Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 282 · 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: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
3. 3.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🚨 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
5. 5.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
6. 6.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 21 minutes. Nisha speaks for 5 minutes, Ananya for 3 minutes and Aarav for 6 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) finishing their sentence
12. 12.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✋ 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
15. 15.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) hogging the whole talk
17. 17.🗣️ In a 20-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
19. 19.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) raising your hand
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
21. 21.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
22. 22.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) jumping in mid-sentence
23. 23.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 19 minutes. Diya speaks for 3 minutes, Aarav for 4 minutes and Meera for 4 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) shouting the answer (d) letting all speak once
26. 26.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ In a 6-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
30. 30.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
32. 32.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
37. 37.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ In a 20-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
40. 40.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False

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