Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 924 · 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) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
2. 2.⏱️ A circle time lasts 22 minutes. Diya speaks for 5 minutes, Arjun for 4 minutes and Ananya for 5 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
3. 3.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ In a 24-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) keeping your turn short
8. 8.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
9. 9.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so nobody speaks (c) so all get a turn (d) so you can leave
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) hogging the whole talk
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
15. 15.✋ 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
16. 16.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
20. 20.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✋ 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
25. 25.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ In a 12-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
27. 27.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
29. 29.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) asking “Can I add?”
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
32. 32.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) ignore her (c) keep talking (d) change seats
35. 35.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) raising your hand
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
39. 39.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
40. 40.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True

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