Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 891 · 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.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) tap the teacher (c) shout your name (d) raise your hand
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
4. 4.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
5. 5.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ In a 30-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) shouting the answer
9. 9.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) hogging the whole talk
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
14. 14.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” 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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
19. 19.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) shouting the answer (c) keeping your turn short (d) asking “Can I add?”
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) cutting in with a joke
22. 22.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) shouting the answer (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
23. 23.🗣️ In a 18-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
24. 24.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
25. 25.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
26. 26.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) interrupt at once (c) tell her tomorrow (d) wait for a pause
27. 27.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so you can leave (c) so nobody speaks (d) so all get a turn
28. 28.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 10 minutes. Ananya speaks for 4 minutes, Aarav for 2 minutes and Diya for 2 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
30. 30.🗣️ In a 9-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
31. 31.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔄 In a circle time, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
33. 33.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ In a 6-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
36. 36.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “Whatever.”
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
38. 38.✋ 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
40. 40.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False

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