Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 831 · 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.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) tell her tomorrow (c) wait for a pause (d) interrupt at once
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) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
6. 6.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ In a 20-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
10. 10.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
11. 11.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
12. 12.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) waiting for a pause
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) cutting in with a joke (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
16. 16.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 22 minutes. Kabir speaks for 5 minutes, Ananya for 3 minutes and Vihaan for 6 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
17. 17.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
18. 18.✋ 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
19. 19.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
21. 21.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
22. 22.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
24. 24.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) change seats (c) ask what she thinks (d) keep talking
25. 25.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
29. 29.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ In a 30-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
31. 31.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ In a 20-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
33. 33.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
35. 35.🔄 In a circle time, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
37. 37.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True

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