Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 803 · 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: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🗣️ In a 9-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
3. 3.✋ 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
4. 4.🗣️ In a 18-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
9. 9.✋ 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
10. 10.🗣️ In a 15-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) hogging the whole talk
12. 12.🗣️ In a 8-minute book-club chat, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
14. 14.🔄 In a circle time, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
15. 15.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so you can leave (c) to sound clever (d) so all get a turn
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
18. 18.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗣️ In a 16-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
20. 20.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 19 minutes. Rohan speaks for 5 minutes, Saanvi for 6 minutes and Kabir for 5 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
21. 21.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
22. 22.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
23. 23.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
25. 25.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) cutting in with a joke
26. 26.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
28. 28.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) stand on the desk (c) tap the teacher (d) raise your hand
29. 29.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
31. 31.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
34. 34.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ In a 18-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
36. 36.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
37. 37.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand

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