Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 432 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) letting all speak once (d) shouting the answer
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
3. 3.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
9. 9.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) raise your hand (c) shout your name (d) tap the teacher
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
14. 14.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) wait for a pause (c) interrupt at once (d) tell her tomorrow
15. 15.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
18. 18.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔄 In a circle time, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 19 minutes. Diya speaks for 4 minutes, Vihaan for 5 minutes and Saanvi for 2 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) hogging the whole talk
25. 25.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 21 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 6 minutes, Tara for 5 minutes and Kabir for 2 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) shouting the answer (c) cutting in with a joke (d) finishing their sentence
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
28. 28.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) raising your hand
31. 31.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
34. 34.🗣️ In a 24-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
36. 36.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
38. 38.✋ 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
39. 39.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) nothing at all
40. 40.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False

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