Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 253 · 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: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗣️ In a 6-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
4. 4.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
6. 6.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) change seats (c) keep talking (d) ask what she thinks
8. 8.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
9. 9.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) interrupt at once (c) wait for a pause (d) tell her tomorrow
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so nobody speaks (c) so all get a turn (d) so you can leave
12. 12.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) nothing at all
13. 13.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
17. 17.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
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.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) letting all speak once
24. 24.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) keeping your turn short
25. 25.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 21 minutes. Tara speaks for 6 minutes, Nisha for 5 minutes and Diya for 4 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
27. 27.✋ 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
28. 28.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
30. 30.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
33. 33.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) hogging the whole talk
34. 34.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) hogging the whole talk
37. 37.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) hogging the whole talk (d) letting all speak once
40. 40.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 23 minutes. Kabir speaks for 4 minutes, Arjun for 6 minutes and Diya for 5 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?

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