Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 290 · 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? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
2. 2.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
12. 12.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ In a 18-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
14. 14.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) tap the teacher (c) stand on the desk (d) raise your hand
15. 15.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) letting all speak once (d) shouting the answer
16. 16.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 18 minutes. Arjun speaks for 4 minutes, Rohan for 3 minutes and Nisha for 3 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
17. 17.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “Whatever.”
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
20. 20.🗣️ In a 18-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
21. 21.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.🗣️ In a 6-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
25. 25.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
27. 27.🗣️ In a 15-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
28. 28.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
30. 30.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) talking over someone
34. 34.🗣️ In a 25-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
37. 37.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
38. 38.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
40. 40.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) finishing their sentence

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