Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 162 · 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 of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
5. 5.✋ 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
6. 6.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
9. 9.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔄 In a circle time, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
19. 19.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
22. 22.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
24. 24.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) cutting in with a joke
28. 28.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 21 minutes. Aarav speaks for 4 minutes, Arjun for 3 minutes and Ananya for 6 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
29. 29.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
31. 31.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✋ 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
33. 33.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🚨 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) wait for a pause (d) tell her tomorrow
36. 36.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ In a 24-minute book-club chat, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False

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