Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 897 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) asking “Can I add?”
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
7. 7.🗣️ In a 20-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
10. 10.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
11. 11.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) raise your hand (c) tap the teacher (d) shout your name
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🚨 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
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
17. 17.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
19. 19.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
20. 20.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) change seats (c) ignore her (d) ask what she thinks
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
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.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
29. 29.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) to sound clever (c) so you can leave (d) so all get a turn
30. 30.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 20 minutes. Meera speaks for 4 minutes, Tara for 5 minutes and Arjun for 6 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
32. 32.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) keeping your turn short
34. 34.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
37. 37.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
38. 38.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
39. 39.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✋ 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

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