Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 137 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
2. 2.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗣️ In a 36-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
5. 5.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
9. 9.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) raise your hand quietly (c) tell her tomorrow (d) wait for a pause
10. 10.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
13. 13.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “My turn now.”
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
15. 15.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ In a 30-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
17. 17.🗣️ In a 9-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) shouting the answer
19. 19.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
23. 23.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
26. 26.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
27. 27.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) ask what she thinks (c) change seats (d) keep talking
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
29. 29.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 18 minutes. Kabir speaks for 4 minutes, Ananya for 4 minutes and Rohan for 5 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.✋ 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
34. 34.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✋ 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
37. 37.🗣️ In a 24-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so you can leave (c) so all get a turn (d) so nobody speaks
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
40. 40.✋ 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

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