Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 517 · 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: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⏱️ A circle time lasts 16 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 5 minutes, Meera for 5 minutes and Rohan for 2 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
3. 3.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) raising your hand
5. 5.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
10. 10.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) cutting in with a joke (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) shouting the answer
11. 11.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
16. 16.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) shouting the answer (d) letting all speak once
19. 19.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
20. 20.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
21. 21.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
26. 26.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
27. 27.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
29. 29.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) keep talking (c) change seats (d) ignore her
30. 30.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
31. 31.🗣️ In a 24-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) asking “Can I add?”
33. 33.⏳ 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
34. 34.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
37. 37.🚨 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) interrupt at once (d) raise your hand quietly
38. 38.🗣️ In a 16-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
40. 40.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once

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