Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 701 · 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) tap the teacher (b) raise your hand (c) shout your name (d) stand on the desk
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
3. 3.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
5. 5.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✋ 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
7. 7.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) cutting in with a joke
9. 9.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) hogging the whole talk
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
12. 12.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) wait for a pause (c) tell her tomorrow (d) interrupt at once
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
17. 17.✋ 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
18. 18.🗣️ In a 18-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
19. 19.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ In a 18-minute book-club chat, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
23. 23.🗣️ In a 18-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
24. 24.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 15 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 6 minutes, Meera for 2 minutes and Aarav for 4 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
25. 25.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
26. 26.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Whatever.”
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) asking “Can I add?”
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) jumping in mid-sentence
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) keep talking (c) ask what she thinks (d) ignore her
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
35. 35.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
37. 37.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ In a 15-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
39. 39.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
40. 40.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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