Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 807 · 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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
2. 2.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 18 minutes. Tara speaks for 5 minutes, Meera for 2 minutes and Arjun for 4 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
6. 6.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) raising your hand
8. 8.🚨 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
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
10. 10.⏱️ A circle time lasts 20 minutes. Diya speaks for 5 minutes, Arjun for 5 minutes and Ananya for 2 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
12. 12.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✋ 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
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
16. 16.✋ 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
17. 17.🔄 In a circle time, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
19. 19.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
21. 21.✋ 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
25. 25.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
26. 26.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
28. 28.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
29. 29.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
31. 31.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) letting all speak once (c) cutting in with a joke (d) hogging the whole talk
32. 32.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
34. 34.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ In a 16-minute book-club chat, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
36. 36.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
39. 39.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand

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