Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 243 · 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: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
4. 4.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) tell her tomorrow (c) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
9. 9.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
11. 11.🔄 In a circle time, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
12. 12.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) keeping your turn short
14. 14.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) stand on the desk (c) tap the teacher (d) raise your hand
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
17. 17.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
20. 20.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
23. 23.⏱️ A circle time lasts 20 minutes. Meera speaks for 6 minutes, Saanvi for 3 minutes and Tara for 5 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
24. 24.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
26. 26.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
29. 29.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
30. 30.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) change seats (c) ignore her (d) keep talking
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
33. 33.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
35. 35.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
38. 38.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) letting all speak once (d) asking “Can I add?”
39. 39.🗣️ In a 36-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.🗣️ In a 20-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?

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