Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 928 · 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.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🗣️ 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
5. 5.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
6. 6.🗣️ In a 8-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
7. 7.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🗣️ In a 9-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
9. 9.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✋ 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) shouting the answer
14. 14.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
19. 19.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ In a 36-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
23. 23.✋ 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
24. 24.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
26. 26.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
28. 28.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) tell her tomorrow (c) wait for a pause (d) raise your hand quietly
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
31. 31.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 15 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 2 minutes, Arjun for 5 minutes and Tara for 4 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
34. 34.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 20 minutes. Ananya speaks for 5 minutes, Vihaan for 3 minutes and Kabir for 6 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
35. 35.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
38. 38.⏱️ A circle time lasts 13 minutes. Aarav speaks for 4 minutes, Kabir for 5 minutes and Rohan for 2 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
39. 39.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) jumping in mid-sentence

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