Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 977 · 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.🗣️ In a 36-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
2. 2.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) raising your hand
4. 4.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) keep talking (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
6. 6.✋ 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
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
8. 8.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
9. 9.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) letting all speak once (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) hogging the whole talk
13. 13.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 13 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 2 minutes, Ishaan for 2 minutes and Diya for 3 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
17. 17.🗣️ In a 25-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
18. 18.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 21 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 4 minutes, Diya for 4 minutes and Aarav for 5 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
23. 23.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) wait for a pause (c) interrupt at once (d) raise your hand quietly
24. 24.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) tap the teacher (c) shout your name (d) raise your hand
25. 25.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
27. 27.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
29. 29.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) cutting in with a joke (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) raising your hand
32. 32.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
35. 35.✋ 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
36. 36.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
37. 37.🗣️ In a 15-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
39. 39.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence

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