Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 546 · 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: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
2. 2.🔄 In a circle time, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
3. 3.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) raise your hand quietly (c) wait for a pause (d) tell her tomorrow
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand
5. 5.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
6. 6.🗣️ In a 18-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
7. 7.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so all get a turn (c) so nobody speaks (d) so you can leave
8. 8.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
9. 9.🔄 In a project 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?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) cutting in with a joke
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
12. 12.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
13. 13.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) letting all speak once
15. 15.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✋ 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) keeping your turn short
18. 18.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “Whatever.”
20. 20.⏱️ A circle time lasts 14 minutes. Kabir speaks for 3 minutes, Nisha for 5 minutes and Ishaan for 2 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
21. 21.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
24. 24.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✋ 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
26. 26.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ 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
28. 28.🗣️ In a 9-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
33. 33.✋ 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
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
36. 36.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
38. 38.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
40. 40.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) keeping your turn short

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