Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 408 · 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: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
3. 3.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) letting all speak once
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
5. 5.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
6. 6.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
8. 8.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
9. 9.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Whatever.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
10. 10.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so all get a turn (c) so you can leave (d) so nobody speaks
11. 11.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
12. 12.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
13. 13.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
14. 14.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) raise your hand (c) stand on the desk (d) tap the teacher
19. 19.🔄 In a circle time, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
20. 20.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
22. 22.🔄 In a circle time, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
23. 23.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
26. 26.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
27. 27.⏱️ A circle time lasts 12 minutes. Meera speaks for 2 minutes, Diya for 3 minutes and Arjun for 2 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
28. 28.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 12 minutes. Tara speaks for 3 minutes, Aarav for 2 minutes and Saanvi for 2 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
32. 32.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
35. 35.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 17 minutes. Rohan speaks for 5 minutes, Diya for 4 minutes and Kabir for 2 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
40. 40.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer

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