Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 52 · 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) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) raising your hand
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
5. 5.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) letting all speak once (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
8. 8.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
10. 10.⏳ 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
11. 11.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) letting all speak once
13. 13.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
14. 14.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔄 In a circle time, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
16. 16.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ignore her (c) keep talking (d) ask what she thinks
17. 17.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.🚨 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
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
23. 23.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
24. 24.🗣️ In a 20-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
25. 25.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) finishing their sentence
29. 29.🗣️ In a 16-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
31. 31.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ In a 15-minute book-club chat, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
34. 34.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
35. 35.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
37. 37.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 19 minutes. Arjun speaks for 5 minutes, Ishaan for 6 minutes and Tara for 3 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) talking over someone
40. 40.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 11 minutes. Meera speaks for 4 minutes, Saanvi for 3 minutes and Diya for 2 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?

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