Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 542 · 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: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
3. 3.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
4. 4.🗣️ In a 6-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
5. 5.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) hogging the whole talk (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
9. 9.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) shouting the answer (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) letting all speak once
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: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
15. 15.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) stand on the desk (c) shout your name (d) tap the teacher
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “Whatever.”
19. 19.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) talking over someone
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
27. 27.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ In a 10-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
30. 30.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
31. 31.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 14 minutes. Tara speaks for 4 minutes, Nisha for 3 minutes and Kabir for 3 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
32. 32.🗣️ In a 15-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
33. 33.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) raising your hand (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
34. 34.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 12 minutes. Nisha speaks for 4 minutes, Vihaan for 2 minutes and Rohan for 4 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
36. 36.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
40. 40.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) change seats (c) ask what she thinks (d) keep talking

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