Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 528 · 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.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) stand on the desk (c) raise your hand (d) tap the teacher
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
5. 5.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so you can leave (c) to sound clever (d) so nobody speaks
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
7. 7.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
11. 11.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
12. 12.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
14. 14.⏱️ A circle time lasts 17 minutes. Ananya speaks for 6 minutes, Kabir for 5 minutes and Diya for 3 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
16. 16.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ In a 15-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
23. 23.🗣️ In a 18-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
24. 24.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) raising your hand
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
31. 31.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) nothing at all (d) “My turn now.”
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.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
34. 34.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
37. 37.🗣️ In a 9-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
39. 39.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 7 children speaks for 3 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) cutting in with a joke (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause

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