Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 800 · 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: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
3. 3.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
5. 5.🗣️ In a 15-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
6. 6.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so nobody speaks (c) so you can leave (d) so all get a turn
9. 9.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) keeping your turn short (d) shouting the answer
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.✋ 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
14. 14.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
17. 17.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 15 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 4 minutes, Tara for 6 minutes and Ananya for 3 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
23. 23.🔄 In a circle time, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
24. 24.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
26. 26.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
27. 27.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ask what she thinks (c) ignore her (d) keep talking
28. 28.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✋ 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
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⏱️ A circle time lasts 19 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 5 minutes, Saanvi for 4 minutes and Kabir for 4 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
35. 35.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) wait for a pause (c) interrupt at once (d) tell her tomorrow
36. 36.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
38. 38.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) keeping your turn short
39. 39.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) nothing at all
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting

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