Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 58 · 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: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.🗣️ In a 6-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
3. 3.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
6. 6.🔄 In a class 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?
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) finishing their sentence
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) letting all speak once
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
10. 10.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ignore her (c) ask what she thinks (d) keep talking
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) cutting in with a joke
12. 12.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
14. 14.⏳ 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
15. 15.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
18. 18.✋ 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
19. 19.✋ 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
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
21. 21.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
22. 22.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.🔄 In a circle time, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
26. 26.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⏱️ A circle time lasts 17 minutes. Arjun speaks for 3 minutes, Tara for 5 minutes and Rohan for 2 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
28. 28.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
30. 30.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Whatever.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
31. 31.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) stand on the desk (c) shout your name (d) raise your hand
32. 32.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
33. 33.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) hogging the whole talk (d) keeping your turn short
34. 34.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔄 In a circle time, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
36. 36.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
38. 38.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting

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