Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 233 · 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: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
7. 7.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
9. 9.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🗣️ In a 12-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
12. 12.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
13. 13.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
14. 14.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
15. 15.✋ 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
16. 16.🗣️ In a 30-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
17. 17.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ In a 8-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
19. 19.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) wait for a pause (c) tell her tomorrow (d) raise your hand quietly
20. 20.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 13 minutes. Aarav speaks for 3 minutes, Vihaan for 5 minutes and Ishaan for 3 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
21. 21.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) keep talking (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
22. 22.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.🗣️ In a 24-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
25. 25.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔄 In a circle time, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
27. 27.🔄 In a circle time, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) letting all speak once
29. 29.🔄 In a circle time, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
30. 30.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
31. 31.✋ 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
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
33. 33.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) letting all speak once (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
34. 34.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) letting all speak once (c) cutting in with a joke (d) jumping in mid-sentence
35. 35.🗣️ In a 18-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
36. 36.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ In a 12-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) letting all speak once (d) shouting the answer
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone

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