Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 75 · 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: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
6. 6.🚨 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
7. 7.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
8. 8.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so you can leave (c) to sound clever (d) so nobody speaks
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) asking “Can I add?”
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
14. 14.🗣️ In a 9-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
15. 15.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
18. 18.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 15 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 4 minutes, Meera for 2 minutes and Kabir for 6 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) cutting in with a joke
20. 20.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
21. 21.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
22. 22.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✋ 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
24. 24.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 19 minutes. Tara speaks for 3 minutes, Rohan for 2 minutes and Vihaan for 6 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
25. 25.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) raising your hand
28. 28.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) ask what she thinks (d) change seats
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
31. 31.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
33. 33.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) talking over someone
34. 34.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) shout your name (c) raise your hand (d) tap the teacher
35. 35.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
36. 36.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
37. 37.✋ 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
38. 38.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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