Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 791 · 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: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
3. 3.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) stand on the desk (c) raise your hand (d) shout your name
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) cutting in with a joke (d) finishing their sentence
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) finishing their sentence
12. 12.🗣️ In a 12-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
13. 13.✋ 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
15. 15.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) cutting in with a joke
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
19. 19.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
23. 23.🗣️ In a 24-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
24. 24.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) interrupt at once (c) raise your hand quietly (d) tell her tomorrow
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
28. 28.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
31. 31.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 16 minutes. Rohan speaks for 6 minutes, Nisha for 6 minutes and Vihaan for 2 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
33. 33.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
34. 34.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
35. 35.🗣️ In a 20-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
36. 36.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
39. 39.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔄 In a circle time, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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