Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 858 · 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 interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
3. 3.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) raise your hand (c) stand on the desk (d) tap the teacher
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
9. 9.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) letting all speak once
10. 10.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✋ 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
18. 18.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
20. 20.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
23. 23.🗣️ In a 15-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
25. 25.🗣️ In a 12-minute book-club chat, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) hogging the whole talk
27. 27.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) keeping your turn short
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) letting all speak once (c) keeping your turn short (d) waiting for a pause
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
32. 32.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
33. 33.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) finishing their sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
34. 34.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 15 minutes. Arjun speaks for 3 minutes, Vihaan for 6 minutes and Rohan for 3 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
35. 35.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
37. 37.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ In a 25-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
39. 39.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) shouting the answer (d) letting all speak once

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