Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 726 · 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.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✋ 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
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
4. 4.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ 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
6. 6.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
10. 10.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) raise your hand quietly (c) tell her tomorrow (d) wait for a pause
11. 11.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
13. 13.🗣️ In a 9-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
14. 14.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
15. 15.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ask what she thinks (c) change seats (d) ignore her
16. 16.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) letting all speak once
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) shouting the answer
19. 19.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 19 minutes. Arjun speaks for 3 minutes, Meera for 5 minutes and Ishaan for 6 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
23. 23.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
24. 24.🗣️ In a 36-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
25. 25.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) shout your name (c) stand on the desk (d) raise your hand
28. 28.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so you can leave (c) to sound clever (d) so all get a turn
29. 29.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) asking “Can I add?”
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
31. 31.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
35. 35.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
38. 38.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 20 minutes. Tara speaks for 3 minutes, Diya for 5 minutes and Ishaan for 5 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
39. 39.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
40. 40.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False

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