Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 740 · 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: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) cutting in with a joke
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) keeping your turn short
4. 4.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) raise your hand (c) shout your name (d) tap the teacher
5. 5.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
9. 9.🗣️ In a 24-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) jumping in mid-sentence
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
16. 16.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) raising your hand
18. 18.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke
22. 22.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) interrupt at once (c) raise your hand quietly (d) tell her tomorrow
23. 23.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ In a 6-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
26. 26.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ask what she thinks (c) ignore her (d) keep talking
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
28. 28.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 17 minutes. Meera speaks for 3 minutes, Tara for 6 minutes and Rohan for 6 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
31. 31.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
33. 33.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ In a 12-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✋ 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
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
38. 38.🗣️ In a 6-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
40. 40.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True

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