Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 535 · 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: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
3. 3.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) hogging the whole talk (d) letting all speak once
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
5. 5.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) cutting in with a joke (d) hogging the whole talk
8. 8.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) raise your hand (c) stand on the desk (d) tap the teacher
9. 9.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 20 minutes. Diya speaks for 4 minutes, Meera for 6 minutes and Aarav for 6 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
11. 11.✋ 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
12. 12.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) nothing at all
14. 14.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
20. 20.🗣️ 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
21. 21.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
23. 23.✋ 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
24. 24.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
26. 26.🗣️ In a 24-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
30. 30.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) cutting in with a joke (d) hogging the whole talk
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) raising your hand (c) keeping your turn short (d) waiting for a pause
32. 32.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
33. 33.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ In a 30-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) keeping your turn short (d) waiting for a pause
38. 38.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke

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