Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 322 · 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.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
2. 2.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) raise your hand (c) stand on the desk (d) shout your name
3. 3.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
4. 4.🔄 In a circle time, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
5. 5.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) keeping your turn short (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
7. 7.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) keeping your turn short
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
10. 10.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
14. 14.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 16 minutes. Meera speaks for 6 minutes, Tara for 3 minutes and Arjun for 5 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
15. 15.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 23 minutes. Kabir speaks for 5 minutes, Aarav for 6 minutes and Ishaan for 6 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
16. 16.🗣️ In a 18-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
18. 18.✋ 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
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
20. 20.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
22. 22.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) letting all speak once
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
28. 28.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ In a 16-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
34. 34.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔄 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?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) cutting in with a joke
38. 38.🗣️ In a 9-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
39. 39.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
40. 40.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so you can leave (c) to sound clever (d) so all get a turn

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