Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 430 · 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) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
3. 3.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) keeping your turn short
9. 9.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) cutting in with a joke (d) asking “Can I add?”
13. 13.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
14. 14.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) raising your hand (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
16. 16.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 11 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 2 minutes, Aarav for 5 minutes and Arjun for 2 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
17. 17.🗣️ In a 30-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
19. 19.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ In a 10-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
23. 23.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
24. 24.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
26. 26.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) nothing at all
28. 28.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✋ 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
30. 30.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) change seats (c) keep talking (d) ask what she thinks
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) raise your hand (c) shout your name (d) stand on the desk
34. 34.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
38. 38.🗣️ In a 8-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
39. 39.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 21 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 6 minutes, Kabir for 4 minutes and Aarav for 3 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting

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