Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 163 · 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.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
3. 3.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) tap the teacher (c) stand on the desk (d) shout your name
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) keeping your turn short
5. 5.⏱️ A circle time lasts 21 minutes. Diya speaks for 6 minutes, Aarav for 5 minutes and Arjun for 6 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
6. 6.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
9. 9.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 14 minutes. Aarav speaks for 3 minutes, Diya for 3 minutes and Nisha for 4 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
10. 10.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) change seats (c) ask what she thinks (d) keep talking
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) raising your hand
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
15. 15.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
19. 19.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) cutting in with a joke (d) asking “Can I add?”
20. 20.🔄 In a circle time, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
21. 21.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
22. 22.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
24. 24.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke
27. 27.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) to sound clever (c) so you can leave (d) so nobody speaks
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
29. 29.🗣️ In a 12-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) shouting the answer
31. 31.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
32. 32.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
40. 40.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True

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