Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 739 · 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? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) asking “Can I add?”
5. 5.🔍 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
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
9. 9.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) cutting in with a joke
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
14. 14.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) change seats (c) keep talking (d) ignore her
15. 15.✋ 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
16. 16.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 21 minutes. Kabir speaks for 6 minutes, Tara for 6 minutes and Rohan for 6 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) cutting in with a joke
19. 19.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) tell her tomorrow (c) interrupt at once (d) raise your hand quietly
21. 21.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so nobody speaks (c) so you can leave (d) to sound clever
22. 22.🔄 In a circle time, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
23. 23.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) raising your hand
24. 24.🗣️ In a 12-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
25. 25.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
27. 27.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
29. 29.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
30. 30.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
31. 31.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
33. 33.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
36. 36.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
38. 38.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption

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