Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 797 · 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: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) shouting the answer (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
4. 4.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
5. 5.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) hogging the whole talk
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) hogging the whole talk (d) raising your hand
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.🚨 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) interrupt at once (d) wait for a pause
11. 11.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) shouting the answer
14. 14.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) raising your hand (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
17. 17.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) hogging the whole talk (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
20. 20.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
24. 24.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) letting all speak once (c) shouting the answer (d) hogging the whole talk
27. 27.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 20 minutes. Aarav speaks for 2 minutes, Arjun for 6 minutes and Diya for 5 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
29. 29.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
31. 31.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
34. 34.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so all get a turn (c) to sound clever (d) so nobody speaks
35. 35.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
36. 36.✋ 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
37. 37.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 18 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 5 minutes, Arjun for 4 minutes and Aarav for 2 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
39. 39.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
40. 40.⏱️ A circle time lasts 20 minutes. Nisha speaks for 5 minutes, Saanvi for 6 minutes and Tara for 4 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?

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