Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 698 · 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 interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
2. 2.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
5. 5.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔄 In a circle time, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) keeping your turn short (d) shouting the answer
8. 8.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
11. 11.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) asking “Can I add?”
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
13. 13.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
16. 16.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so all get a turn (c) so you can leave (d) so nobody speaks
17. 17.✋ 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
18. 18.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 17 minutes. Ananya speaks for 5 minutes, Aarav for 6 minutes and Arjun for 4 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
20. 20.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) nothing at all
21. 21.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) jumping in mid-sentence
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
29. 29.🗣️ In a 12-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
31. 31.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
35. 35.✋ 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
36. 36.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
39. 39.🗣️ In a 24-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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