Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 348 · 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: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) tell her tomorrow (c) interrupt at once (d) raise your hand quietly
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
4. 4.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) tap the teacher (c) stand on the desk (d) raise your hand
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
6. 6.✋ 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
7. 7.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Whatever.” (d) “My turn now.”
9. 9.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
12. 12.🗣️ In a 25-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
14. 14.🗣️ In a 16-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
15. 15.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 14 minutes. Diya speaks for 3 minutes, Nisha for 3 minutes and Arjun for 6 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
19. 19.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ask what she thinks (c) ignore her (d) keep talking
21. 21.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
23. 23.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
27. 27.⏳ 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
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
29. 29.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
32. 32.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
34. 34.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
39. 39.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 17 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 4 minutes, Tara for 2 minutes and Kabir for 6 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
40. 40.✋ 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

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