Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 269 · 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: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) interrupt at once (c) tell her tomorrow (d) raise your hand quietly
3. 3.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
7. 7.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
11. 11.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
14. 14.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
16. 16.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 18 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 5 minutes, Aarav for 5 minutes and Ananya for 6 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
17. 17.⏱️ A circle time lasts 22 minutes. Aarav speaks for 6 minutes, Diya for 5 minutes and Ishaan for 5 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
18. 18.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so you can leave
19. 19.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) hogging the whole talk (c) keeping your turn short (d) asking “Can I add?”
21. 21.✋ 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
22. 22.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) hogging the whole talk (d) cutting in with a joke
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
24. 24.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
26. 26.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
28. 28.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
31. 31.✋ 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
34. 34.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
36. 36.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
38. 38.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False

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