Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 83 · 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.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
3. 3.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
6. 6.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so you can leave (c) to sound clever (d) so nobody speaks
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) letting all speak once
11. 11.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) tell her tomorrow (c) interrupt at once (d) raise your hand quietly
12. 12.⏱️ A circle time lasts 22 minutes. Arjun speaks for 4 minutes, Ishaan for 5 minutes and Vihaan for 5 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
13. 13.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) hogging the whole talk
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
16. 16.🗣️ In a 18-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
19. 19.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
23. 23.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
24. 24.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
26. 26.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) raise your hand (c) shout your name (d) stand on the desk
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand
28. 28.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) hogging the whole talk
29. 29.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 21 minutes. Meera speaks for 5 minutes, Tara for 6 minutes and Kabir for 2 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
33. 33.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
36. 36.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 18 minutes. Aarav speaks for 4 minutes, Arjun for 2 minutes and Saanvi for 5 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
38. 38.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) raising your hand (c) keeping your turn short (d) asking “Can I add?”

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