Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 401 · 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: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
4. 4.🗣️ In a 15-minute book-club chat, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
5. 5.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
7. 7.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) stand on the desk (c) shout your name (d) raise your hand
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
10. 10.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) change seats (c) keep talking (d) ask what she thinks
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.✋ 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
13. 13.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
15. 15.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so nobody speaks
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
17. 17.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 10 minutes. Ananya speaks for 2 minutes, Meera for 2 minutes and Kabir for 2 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
20. 20.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
21. 21.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ In a 16-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke
24. 24.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
27. 27.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) shouting the answer
30. 30.🗣️ In a 6-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
31. 31.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) hogging the whole talk (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
32. 32.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
33. 33.🚨 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) interrupt at once (d) wait for a pause
34. 34.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
37. 37.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption

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