Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 692 · 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) ask what she thinks (c) ignore her (d) change seats
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
3. 3.✋ 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
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
5. 5.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Whatever.” (d) “My turn now.”
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
10. 10.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) hogging the whole talk (c) cutting in with a joke (d) finishing their sentence
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
12. 12.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
14. 14.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 15 minutes. Nisha speaks for 2 minutes, Meera for 2 minutes and Ishaan for 6 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
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: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
18. 18.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ In a 9-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
21. 21.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
26. 26.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔄 In a circle time, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
30. 30.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
32. 32.🗣️ In a 12-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
33. 33.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
35. 35.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
37. 37.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) interrupt at once (c) tell her tomorrow (d) raise your hand quietly
38. 38.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 16 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 2 minutes, Nisha for 2 minutes and Ananya for 4 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) letting all speak once (d) cutting in with a joke
40. 40.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) stand on the desk (c) raise your hand (d) shout your name

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