Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 80 · 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.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) nothing at all
2. 2.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
6. 6.🔄 In a circle time, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) raise your hand (c) tap the teacher (d) stand on the desk
9. 9.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.🔄 In a circle time, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
14. 14.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
16. 16.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🚨 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) tell her tomorrow (d) interrupt at once
20. 20.⏱️ A circle time lasts 18 minutes. Meera speaks for 2 minutes, Rohan for 3 minutes and Nisha for 6 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
21. 21.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) finishing their sentence
22. 22.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
29. 29.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) asking “Can I add?”
30. 30.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
31. 31.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
35. 35.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
37. 37.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so nobody speaks (c) to sound clever (d) so all get a turn
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
39. 39.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) keeping your turn short
40. 40.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 16 minutes. Arjun speaks for 4 minutes, Saanvi for 6 minutes and Diya for 2 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?

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