Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 119 · 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? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand
5. 5.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) to sound clever (c) so nobody speaks (d) so all get a turn
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) hogging the whole talk
7. 7.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
9. 9.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
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.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
13. 13.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
15. 15.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) stand on the desk (c) tap the teacher (d) raise your hand
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
17. 17.✋ 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
19. 19.🗣️ In a 30-minute book-club chat, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 14 minutes. Kabir speaks for 5 minutes, Rohan for 2 minutes and Tara for 5 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
25. 25.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) hogging the whole talk (c) keeping your turn short (d) letting all speak once
28. 28.🗣️ In a 30-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
29. 29.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
30. 30.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “Whatever.”
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) jumping in mid-sentence
32. 32.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
34. 34.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
36. 36.🔄 In a circle time, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
37. 37.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 12 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 4 minutes, Tara for 3 minutes and Kabir for 2 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
40. 40.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 15 minutes. Tara speaks for 4 minutes, Aarav for 3 minutes and Rohan for 2 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?

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