Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 766 · 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? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
3. 3.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) shouting the answer
6. 6.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Whatever.”
7. 7.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) raise your hand (c) shout your name (d) tap the teacher
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
9. 9.✋ 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
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) shouting the answer
13. 13.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
14. 14.🔄 In a circle time, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
16. 16.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) shouting the answer (c) hogging the whole talk (d) jumping in mid-sentence
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
19. 19.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
24. 24.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ask what she thinks (c) ignore her (d) keep talking
25. 25.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
27. 27.🗣️ In a 12-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
28. 28.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) wait for a pause (c) raise your hand quietly (d) tell her tomorrow
30. 30.🔄 In a circle time, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
34. 34.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
36. 36.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) hogging the whole talk
37. 37.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
38. 38.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so nobody speaks (c) to sound clever (d) so you can leave
40. 40.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 21 minutes. Kabir speaks for 6 minutes, Meera for 5 minutes and Tara for 5 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?

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