Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 883 · 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: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
4. 4.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) wait for a pause (c) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
5. 5.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) cutting in with a joke
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) hogging the whole talk (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) keeping your turn short
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
9. 9.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
12. 12.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✋ 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
14. 14.🗣️ In a 24-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
15. 15.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) jumping in mid-sentence
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
19. 19.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) hogging the whole talk
24. 24.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so you can leave (c) to sound clever (d) so nobody speaks
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
28. 28.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 14 minutes. Ananya speaks for 2 minutes, Diya for 2 minutes and Vihaan for 5 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
29. 29.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 13 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 3 minutes, Aarav for 3 minutes and Saanvi for 4 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
31. 31.✋ 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
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.🗣️ In a 20-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
34. 34.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
36. 36.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
39. 39.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 17 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 5 minutes, Aarav for 2 minutes and Ananya for 2 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting

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