Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 674 · 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) jumping in mid-sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) cutting in with a joke
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) jumping in mid-sentence
3. 3.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) keeping your turn short (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
4. 4.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) tell her tomorrow (c) wait for a pause (d) interrupt at once
6. 6.🔄 In a circle time, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
7. 7.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
9. 9.✋ 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
10. 10.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✋ 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
12. 12.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
15. 15.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) shouting the answer (c) keeping your turn short (d) raising your hand
20. 20.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ask what she thinks (c) ignore her (d) keep talking
21. 21.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) nothing at all
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
25. 25.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
26. 26.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ In a 25-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
29. 29.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
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.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⏱️ A circle time lasts 18 minutes. Kabir speaks for 6 minutes, Saanvi for 3 minutes and Nisha for 2 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
34. 34.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
35. 35.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
38. 38.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting

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