Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 159 · 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 20-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
3. 3.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
5. 5.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) jumping in mid-sentence
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
10. 10.🚨 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) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
12. 12.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) nothing at all
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) letting all speak once
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
16. 16.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) raising your hand (d) asking “Can I add?”
18. 18.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 17 minutes. Arjun speaks for 2 minutes, Meera for 5 minutes and Ishaan for 2 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
20. 20.✋ 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
21. 21.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
23. 23.✋ 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
24. 24.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✋ 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
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
27. 27.🗣️ In a 12-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
28. 28.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
31. 31.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) keeping your turn short (d) shouting the answer
32. 32.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
34. 34.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
35. 35.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⏳ 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
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
38. 38.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short

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