Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 642 · 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.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
2. 2.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
4. 4.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) keep talking (c) ask what she thinks (d) change seats
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
10. 10.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) tell her tomorrow (c) interrupt at once (d) raise your hand quietly
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
16. 16.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
17. 17.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so you can leave (c) so nobody speaks (d) to sound clever
18. 18.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
19. 19.✋ 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
20. 20.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
22. 22.✋ 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
23. 23.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) keeping your turn short
25. 25.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) hogging the whole talk
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
31. 31.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 18 minutes. Diya speaks for 5 minutes, Rohan for 4 minutes and Saanvi for 2 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
34. 34.🗣️ In a 12-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
36. 36.🗣️ In a 12-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
39. 39.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ In a 24-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?

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