Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 605 · 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) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
2. 2.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) keeping your turn short
3. 3.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
4. 4.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
9. 9.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✋ 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
12. 12.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 19 minutes. Arjun speaks for 3 minutes, Diya for 2 minutes and Ananya for 6 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
13. 13.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 22 minutes. Rohan speaks for 6 minutes, Arjun for 5 minutes and Nisha for 4 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
14. 14.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) jumping in mid-sentence
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
16. 16.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
18. 18.🗣️ In a 20-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
19. 19.🗣️ In a 25-minute book-club chat, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so nobody speaks
24. 24.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) asking “Can I add?”
26. 26.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) raise your hand (c) shout your name (d) tap the teacher
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
28. 28.✋ 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
29. 29.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) keep talking (c) ask what she thinks (d) ignore her
31. 31.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
33. 33.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
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 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
36. 36.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) nothing at all
37. 37.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
40. 40.🗣️ In a 10-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?

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