Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 919 · 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) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
2. 2.✋ 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
3. 3.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) asking “Can I add?”
5. 5.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
7. 7.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so nobody speaks
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
9. 9.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
12. 12.🗣️ In a 24-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
13. 13.🗣️ In a 18-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
14. 14.🗣️ In a 25-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
15. 15.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
17. 17.🗣️ In a 30-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
18. 18.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗣️ In a 20-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
20. 20.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
22. 22.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) interrupt at once (c) wait for a pause (d) raise your hand quietly
24. 24.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) shouting the answer (c) keeping your turn short (d) asking “Can I add?”
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
28. 28.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) jumping in mid-sentence
29. 29.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
30. 30.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) stand on the desk (c) tap the teacher (d) shout your name
32. 32.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 13 minutes. Arjun speaks for 4 minutes, Saanvi for 2 minutes and Tara for 4 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) cutting in with a joke
34. 34.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
38. 38.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) nothing at all
39. 39.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ In a 16-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?

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