Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 936 · 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: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
3. 3.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.🗣️ In a 12-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
6. 6.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
7. 7.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🚨 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
10. 10.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) raise your hand (c) shout your name (d) stand on the desk
11. 11.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔄 In a circle time, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
16. 16.✋ 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
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
20. 20.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
21. 21.🗣️ In a 24-minute class meeting, 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) False (b) True
23. 23.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
24. 24.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 18 minutes. Ananya speaks for 6 minutes, Aarav for 5 minutes and Rohan for 3 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
26. 26.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
28. 28.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
31. 31.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ In a 15-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
33. 33.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 17 minutes. Rohan speaks for 6 minutes, Diya for 6 minutes and Vihaan for 2 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
35. 35.✋ 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
36. 36.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) raising your hand
37. 37.🗣️ In a 24-minute book-club chat, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
40. 40.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so all get a turn (c) so you can leave (d) to sound clever

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