Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 634 · 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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
4. 4.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
5. 5.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) change seats (c) ask what she thinks (d) keep talking
6. 6.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 12 minutes. Diya speaks for 2 minutes, Tara for 4 minutes and Kabir for 2 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
8. 8.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) tap the teacher (c) stand on the desk (d) raise your hand
11. 11.✋ 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
13. 13.🚨 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
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
15. 15.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
17. 17.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
19. 19.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ In a 25-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
25. 25.✋ 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
26. 26.🗣️ In a 9-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
27. 27.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
28. 28.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so nobody speaks (c) so you can leave (d) to sound clever
29. 29.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
32. 32.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) shouting the answer
35. 35.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ In a 6-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
37. 37.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
38. 38.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
39. 39.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False

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