Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 603 · 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? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
2. 2.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
5. 5.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ask what she thinks (c) ignore her (d) change seats
6. 6.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) tap the teacher (c) shout your name (d) stand on the desk
7. 7.✋ 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
8. 8.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) letting all speak once (d) shouting the answer
10. 10.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) raise your hand quietly (c) interrupt at once (d) wait for a pause
11. 11.✋ 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) keeping your turn short
15. 15.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
16. 16.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Whatever.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
18. 18.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
23. 23.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔄 In a circle time, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
25. 25.🗣️ In a 24-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
26. 26.⏱️ A circle time lasts 17 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 2 minutes, Diya for 2 minutes and Ananya for 5 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) shouting the answer
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) letting all speak once (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
31. 31.✋ 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
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
36. 36.🗣️ In a 10-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
39. 39.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke

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