Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 479 · 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: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) talking over someone
4. 4.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) shouting the answer
6. 6.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
9. 9.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
12. 12.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
16. 16.🗣️ In a 18-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
17. 17.🗣️ In a 30-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
20. 20.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
21. 21.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) shouting the answer
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
25. 25.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ In a 12-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
28. 28.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 19 minutes. Nisha speaks for 6 minutes, Meera for 6 minutes and Saanvi for 2 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
30. 30.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
31. 31.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
34. 34.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
36. 36.⏱️ A circle time lasts 26 minutes. Meera speaks for 6 minutes, Arjun for 6 minutes and Rohan for 6 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
37. 37.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) tap the teacher (c) stand on the desk (d) raise your hand
38. 38.✋ 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
39. 39.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking

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