Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 109 · 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.🗣️ In a 30-minute book-club chat, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
4. 4.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
9. 9.✋ 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) jumping in mid-sentence
13. 13.🔄 In a circle time, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
15. 15.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) shouting the answer (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
19. 19.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
21. 21.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) ignore her (c) keep talking (d) change seats
23. 23.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
25. 25.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✋ 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
27. 27.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
28. 28.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
30. 30.⏱️ A circle time lasts 18 minutes. Ananya speaks for 6 minutes, Aarav for 3 minutes and Kabir for 6 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
32. 32.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) cutting in with a joke
34. 34.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
35. 35.🚨 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
36. 36.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
37. 37.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so all get a turn (c) so nobody speaks (d) so you can leave
39. 39.🗣️ In a 25-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False

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