Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 780 · 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.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) stand on the desk (c) tap the teacher (d) raise your hand
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
3. 3.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ In a 24-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
5. 5.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
7. 7.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
9. 9.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 10 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 3 minutes, Nisha for 2 minutes and Arjun for 3 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
11. 11.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) raise your hand quietly (c) interrupt at once (d) tell her tomorrow
12. 12.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
13. 13.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) letting all speak once
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
18. 18.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 14 minutes. Aarav speaks for 2 minutes, Diya for 2 minutes and Ananya for 2 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
19. 19.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) keeping your turn short
21. 21.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
22. 22.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) keeping your turn short
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
28. 28.🗣️ In a 16-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
31. 31.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) nothing at all (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Whatever.”
33. 33.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
36. 36.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
37. 37.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
38. 38.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 12 minutes. Diya speaks for 2 minutes, Vihaan for 2 minutes and Nisha for 2 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone

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