Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 669 · 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.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) ask what she thinks (d) change seats
2. 2.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
3. 3.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🚨 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) tell her tomorrow (d) wait for a pause
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
13. 13.✋ 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
14. 14.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 13 minutes. Rohan speaks for 6 minutes, Kabir for 3 minutes and Vihaan for 2 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
16. 16.✋ 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
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 16 minutes. Aarav speaks for 6 minutes, Vihaan for 5 minutes and Ananya for 3 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
20. 20.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so you can leave (c) so nobody speaks (d) so all get a turn
21. 21.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
25. 25.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ In a 18-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
28. 28.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) shouting the answer (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) keeping your turn short
30. 30.🗣️ In a 12-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
31. 31.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) shouting the answer (d) cutting in with a joke
33. 33.🗣️ In a 24-minute book-club chat, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
35. 35.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
37. 37.🗣️ In a 18-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.🔄 In a circle time, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
39. 39.🗣️ In a 12-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False

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