 4 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
7. 7.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
9. 9.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✋ 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
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 18 minutes. Diya speaks for 6 minutes, Saanvi for 3 minutes and Rohan for 2 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) shouting the answer
16. 16.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✋ 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
18. 18.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) change seats (c) keep talking (d) ignore her
19. 19.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) asking “Can I add?”
21. 21.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
24. 24.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
26. 26.🗣️ In a 9-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
27. 27.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) to sound clever (c) so you can leave (d) so all get a turn
29. 29.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
30. 30.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) hogging the whole talk
32. 32.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
36. 36.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
37. 37.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
39. 39.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 13 minutes. Diya speaks for 4 minutes, Ishaan for 3 minutes and Vihaan for 3 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
40. 40.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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