Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 440 · 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) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) letting all speak once
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
3. 3.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
8. 8.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.🔄 In a circle time, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
11. 11.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
15. 15.✋ 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
16. 16.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) tell her tomorrow (c) wait for a pause (d) raise your hand quietly
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) shouting the answer
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) hogging the whole talk (c) raising your hand (d) letting all speak once
19. 19.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
20. 20.🗣️ In a 24-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
21. 21.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
22. 22.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
24. 24.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so you can leave (c) so nobody speaks (d) to sound clever
25. 25.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
26. 26.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
32. 32.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
34. 34.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 21 minutes. Ananya speaks for 5 minutes, Ishaan for 2 minutes and Nisha for 6 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
36. 36.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) keep talking (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
38. 38.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) tap the teacher (c) raise your hand (d) shout your name
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) shouting the answer (d) jumping in mid-sentence
40. 40.🗣️ In a 12-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?

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