Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 377 · 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: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
3. 3.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.🗣️ In a 20-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
8. 8.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
10. 10.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.✋ 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
14. 14.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) keeping your turn short
17. 17.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) raise your hand (c) tap the teacher (d) shout your name
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
19. 19.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ In a 10-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
23. 23.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
25. 25.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) talking over someone
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
28. 28.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
31. 31.🗣️ In a 24-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
32. 32.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
36. 36.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 17 minutes. Rohan speaks for 3 minutes, Nisha for 4 minutes and Diya for 5 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
37. 37.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
39. 39.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
40. 40.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True

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