Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 645 · 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.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) change seats (c) ignore her (d) ask what she thinks
2. 2.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
3. 3.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
6. 6.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) letting all speak once (d) cutting in with a joke
8. 8.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✋ 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
10. 10.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) shouting the answer
19. 19.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
20. 20.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 18 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 6 minutes, Tara for 3 minutes and Arjun for 2 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
23. 23.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) raise your hand quietly (c) wait for a pause (d) tell her tomorrow
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) asking “Can I add?”
25. 25.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) hogging the whole talk
27. 27.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) letting all speak once
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
33. 33.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) raise your hand (c) tap the teacher (d) stand on the desk
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
36. 36.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) asking “Can I add?”
39. 39.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True

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