Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 595 · 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.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
3. 3.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) nothing at all
4. 4.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so all get a turn (c) to sound clever (d) so nobody speaks
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
7. 7.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
12. 12.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗣️ In a 6-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
15. 15.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) keep talking (c) ignore her (d) ask what she thinks
17. 17.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) keeping your turn short (d) hogging the whole talk
18. 18.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
20. 20.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) cutting in with a joke
21. 21.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
23. 23.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
25. 25.⏱️ A circle time lasts 18 minutes. Ananya speaks for 2 minutes, Arjun for 6 minutes and Aarav for 3 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
26. 26.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ 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
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
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.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
35. 35.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
36. 36.🗣️ In a 18-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
37. 37.✋ 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
38. 38.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) shouting the answer (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) keeping your turn short
40. 40.🗣️ In a 36-minute book-club chat, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?

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