Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 248 · 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: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✋ 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
4. 4.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
7. 7.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
10. 10.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
12. 12.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) keep talking (c) ignore her (d) ask what she thinks
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
16. 16.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) to sound clever (c) so you can leave (d) so all get a turn
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke
19. 19.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) talking over someone
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
21. 21.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) hogging the whole talk (d) letting all speak once
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
25. 25.🗣️ In a 25-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
26. 26.🔄 In a circle time, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
28. 28.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
30. 30.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 18 minutes. Diya speaks for 2 minutes, Kabir for 5 minutes and Tara for 5 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
31. 31.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
33. 33.✋ 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
34. 34.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) asking “Can I add?”
35. 35.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⏱️ A circle time lasts 19 minutes. Nisha speaks for 2 minutes, Diya for 6 minutes and Rohan for 5 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
37. 37.🗣️ In a 9-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting

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