Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 912 · 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: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🗣️ In a 12-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
3. 3.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) hogging the whole talk
9. 9.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 12 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 2 minutes, Kabir for 4 minutes and Ishaan for 4 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
16. 16.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
17. 17.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) to sound clever (c) so you can leave (d) so all get a turn
18. 18.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
20. 20.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
22. 22.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
23. 23.🗣️ In a 20-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
25. 25.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
26. 26.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) cutting in with a joke
28. 28.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
29. 29.🗣️ In a 16-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
31. 31.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
32. 32.🗣️ In a 6-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
35. 35.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) tap the teacher (c) raise your hand (d) shout your name
36. 36.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
37. 37.✋ 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
38. 38.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once

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