Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 658 · 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: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
3. 3.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
8. 8.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
10. 10.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
11. 11.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) cutting in with a joke
12. 12.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
18. 18.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
19. 19.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
21. 21.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
23. 23.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) raise your hand (c) shout your name (d) stand on the desk
26. 26.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) shouting the answer (d) hogging the whole talk
28. 28.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) letting all speak once (c) shouting the answer (d) cutting in with a joke
29. 29.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔄 In a circle time, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
31. 31.✋ 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
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
34. 34.🗣️ In a 30-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
37. 37.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
38. 38.🗣️ In a 15-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
39. 39.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 18 minutes. Nisha speaks for 6 minutes, Ananya for 5 minutes and Vihaan for 4 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
40. 40.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so you can leave (c) to sound clever (d) so all get a turn

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