Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 295 · 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: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) keep talking (c) ignore her (d) ask what she thinks
3. 3.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) keeping your turn short
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) letting all speak once (d) shouting the answer
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔄 In a circle time, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
10. 10.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) raising your hand
13. 13.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🚨 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
15. 15.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✋ 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
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
19. 19.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) finishing their sentence
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
21. 21.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 17 minutes. Diya speaks for 6 minutes, Ananya for 2 minutes and Arjun for 5 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
23. 23.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
24. 24.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) keeping your turn short (d) hogging the whole talk
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
28. 28.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
32. 32.🗣️ In a 6-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
33. 33.🗣️ In a 30-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
34. 34.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
35. 35.✋ 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
36. 36.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
39. 39.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so you can leave (c) to sound clever (d) so nobody speaks
40. 40.🗣️ In a 12-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?

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