Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 957 · 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 interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) jumping in mid-sentence
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
5. 5.✋ 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
6. 6.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 15 minutes. Diya speaks for 3 minutes, Ananya for 3 minutes and Ishaan for 5 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) asking “Can I add?”
8. 8.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 20 minutes. Nisha speaks for 4 minutes, Diya for 6 minutes and Tara for 6 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
9. 9.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
13. 13.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 18 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 6 minutes, Ishaan for 4 minutes and Diya for 2 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
14. 14.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so nobody speaks
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
16. 16.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ In a 10-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Whatever.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
21. 21.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) shout your name (c) tap the teacher (d) raise your hand
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
25. 25.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
26. 26.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
27. 27.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
31. 31.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
32. 32.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
33. 33.🚨 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) tell her tomorrow (d) interrupt at once
34. 34.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
36. 36.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
38. 38.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
39. 39.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) shouting the answer

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