Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 829 · 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) nothing at all (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “My turn now.”
2. 2.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 16 minutes. Aarav speaks for 6 minutes, Saanvi for 2 minutes and Nisha for 6 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) shouting the answer
6. 6.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
7. 7.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
10. 10.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand
12. 12.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
15. 15.🚨 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) tell her tomorrow (d) raise your hand quietly
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
17. 17.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
18. 18.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so all get a turn (c) to sound clever (d) so you can leave
19. 19.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.🗣️ In a 10-minute book-club chat, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) raising your hand (d) letting all speak once
26. 26.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
29. 29.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
30. 30.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
35. 35.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
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.🗣️ In a 8-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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