Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 838 · 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: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
3. 3.🗣️ In a 6-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
4. 4.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
6. 6.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
8. 8.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) finishing their sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) jumping in mid-sentence
13. 13.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) asking “Can I add?”
15. 15.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ In a 20-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
18. 18.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
19. 19.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
20. 20.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
22. 22.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
23. 23.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
25. 25.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) tap the teacher (c) raise your hand (d) stand on the desk
26. 26.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ In a 8-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
28. 28.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
30. 30.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✋ 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
32. 32.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
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 rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
36. 36.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) keep talking (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
39. 39.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) raising your hand
40. 40.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 18 minutes. Kabir speaks for 5 minutes, Aarav for 3 minutes and Nisha for 2 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?

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