Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 767 · 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.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) keep talking (c) ignore her (d) ask what she thinks
3. 3.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
5. 5.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
8. 8.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 19 minutes. Aarav speaks for 3 minutes, Kabir for 5 minutes and Arjun for 6 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
9. 9.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) raise your hand (c) stand on the desk (d) shout your name
10. 10.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
11. 11.🗣️ In a 30-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.⏱️ A circle time lasts 13 minutes. Arjun speaks for 6 minutes, Meera for 2 minutes and Rohan for 2 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) raising your hand (d) keeping your turn short
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
20. 20.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
21. 21.🗣️ In a 10-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
23. 23.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) asking “Can I add?”
24. 24.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ In a 12-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
30. 30.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) hogging the whole talk
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
35. 35.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
39. 39.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🚨 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

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