Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 324 · 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: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
3. 3.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ In a 30-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
7. 7.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) wait for a pause (c) tell her tomorrow (d) raise your hand quietly
8. 8.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “Whatever.”
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) asking “Can I add?”
12. 12.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) to sound clever (c) so you can leave (d) so all get a turn
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
20. 20.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✋ 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
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
23. 23.⏱️ A circle time lasts 11 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 2 minutes, Diya for 4 minutes and Kabir for 3 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) keeping your turn short
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
28. 28.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) letting all speak once
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
32. 32.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) shouting the answer (d) cutting in with a joke
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
35. 35.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
36. 36.✋ 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
37. 37.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
40. 40.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False

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