Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 60 · 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: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Whatever.”
3. 3.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
4. 4.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
6. 6.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
9. 9.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) jumping in mid-sentence
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
12. 12.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
15. 15.🗣️ In a 25-minute book-club chat, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
16. 16.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔄 In a project 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?
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) raising your hand
23. 23.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) to sound clever (c) so you can leave (d) so nobody speaks
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
26. 26.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) change seats (c) ask what she thinks (d) ignore her
28. 28.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
29. 29.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
34. 34.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 14 minutes. Diya speaks for 3 minutes, Saanvi for 5 minutes and Ananya for 3 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
35. 35.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✋ 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
37. 37.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
38. 38.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
39. 39.🔍 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
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking

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