Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 958 · 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: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
4. 4.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
5. 5.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✋ 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
7. 7.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ask what she thinks (c) ignore her (d) change seats
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
9. 9.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
10. 10.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
11. 11.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) raise your hand quietly (c) tell her tomorrow (d) interrupt at once
13. 13.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke
15. 15.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
19. 19.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so you can leave
20. 20.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ In a 12-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
23. 23.✋ 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
24. 24.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) asking “Can I add?”
25. 25.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
28. 28.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
31. 31.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 22 minutes. Meera speaks for 5 minutes, Ishaan for 6 minutes and Vihaan for 6 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) cutting in with a joke (d) asking “Can I add?”
33. 33.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) talking over someone
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
36. 36.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone

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