Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 283 · 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.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
3. 3.🚨 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
4. 4.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
7. 7.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) to sound clever (c) so you can leave (d) so nobody speaks
9. 9.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
12. 12.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) ask what she thinks (c) keep talking (d) change seats
13. 13.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
15. 15.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
17. 17.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔄 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?
20. 20.⏱️ A circle time lasts 17 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 6 minutes, Arjun for 5 minutes and Diya for 3 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) keeping your turn short
22. 22.🗣️ In a 30-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
23. 23.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “Whatever.”
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
28. 28.⏱️ A circle time lasts 21 minutes. Ananya speaks for 6 minutes, Kabir for 2 minutes and Meera for 5 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
29. 29.⏱️ A circle time lasts 22 minutes. Tara speaks for 5 minutes, Meera for 6 minutes and Nisha for 3 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
30. 30.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ In a 15-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
33. 33.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) stand on the desk (c) raise your hand (d) shout your name
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) shouting the answer
35. 35.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
37. 37.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ In a 9-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
39. 39.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
40. 40.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False

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