Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 627 · 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.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so all get a turn (c) so nobody speaks (d) to sound clever
3. 3.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Whatever.”
5. 5.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
9. 9.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ask what she thinks (c) change seats (d) ignore her
10. 10.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
12. 12.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) finishing their sentence
16. 16.🔄 In a circle time, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
17. 17.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) asking “Can I add?”
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
19. 19.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) asking “Can I add?”
21. 21.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
23. 23.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
24. 24.🚨 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) tell her tomorrow (d) wait for a pause
25. 25.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
27. 27.🗣️ In a 12-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
28. 28.🗣️ In a 18-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
29. 29.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
30. 30.✋ 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
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
32. 32.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
34. 34.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 12 minutes. Nisha speaks for 3 minutes, Arjun for 3 minutes and Tara for 4 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
36. 36.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) hogging the whole talk
39. 39.🗣️ In a 25-minute book-club chat, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking

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