Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 731 · 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.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
2. 2.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
3. 3.🗣️ In a 12-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) finishing their sentence
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
8. 8.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) change seats (c) ignore her (d) ask what she thinks
9. 9.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
12. 12.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.✋ 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
19. 19.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so all get a turn (c) so nobody speaks (d) to sound clever
21. 21.🔄 In a circle time, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
24. 24.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) stand on the desk (c) tap the teacher (d) shout your name
25. 25.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) asking “Can I add?”
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) keeping your turn short
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
30. 30.✋ 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
32. 32.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
33. 33.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 15 minutes. Aarav speaks for 4 minutes, Meera for 3 minutes and Saanvi for 5 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
38. 38.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting

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