Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 107 · 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? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
3. 3.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) keeping your turn short
4. 4.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) shouting the answer (c) cutting in with a joke (d) jumping in mid-sentence
6. 6.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Whatever.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) shouting the answer
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
11. 11.⏱️ A circle time lasts 16 minutes. Kabir speaks for 4 minutes, Vihaan for 4 minutes and Ananya for 2 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
12. 12.🗣️ In a 9-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
14. 14.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 10 minutes. Rohan speaks for 2 minutes, Aarav for 2 minutes and Nisha for 2 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
17. 17.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) change seats (c) ask what she thinks (d) ignore her
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) cutting in with a joke
19. 19.✋ 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
20. 20.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.✋ 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
23. 23.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) talking over someone (c) letting all speak once (d) keeping your turn short
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
25. 25.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
27. 27.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
29. 29.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
32. 32.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
36. 36.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) raise your hand quietly (c) wait for a pause (d) interrupt at once
37. 37.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
38. 38.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
40. 40.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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