Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 256 · 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: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
5. 5.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) shouting the answer (c) raising your hand (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
7. 7.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) keeping your turn short
10. 10.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
13. 13.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
14. 14.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.⏱️ A circle time lasts 16 minutes. Aarav speaks for 6 minutes, Nisha for 3 minutes and Saanvi for 3 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
17. 17.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) shout your name (c) stand on the desk (d) tap the teacher
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) cutting in with a joke
19. 19.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
20. 20.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔄 In a circle time, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
23. 23.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) keeping your turn short (d) hogging the whole talk
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) shouting the answer
26. 26.🗣️ In a 30-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
28. 28.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
31. 31.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so nobody speaks
32. 32.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
35. 35.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 17 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 6 minutes, Meera for 6 minutes and Ishaan for 3 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
38. 38.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🚨 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
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking

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