Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 834 · 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: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
3. 3.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) letting all speak once
4. 4.✋ 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
5. 5.🔄 In a circle time, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
7. 7.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) nothing at all
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
12. 12.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) shouting the answer (c) keeping your turn short (d) letting all speak once
16. 16.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
18. 18.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
20. 20.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 12 minutes. Meera speaks for 2 minutes, Ishaan for 3 minutes and Aarav for 4 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
21. 21.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
23. 23.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) raise your hand (c) shout your name (d) stand on the desk
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
25. 25.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
28. 28.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ In a 24-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
30. 30.✋ 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
31. 31.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
33. 33.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 12 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 4 minutes, Nisha for 3 minutes and Rohan for 2 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
35. 35.🗣️ In a 20-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
36. 36.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption

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