Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 485 · 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) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
2. 2.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so nobody speaks
3. 3.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) keeping your turn short (d) hogging the whole talk
6. 6.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) wait for a pause (c) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) keeping your turn short
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) shouting the answer
9. 9.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 18 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 5 minutes, Meera for 3 minutes and Tara for 4 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
10. 10.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
12. 12.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
14. 14.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
19. 19.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
21. 21.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ In a 8-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
23. 23.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ask what she thinks (c) change seats (d) ignore her
24. 24.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
27. 27.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
29. 29.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
30. 30.🗣️ In a 25-minute book-club chat, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
31. 31.✋ 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
32. 32.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) shouting the answer
33. 33.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
35. 35.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
36. 36.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ In a 9-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
40. 40.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) asking “Can I add?”

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