Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 198 · 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: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✋ 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
3. 3.✋ 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
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
7. 7.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
8. 8.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) shout your name (c) stand on the desk (d) raise your hand
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) keeping your turn short
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
13. 13.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) shouting the answer (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) shouting the answer
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
17. 17.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
20. 20.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) keep talking (c) change seats (d) ignore her
22. 22.🗣️ In a 12-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
23. 23.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
25. 25.✋ 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
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
27. 27.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 14 minutes. Meera speaks for 3 minutes, Tara for 5 minutes and Aarav for 2 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
29. 29.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
30. 30.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
33. 33.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
34. 34.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
36. 36.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
37. 37.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.🗣️ In a 24-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause

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