Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 494 · 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) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
4. 4.🚨 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) raise your hand quietly (d) wait for a pause
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) hogging the whole talk
6. 6.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
9. 9.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) letting all speak once
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
14. 14.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) shouting the answer (d) hogging the whole talk
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
17. 17.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) hogging the whole talk
19. 19.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
25. 25.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
26. 26.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
27. 27.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) hogging the whole talk
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
30. 30.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) to sound clever (c) so you can leave (d) so nobody speaks
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
33. 33.✋ 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
34. 34.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
35. 35.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) letting all speak once (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
36. 36.🗣️ In a 24-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
37. 37.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
39. 39.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 12 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 4 minutes, Rohan for 3 minutes and Kabir for 2 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
40. 40.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False

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