Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 362 · 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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
2. 2.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) keeping your turn short (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
4. 4.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so you can leave
10. 10.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) keep talking (c) ask what she thinks (d) change seats
11. 11.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) shout your name (c) raise your hand (d) stand on the desk
12. 12.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) jumping in mid-sentence
14. 14.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
17. 17.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔄 In a circle time, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
24. 24.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
25. 25.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
26. 26.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 16 minutes. Diya speaks for 5 minutes, Meera for 2 minutes and Saanvi for 2 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
27. 27.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
29. 29.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 18 minutes. Nisha speaks for 5 minutes, Ananya for 4 minutes and Saanvi for 2 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
31. 31.✋ 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
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) shouting the answer (c) keeping your turn short (d) waiting for a pause
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
36. 36.🚨 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) tell her tomorrow (d) raise your hand quietly
37. 37.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗣️ In a 12-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) cutting in with a joke (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause

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