Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

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

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