Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 922 · 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: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) hogging the whole talk
5. 5.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 18 minutes. Ananya speaks for 4 minutes, Vihaan for 5 minutes and Tara for 5 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
10. 10.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 14 minutes. Arjun speaks for 2 minutes, Meera for 2 minutes and Diya for 2 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
12. 12.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) wait for a pause (c) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
13. 13.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
16. 16.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 13 minutes. Diya speaks for 4 minutes, Tara for 4 minutes and Rohan for 2 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
17. 17.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✋ 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
21. 21.🔄 In a circle time, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
22. 22.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) shouting the answer (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
25. 25.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so you can leave
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
28. 28.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) keep talking (c) change seats (d) ignore her
30. 30.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) shouting the answer (d) talking over someone
32. 32.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
33. 33.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ In a 6-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
37. 37.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
38. 38.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
39. 39.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in

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