Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 224 · 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: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) letting all speak once
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) jumping in mid-sentence
4. 4.🗣️ In a 9-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
5. 5.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so all get a turn (c) so nobody speaks (d) to sound clever
9. 9.✋ 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
10. 10.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
13. 13.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) change seats (c) keep talking (d) ignore her
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
17. 17.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) stand on the desk (c) raise your hand (d) tap the teacher
21. 21.✋ 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
22. 22.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) asking “Can I add?”
25. 25.⏱️ A circle time lasts 16 minutes. Aarav speaks for 5 minutes, Nisha for 5 minutes and Kabir for 3 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) keeping your turn short
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: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) talking over someone
30. 30.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ In a 10-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
34. 34.🚨 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
35. 35.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) shouting the answer (c) keeping your turn short (d) raising your hand
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting

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