Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 41 · 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) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
2. 2.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
4. 4.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
6. 6.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) keep talking (c) change seats (d) ignore her
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
9. 9.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ In a 8-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
14. 14.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) asking “Can I add?”
19. 19.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) cutting in with a joke
20. 20.✋ 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
21. 21.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) raise your hand quietly (c) tell her tomorrow (d) wait for a pause
22. 22.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) keeping your turn short (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) raising your hand
26. 26.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) cutting in with a joke
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
29. 29.⏱️ A circle time lasts 14 minutes. Rohan speaks for 3 minutes, Tara for 5 minutes and Meera for 3 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
30. 30.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 17 minutes. Aarav speaks for 3 minutes, Kabir for 2 minutes and Ananya for 6 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
31. 31.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ 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
34. 34.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
35. 35.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
39. 39.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
40. 40.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False

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