Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 677 · 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.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) stand on the desk (c) raise your hand (d) tap the teacher
2. 2.🗣️ In a 12-minute book-club chat, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
3. 3.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) talking over someone
4. 4.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.🗣️ In a 20-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
14. 14.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ In a 9-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) keeping your turn short
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) jumping in mid-sentence
21. 21.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.🗣️ In a 15-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? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
26. 26.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 17 minutes. Rohan speaks for 3 minutes, Saanvi for 5 minutes and Kabir for 6 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) cutting in with a joke (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
30. 30.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
31. 31.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) raising your hand
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
34. 34.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
37. 37.✋ 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
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) hogging the whole talk

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