Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 412 · 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.🗣️ In a 24-minute book-club chat, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
2. 2.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) interrupt at once (c) raise your hand quietly (d) wait for a pause
3. 3.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) raising your hand (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
7. 7.✋ 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
8. 8.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
9. 9.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
16. 16.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) tap the teacher (c) shout your name (d) raise your hand
18. 18.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) letting all speak once (c) shouting the answer (d) hogging the whole talk
21. 21.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so nobody speaks (c) so you can leave (d) to sound clever
23. 23.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
25. 25.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
27. 27.✋ 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
28. 28.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
29. 29.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 19 minutes. Meera speaks for 5 minutes, Kabir for 6 minutes and Aarav for 6 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
31. 31.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ In a 15-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
36. 36.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) nothing at all
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
38. 38.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗣️ In a 6-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True

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