Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 77 · 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: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) finishing their sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
5. 5.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “My turn now.”
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
8. 8.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so you can leave
10. 10.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) shout your name (c) tap the teacher (d) raise your hand
11. 11.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
16. 16.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 13 minutes. Tara speaks for 2 minutes, Kabir for 2 minutes and Vihaan for 6 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
19. 19.⏱️ A circle time lasts 17 minutes. Kabir speaks for 5 minutes, Diya for 4 minutes and Vihaan for 6 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
20. 20.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
21. 21.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗣️ In a 12-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
24. 24.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
25. 25.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) letting all speak once (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
29. 29.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
30. 30.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) raise your hand quietly (c) wait for a pause (d) interrupt at once
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
33. 33.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) raising your hand
35. 35.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
38. 38.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption

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