Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 293 · 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: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
4. 4.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ 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
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
9. 9.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ask what she thinks (c) ignore her (d) keep talking
10. 10.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so nobody speaks (c) to sound clever (d) so you can leave
12. 12.🔄 In a circle time, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
14. 14.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
18. 18.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 21 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 3 minutes, Saanvi for 6 minutes and Meera for 4 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
20. 20.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
21. 21.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ In a 12-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
24. 24.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Whatever.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
25. 25.🗣️ In a 6-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
26. 26.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) letting all speak once
28. 28.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ In a 9-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
30. 30.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
31. 31.🗣️ In a 8-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
32. 32.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
34. 34.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
37. 37.✋ 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
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
39. 39.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption

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