Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 806 · 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: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✋ 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) keeping your turn short (d) shouting the answer
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
6. 6.✋ 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
7. 7.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✋ 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
10. 10.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) to sound clever (c) so you can leave (d) so nobody speaks
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
12. 12.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
14. 14.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) stand on the desk (c) raise your hand (d) shout your name
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
17. 17.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
18. 18.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand
20. 20.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
23. 23.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) wait for a pause (c) interrupt at once (d) tell her tomorrow
24. 24.🗣️ In a 20-minute book-club chat, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) hogging the whole talk
26. 26.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
30. 30.⏱️ A circle time lasts 17 minutes. Ananya speaks for 5 minutes, Rohan for 5 minutes and Diya for 4 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
31. 31.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ 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
34. 34.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
35. 35.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ 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
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once

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