Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 534 · 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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
2. 2.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
4. 4.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ 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
6. 6.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
10. 10.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) jumping in mid-sentence
12. 12.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
13. 13.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
16. 16.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 16 minutes. Kabir speaks for 3 minutes, Vihaan for 3 minutes and Tara for 2 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
17. 17.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Whatever.”
18. 18.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔄 In a circle time, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
20. 20.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) shouting the answer
25. 25.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
26. 26.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) letting all speak once
29. 29.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
31. 31.🗣️ 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) hogging the whole talk (c) cutting in with a joke (d) finishing their sentence
33. 33.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ In a 15-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) shouting the answer (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
37. 37.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so nobody speaks (c) so you can leave (d) to sound clever
38. 38.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
39. 39.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
40. 40.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) jumping in mid-sentence

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