Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 969 · 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.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
2. 2.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 17 minutes. Nisha speaks for 2 minutes, Diya for 3 minutes and Kabir for 4 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
6. 6.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) keeping your turn short (d) letting all speak once
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
10. 10.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) shout your name (c) raise your hand (d) tap the teacher
11. 11.True or false: “letting all speak once” 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.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Whatever.” (d) “My turn now.”
15. 15.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
19. 19.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
22. 22.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) shouting the answer (d) cutting in with a joke
23. 23.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
25. 25.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
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.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
28. 28.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✋ 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
30. 30.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) tell her tomorrow (c) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
31. 31.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) talking over someone
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⏳ 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
37. 37.🗣️ In a 15-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 20 minutes. Meera speaks for 6 minutes, Arjun for 4 minutes and Ananya for 2 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
39. 39.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause

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