Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 16 · 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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
3. 3.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
7. 7.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
8. 8.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
11. 11.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ In a 36-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
14. 14.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so you can leave
16. 16.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) raise your hand (c) shout your name (d) tap the teacher
18. 18.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) tell her tomorrow (c) interrupt at once (d) wait for a pause
19. 19.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) letting all speak once
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.⏱️ A circle time lasts 23 minutes. Diya speaks for 5 minutes, Ishaan for 4 minutes and Tara for 6 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
26. 26.✋ 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
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
28. 28.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
31. 31.🗣️ In a 6-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
32. 32.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) cutting in with a joke (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) asking “Can I add?”
33. 33.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
35. 35.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
38. 38.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) finishing their sentence

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