Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 813 · 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: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
4. 4.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so you can leave (c) so nobody speaks (d) to sound clever
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) letting all speak once (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
14. 14.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) shouting the answer
15. 15.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
17. 17.🗣️ In a 20-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
18. 18.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔄 In a circle time, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
21. 21.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
23. 23.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
24. 24.⏱️ A circle time lasts 16 minutes. Meera speaks for 6 minutes, Ananya for 4 minutes and Saanvi for 3 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
27. 27.✋ 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
28. 28.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) ask what she thinks (d) change seats
29. 29.🔄 In a circle time, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
30. 30.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
33. 33.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) asking “Can I add?”
38. 38.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause

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