Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 403 · 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.⏳ 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
3. 3.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) stand on the desk (c) shout your name (d) tap the teacher
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
5. 5.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
7. 7.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
9. 9.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
12. 12.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✋ 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
14. 14.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) asking “Can I add?”
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
17. 17.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) wait for a pause (c) tell her tomorrow (d) interrupt at once
18. 18.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.✋ 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
28. 28.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
30. 30.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) jumping in mid-sentence
31. 31.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) jumping in mid-sentence
33. 33.⏱️ A circle time lasts 20 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 4 minutes, Nisha for 6 minutes and Meera for 2 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
34. 34.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
36. 36.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) keeping your turn short (d) asking “Can I add?”
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False

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