Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 311 · 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: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 11 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 2 minutes, Ananya for 3 minutes and Rohan for 4 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
4. 4.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 24 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 6 minutes, Kabir for 4 minutes and Aarav for 6 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
6. 6.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) asking “Can I add?”
8. 8.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
10. 10.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔄 In a circle time, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
12. 12.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
13. 13.🗣️ In a 12-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
15. 15.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) keeping your turn short (d) hogging the whole talk
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
18. 18.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) interrupt at once (c) tell her tomorrow (d) raise your hand quietly
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
21. 21.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
23. 23.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
25. 25.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
26. 26.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) change seats (c) ask what she thinks (d) ignore her
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
30. 30.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) shouting the answer
31. 31.✋ 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
32. 32.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
35. 35.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
36. 36.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
38. 38.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) shouting the answer
40. 40.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False

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