Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 275 · 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: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗣️ In a 24-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
4. 4.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) keeping your turn short
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) cutting in with a joke
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) cutting in with a joke
7. 7.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) keeping your turn short (d) raising your hand
8. 8.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
10. 10.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so all get a turn (c) so you can leave (d) to sound clever
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
16. 16.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
19. 19.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 19 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 3 minutes, Arjun for 3 minutes and Vihaan for 5 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
21. 21.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
23. 23.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) letting all speak once (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
27. 27.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
29. 29.🔄 In a circle time, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
30. 30.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) ask what she thinks (d) change seats
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
33. 33.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
34. 34.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
37. 37.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
40. 40.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) raise your hand quietly (c) tell her tomorrow (d) wait for a pause

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