Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 708 · 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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
3. 3.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so you can leave (c) so all get a turn (d) so nobody speaks
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
5. 5.🗣️ In a 16-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
7. 7.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) tell her tomorrow (c) wait for a pause (d) raise your hand quietly
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
14. 14.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
16. 16.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
19. 19.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Whatever.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
22. 22.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 18 minutes. Ananya speaks for 5 minutes, Tara for 4 minutes and Aarav for 2 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
23. 23.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) keeping your turn short (d) hogging the whole talk
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.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) keeping your turn short
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
28. 28.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
29. 29.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 23 minutes. Nisha speaks for 5 minutes, Saanvi for 5 minutes and Tara for 6 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
30. 30.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
33. 33.✋ 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
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
36. 36.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✋ 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
38. 38.✋ 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
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting

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