Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 839 · 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) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
2. 2.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🗣️ In a 15-minute book-club chat, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
5. 5.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) shouting the answer
8. 8.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
9. 9.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
10. 10.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) cutting in with a joke (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
11. 11.🗣️ In a 20-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
12. 12.🚨 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) interrupt at once (d) wait for a pause
13. 13.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so you can leave (c) so nobody speaks (d) so all get a turn
14. 14.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
16. 16.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 19 minutes. Arjun speaks for 4 minutes, Diya for 3 minutes and Vihaan for 5 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
17. 17.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
20. 20.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
23. 23.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 19 minutes. Tara speaks for 5 minutes, Rohan for 5 minutes and Saanvi for 5 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
29. 29.✋ 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
30. 30.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
33. 33.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
34. 34.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 13 minutes. Rohan speaks for 3 minutes, Ananya for 5 minutes and Aarav for 2 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) shouting the answer (d) talking over someone
37. 37.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ In a 20-minute book-club chat, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
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) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) talking over someone

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