Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 72 · 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.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
2. 2.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
6. 6.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🗣️ In a 8-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
8. 8.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 13 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 3 minutes, Kabir for 2 minutes and Arjun for 3 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
14. 14.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) keep talking (c) change seats (d) ignore her
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
20. 20.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
24. 24.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) letting all speak once
25. 25.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) raise your hand (c) tap the teacher (d) stand on the desk
26. 26.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ 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
28. 28.🗣️ In a 6-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
29. 29.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
31. 31.✋ 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
32. 32.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
34. 34.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
36. 36.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ In a 12-minute book-club chat, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
39. 39.🔄 In a circle time, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
40. 40.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False

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