Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 675 · 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) ignore her (b) change seats (c) ask what she thinks (d) keep talking
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
4. 4.🗣️ In a 18-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
5. 5.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
7. 7.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
9. 9.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
10. 10.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
11. 11.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so you can leave
12. 12.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 11 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 2 minutes, Diya for 5 minutes and Tara for 2 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
14. 14.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ 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
16. 16.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
19. 19.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ In a 12-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
21. 21.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
23. 23.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) shout your name (c) stand on the desk (d) raise your hand
24. 24.🗣️ In a 24-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
28. 28.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) raise your hand quietly (c) wait for a pause (d) interrupt at once
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
30. 30.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
33. 33.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) jumping in mid-sentence
35. 35.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) letting all speak once (d) shouting the answer
40. 40.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence

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