Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 501 · 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 of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) cutting in with a joke (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
2. 2.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) shout your name (c) raise your hand (d) stand on the desk
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) raising your hand
5. 5.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
6. 6.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
7. 7.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) shouting the answer (d) letting all speak once
12. 12.🗣️ In a 12-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) asking “Can I add?”
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
18. 18.✋ 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
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
23. 23.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
24. 24.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone
26. 26.⏱️ A circle time lasts 19 minutes. Diya speaks for 3 minutes, Tara for 6 minutes and Vihaan for 6 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
27. 27.⏱️ A circle time lasts 16 minutes. Meera speaks for 5 minutes, Aarav for 2 minutes and Vihaan for 2 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
29. 29.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
34. 34.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
36. 36.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ In a 8-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone

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