Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 69 · 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: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
5. 5.✋ 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
6. 6.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
9. 9.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) jumping in mid-sentence
10. 10.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Whatever.”
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
12. 12.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⏱️ A circle time lasts 22 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 5 minutes, Ishaan for 3 minutes and Kabir for 6 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
16. 16.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so nobody speaks (c) so you can leave (d) so all get a turn
19. 19.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) tell her tomorrow (c) raise your hand quietly (d) wait for a pause
24. 24.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) ask what she thinks (c) change seats (d) keep talking
25. 25.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) keeping your turn short
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
27. 27.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 15 minutes. Diya speaks for 2 minutes, Nisha for 2 minutes and Meera for 4 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
28. 28.🗣️ In a 20-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
29. 29.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
31. 31.🗣️ In a 9-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
32. 32.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) cutting in with a joke
33. 33.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) hogging the whole talk
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
37. 37.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
38. 38.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False

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