Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 335 · 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) keeping your turn short (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) jumping in mid-sentence
2. 2.🗣️ In a 20-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
3. 3.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
4. 4.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
6. 6.⏱️ A circle time lasts 12 minutes. Diya speaks for 2 minutes, Meera for 3 minutes and Saanvi for 3 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) cutting in with a joke (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
8. 8.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ask what she thinks (c) change seats (d) ignore her
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
10. 10.🗣️ In a 12-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
11. 11.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
13. 13.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✋ 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
15. 15.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) hogging the whole talk
16. 16.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🚨 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) raise your hand quietly (d) tell her tomorrow
18. 18.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.✋ 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
22. 22.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) asking “Can I add?”
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
25. 25.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) finishing their sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
28. 28.🗣️ In a 16-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
29. 29.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
30. 30.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) cutting in with a joke
33. 33.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) raise your hand (c) shout your name (d) stand on the desk
35. 35.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so you can leave (c) so all get a turn (d) so nobody speaks
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
38. 38.🗣️ In a 9-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
39. 39.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting

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