Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 349 · 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) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
3. 3.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
4. 4.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) jumping in mid-sentence
5. 5.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
7. 7.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
9. 9.✋ 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
10. 10.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
12. 12.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) letting all speak once
13. 13.🗣️ In a 20-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
14. 14.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) keep talking (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
15. 15.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
18. 18.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
19. 19.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ In a 12-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
21. 21.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) shouting the answer
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
23. 23.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 14 minutes. Diya speaks for 5 minutes, Nisha for 2 minutes and Ananya for 5 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
24. 24.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) tell her tomorrow (c) interrupt at once (d) wait for a pause
25. 25.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
26. 26.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
30. 30.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.🔄 In a circle time, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
35. 35.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) shouting the answer
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
40. 40.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False

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