Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 85 · 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.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) shouting the answer
2. 2.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) shout your name (c) raise your hand (d) stand on the desk
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
4. 4.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔄 In a circle time, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
6. 6.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) shouting the answer (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
9. 9.🗣️ In a 16-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
10. 10.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
14. 14.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.⏱️ A circle time lasts 11 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 2 minutes, Kabir for 2 minutes and Aarav for 4 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
19. 19.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
23. 23.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) letting all speak once (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
28. 28.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
29. 29.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ In a 16-minute book-club chat, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
31. 31.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
32. 32.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ 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
34. 34.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
35. 35.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) raising your hand (c) hogging the whole talk (d) shouting the answer
36. 36.🗣️ In a 15-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
37. 37.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
38. 38.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so nobody speaks (c) to sound clever (d) so all get a turn
39. 39.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ask what she thinks (c) keep talking (d) ignore her
40. 40.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) tell her tomorrow (c) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once

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