Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 915 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand
2. 2.✋ 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
3. 3.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
5. 5.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
11. 11.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
13. 13.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 18 minutes. Kabir speaks for 5 minutes, Arjun for 3 minutes and Rohan for 3 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
15. 15.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.🚨 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) wait for a pause (d) interrupt at once
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) keeping your turn short (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
20. 20.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) shout your name (c) tap the teacher (d) raise your hand
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
23. 23.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) jumping in mid-sentence
25. 25.🗣️ In a 12-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
27. 27.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) cutting in with a joke (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
29. 29.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) cutting in with a joke (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
31. 31.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ In a 24-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
33. 33.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
34. 34.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ In a 24-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
36. 36.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
39. 39.🔄 In a circle time, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption

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