Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 61 · 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 of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) shouting the answer
2. 2.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke
3. 3.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✋ 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
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) hogging the whole talk
10. 10.🗣️ In a 24-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
11. 11.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) interrupt at once (c) wait for a pause (d) tell her tomorrow
12. 12.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) talking over someone
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) shouting the answer (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
17. 17.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
19. 19.✋ 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
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 22 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 6 minutes, Vihaan for 6 minutes and Rohan for 2 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
22. 22.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ In a 18-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
27. 27.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
31. 31.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 19 minutes. Nisha speaks for 3 minutes, Rohan for 6 minutes and Ishaan for 5 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
33. 33.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
36. 36.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
37. 37.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
39. 39.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True

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