Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 578 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) shouting the answer
2. 2.🗣️ In a 18-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
5. 5.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
6. 6.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) change seats (c) ignore her (d) ask what she thinks
7. 7.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) cutting in with a joke
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.🚨 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) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
17. 17.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
19. 19.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✋ 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
21. 21.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) shouting the answer
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
29. 29.🗣️ In a 15-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
31. 31.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔄 In a circle time, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
33. 33.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 15 minutes. Ananya speaks for 2 minutes, Ishaan for 5 minutes and Tara for 4 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
34. 34.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 6 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) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
36. 36.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so nobody speaks (c) to sound clever (d) so you can leave
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
39. 39.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) stand on the desk (c) tap the teacher (d) shout your name
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) cutting in with a joke

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