Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 601 · 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.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
2. 2.🗣️ In a 16-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
4. 4.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 13 minutes. Diya speaks for 3 minutes, Kabir for 4 minutes and Ishaan for 2 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
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.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
11. 11.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) interrupt at once (c) raise your hand quietly (d) tell her tomorrow
12. 12.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗣️ In a 15-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
15. 15.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) jumping in mid-sentence
17. 17.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
23. 23.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
25. 25.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
28. 28.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) cutting in with a joke
31. 31.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 13 minutes. Nisha speaks for 4 minutes, Kabir for 2 minutes and Vihaan for 5 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
32. 32.🗣️ In a 20-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
33. 33.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) shouting the answer (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
38. 38.🗣️ In a 16-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
39. 39.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ask what she thinks (c) keep talking (d) ignore her
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting

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