Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 750 · 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? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
3. 3.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
8. 8.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
11. 11.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
12. 12.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) cutting in with a joke (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
13. 13.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
15. 15.✋ 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
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) jumping in mid-sentence
18. 18.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) jumping in mid-sentence
20. 20.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) tap the teacher (c) shout your name (d) raise your hand
21. 21.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
23. 23.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) cutting in with a joke
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
25. 25.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) keeping your turn short
27. 27.⏱️ A circle time lasts 17 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 3 minutes, Arjun for 5 minutes and Ananya for 6 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
28. 28.⏱️ A circle time lasts 22 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 4 minutes, Kabir for 5 minutes and Nisha for 5 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
29. 29.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
32. 32.✋ 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
33. 33.🗣️ In a 15-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
34. 34.✋ 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
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
36. 36.🗣️ In a 10-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
37. 37.⏳ 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
38. 38.🔄 In a circle time, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone

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