Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 379 · 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: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
3. 3.✋ 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
4. 4.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
6. 6.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) change seats (c) ignore her (d) ask what she thinks
8. 8.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
10. 10.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🗣️ In a 18-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
12. 12.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) shouting the answer
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
18. 18.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
22. 22.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) asking “Can I add?”
24. 24.⏱️ A circle time lasts 20 minutes. Kabir speaks for 3 minutes, Saanvi for 4 minutes and Vihaan for 6 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
25. 25.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
26. 26.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
36. 36.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 10 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 4 minutes, Rohan for 2 minutes and Tara for 2 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
37. 37.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) keeping your turn short
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption

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