Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 514 · 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 polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) letting all speak once (d) jumping in mid-sentence
2. 2.🗣️ In a 16-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
3. 3.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke
6. 6.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 20 minutes. Rohan speaks for 6 minutes, Saanvi for 3 minutes and Diya for 4 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
7. 7.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
9. 9.🔄 In a circle time, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
10. 10.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🚨 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
14. 14.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) ask what she thinks (c) keep talking (d) change seats
15. 15.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
16. 16.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) stand on the desk (c) raise your hand (d) shout your name
17. 17.🗣️ In a 6-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
22. 22.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
25. 25.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) shouting the answer
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
28. 28.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) shouting the answer
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
31. 31.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) letting all speak once
33. 33.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
35. 35.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) shouting the answer (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
38. 38.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause

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