Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 277 · 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: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
5. 5.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Whatever.”
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
10. 10.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
12. 12.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
16. 16.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) interrupt at once (c) raise your hand quietly (d) wait for a pause
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
22. 22.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so you can leave (c) so all get a turn (d) to sound clever
23. 23.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
25. 25.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ In a 18-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
30. 30.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 16 minutes. Ananya speaks for 2 minutes, Meera for 5 minutes and Ishaan for 3 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ In a 30-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
36. 36.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
38. 38.🗣️ In a 10-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
39. 39.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) cutting in with a joke (d) shouting the answer
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting

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