Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 92 · 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: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ask what she thinks (c) ignore her (d) keep talking
3. 3.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 23 minutes. Arjun speaks for 6 minutes, Kabir for 6 minutes and Rohan for 4 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
5. 5.✋ 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
8. 8.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.✋ 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
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
14. 14.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) tell her tomorrow (c) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
15. 15.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) shout your name (c) tap the teacher (d) stand on the desk
16. 16.🗣️ In a 6-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
17. 17.🔄 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?
18. 18.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
21. 21.🗣️ In a 18-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
22. 22.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
25. 25.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) keeping your turn short
28. 28.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “Whatever.”
30. 30.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
32. 32.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) shouting the answer
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
35. 35.✋ 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
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
37. 37.🗣️ In a 15-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) cutting in with a joke
40. 40.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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