Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 213 · 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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) tap the teacher (c) shout your name (d) stand on the desk
5. 5.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
7. 7.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
8. 8.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) interrupt at once (c) raise your hand quietly (d) wait for a pause
9. 9.🗣️ In a 15-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
13. 13.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 18 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 6 minutes, Aarav for 2 minutes and Arjun for 6 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so all get a turn (c) to sound clever (d) so nobody speaks
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✋ 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
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
20. 20.🗣️ In a 18-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) cutting in with a joke
22. 22.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
24. 24.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
26. 26.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
28. 28.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 14 minutes. Arjun speaks for 5 minutes, Rohan for 4 minutes and Vihaan for 2 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
29. 29.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
31. 31.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
32. 32.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) letting all speak once (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
34. 34.🗣️ In a 15-minute book-club chat, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) keep talking (c) ask what she thinks (d) change seats
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
37. 37.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
38. 38.🗣️ In a 24-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
39. 39.🔄 In a circle time, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
40. 40.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False

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