Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 849 · 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) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) nothing at all
2. 2.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
4. 4.🗣️ In a 36-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
5. 5.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
6. 6.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) ignore her (c) change seats (d) keep talking
8. 8.✋ 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
9. 9.🗣️ In a 18-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
12. 12.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
13. 13.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so nobody speaks (c) so you can leave (d) so all get a turn
14. 14.✋ 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
15. 15.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) raise your hand (c) stand on the desk (d) tap the teacher
16. 16.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
19. 19.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) shouting the answer
22. 22.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) cutting in with a joke (d) jumping in mid-sentence
23. 23.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
25. 25.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 10 minutes. Meera speaks for 2 minutes, Aarav for 2 minutes and Rohan for 2 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
28. 28.⏱️ A circle time lasts 17 minutes. Kabir speaks for 6 minutes, Meera for 2 minutes and Aarav for 6 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
30. 30.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
35. 35.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 17 minutes. Aarav speaks for 4 minutes, Nisha for 2 minutes and Meera for 4 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
38. 38.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting

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