Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 361 · 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.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) raise your hand quietly (c) interrupt at once (d) tell her tomorrow
2. 2.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
5. 5.✋ 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
6. 6.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
7. 7.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
8. 8.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
10. 10.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
11. 11.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔄 In a circle time, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
14. 14.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
16. 16.✋ 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
17. 17.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) shout your name (c) tap the teacher (d) raise your hand
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
22. 22.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✋ 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
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
27. 27.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 20 minutes. Diya speaks for 5 minutes, Meera for 3 minutes and Rohan for 5 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
29. 29.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) hogging the whole talk
31. 31.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
32. 32.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so all get a turn (c) to sound clever (d) so you can leave
34. 34.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
35. 35.🗣️ In a 8-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
36. 36.🗣️ In a 36-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
37. 37.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
38. 38.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
39. 39.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk

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