Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 854 · 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 polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
2. 2.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
4. 4.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) wait for a pause (c) interrupt at once (d) tell her tomorrow
6. 6.✋ 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
7. 7.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) keeping your turn short
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
12. 12.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) hogging the whole talk
17. 17.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) nothing at all
18. 18.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) keep talking (c) ask what she thinks (d) ignore her
21. 21.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
22. 22.✋ 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
24. 24.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) tap the teacher (c) raise your hand (d) stand on the desk
26. 26.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
27. 27.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.⏱️ A circle time lasts 17 minutes. Kabir speaks for 5 minutes, Tara for 6 minutes and Nisha for 3 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
29. 29.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 17 minutes. Tara speaks for 4 minutes, Aarav for 6 minutes and Meera for 3 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
32. 32.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
36. 36.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
40. 40.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke

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