Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 178 · 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: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so nobody speaks (c) so all get a turn (d) so you can leave
3. 3.✋ 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
4. 4.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
6. 6.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
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) interrupt at once (d) raise your hand quietly
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
12. 12.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ask what she thinks (c) change seats (d) ignore her
14. 14.🗣️ In a 15-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
15. 15.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) hogging the whole talk (c) cutting in with a joke (d) shouting the answer
17. 17.🗣️ In a 15-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
18. 18.🗣️ In a 12-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
19. 19.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) shouting the answer
20. 20.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
21. 21.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
22. 22.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) shout your name (c) raise your hand (d) tap the teacher
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
24. 24.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 16 minutes. Diya speaks for 2 minutes, Rohan for 4 minutes and Aarav for 2 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
28. 28.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ In a 24-minute book-club chat, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
35. 35.✋ 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
36. 36.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) keeping your turn short (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
38. 38.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
40. 40.🗣️ In a 15-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?

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