Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 445 · 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.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) nothing at all
3. 3.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so all get a turn (c) so you can leave (d) to sound clever
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) raising your hand
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
7. 7.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ In a 25-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
9. 9.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) keep talking (c) ignore her (d) change seats
10. 10.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
11. 11.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) raising your hand
13. 13.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
15. 15.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) tell her tomorrow (c) interrupt at once (d) raise your hand quietly
17. 17.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) asking “Can I add?”
18. 18.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
20. 20.🗣️ In a 15-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
21. 21.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
22. 22.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
24. 24.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
29. 29.🔄 In a circle time, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
30. 30.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 15 minutes. Rohan speaks for 4 minutes, Aarav for 3 minutes and Ishaan for 2 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
35. 35.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
37. 37.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
38. 38.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
40. 40.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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