Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 743 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
2. 2.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so nobody speaks (c) so all get a turn (d) to sound clever
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
4. 4.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
6. 6.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✋ 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
10. 10.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 13 minutes. Kabir speaks for 5 minutes, Saanvi for 3 minutes and Meera for 2 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
11. 11.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🚨 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
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
14. 14.🔄 In a circle time, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
15. 15.🗣️ In a 6-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
16. 16.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) stand on the desk (c) raise your hand (d) shout your name
19. 19.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
26. 26.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
28. 28.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
31. 31.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) change seats (c) ignore her (d) ask what she thinks
34. 34.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
35. 35.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
37. 37.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
38. 38.⏱️ A circle time lasts 20 minutes. Kabir speaks for 5 minutes, Tara for 5 minutes and Diya for 3 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) shouting the answer (d) talking over someone
40. 40.✋ 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

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