Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 43 · 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) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
2. 2.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
3. 3.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
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: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ In a 6-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
10. 10.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) raise your hand (c) tap the teacher (d) shout your name
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
12. 12.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) keeping your turn short (d) asking “Can I add?”
14. 14.🚨 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
15. 15.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) hogging the whole talk
16. 16.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
18. 18.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 16 minutes. Tara speaks for 4 minutes, Ishaan for 6 minutes and Kabir for 3 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
19. 19.✋ 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
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
22. 22.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) keeping your turn short
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
26. 26.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
28. 28.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
30. 30.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
32. 32.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
34. 34.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) raising your hand
37. 37.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone
38. 38.🗣️ 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
39. 39.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True

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