Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 906 · 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) tap the teacher (b) stand on the desk (c) raise your hand (d) shout your name
2. 2.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ In a 30-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
5. 5.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✋ 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
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
9. 9.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✋ 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
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
13. 13.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) tell her tomorrow (c) interrupt at once (d) wait for a pause
14. 14.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ask what she thinks (c) ignore her (d) change seats
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
19. 19.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) keeping your turn short
20. 20.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
21. 21.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) jumping in mid-sentence
23. 23.🗣️ In a 20-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
24. 24.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
28. 28.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) talking over someone
31. 31.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 18 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 5 minutes, Aarav for 6 minutes and Meera for 5 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) raising your hand (c) hogging the whole talk (d) finishing their sentence
34. 34.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) finishing their sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
39. 39.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so nobody speaks (c) so all get a turn (d) so you can leave
40. 40.🗣️ In a 36-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?

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