Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 210 · 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 polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
3. 3.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
5. 5.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) shout your name (c) tap the teacher (d) raise your hand
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) keeping your turn short
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
12. 12.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) jumping in mid-sentence
14. 14.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) ask what she thinks (c) change seats (d) keep talking
17. 17.⏱️ A circle time lasts 19 minutes. Aarav speaks for 5 minutes, Ananya for 3 minutes and Tara for 4 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
18. 18.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
21. 21.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) nothing at all
22. 22.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
23. 23.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
25. 25.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) interrupt at once (c) raise your hand quietly (d) tell her tomorrow
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
28. 28.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so you can leave (c) so nobody speaks (d) to sound clever
29. 29.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ In a 24-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) keeping your turn short (d) raising your hand
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
34. 34.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 19 minutes. Ananya speaks for 2 minutes, Tara for 4 minutes and Diya for 5 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
35. 35.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
39. 39.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True

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