Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 789 · 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.🗣️ In a 6-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) asking “Can I add?”
3. 3.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
6. 6.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) tell her tomorrow (c) wait for a pause (d) interrupt at once
7. 7.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
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.🗣️ In a 18-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.✋ 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
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
17. 17.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) change seats (c) ask what she thinks (d) ignore her
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) shouting the answer (d) jumping in mid-sentence
25. 25.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) to sound clever (c) so you can leave (d) so nobody speaks
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) asking “Can I add?”
27. 27.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 13 minutes. Meera speaks for 3 minutes, Saanvi for 4 minutes and Kabir for 2 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
28. 28.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
29. 29.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) letting all speak once
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
31. 31.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) shouting the answer
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) keeping your turn short (d) asking “Can I add?”
36. 36.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✋ 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
38. 38.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 14 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 5 minutes, Rohan for 2 minutes and Diya for 5 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
39. 39.🗣️ In a 15-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.✋ 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

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