Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 55 · 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.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) stand on the desk (c) raise your hand (d) tap the teacher
2. 2.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ask what she thinks (c) ignore her (d) change seats
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
5. 5.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
7. 7.✋ 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
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
9. 9.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so nobody speaks
10. 10.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Whatever.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
11. 11.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) letting all speak once (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
13. 13.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 13 minutes. Kabir speaks for 6 minutes, Aarav for 2 minutes and Nisha for 3 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) raising your hand
16. 16.✋ 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
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.🔄 In a circle time, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
19. 19.✋ 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
20. 20.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.🔄 In a circle time, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
23. 23.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
29. 29.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
32. 32.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
35. 35.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) jumping in mid-sentence
38. 38.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 13 minutes. Meera speaks for 2 minutes, Kabir for 3 minutes and Diya for 3 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
39. 39.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
40. 40.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?

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