Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 273 · 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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
3. 3.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) ask what she thinks (c) change seats (d) keep talking
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) cutting in with a joke
6. 6.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so nobody speaks (c) so you can leave (d) to sound clever
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ In a 9-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
15. 15.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) raise your hand quietly (c) interrupt at once (d) wait for a pause
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
17. 17.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
18. 18.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) cutting in with a joke
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) talking over someone
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 11 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 2 minutes, Arjun for 2 minutes and Ishaan for 5 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
22. 22.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
24. 24.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) cutting in with a joke (d) asking “Can I add?”
27. 27.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) tap the teacher (c) raise your hand (d) stand on the desk
30. 30.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 20 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 5 minutes, Rohan for 3 minutes and Diya for 6 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
33. 33.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 17 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 3 minutes, Arjun for 3 minutes and Meera for 6 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
34. 34.🗣️ In a 18-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
36. 36.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
38. 38.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) hogging the whole talk
39. 39.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
40. 40.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence

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