Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 938 · 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.✋ 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
2. 2.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
4. 4.🗣️ In a 12-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) letting all speak once
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
7. 7.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
10. 10.🔄 In a circle time, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
11. 11.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
13. 13.✋ 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) raising your hand
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
18. 18.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) change seats (c) ask what she thinks (d) ignore her
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone
21. 21.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 17 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 5 minutes, Meera for 4 minutes and Rohan for 2 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
23. 23.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
25. 25.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✋ 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
27. 27.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
31. 31.🗣️ In a 8-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
32. 32.🗣️ In a 20-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
33. 33.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
37. 37.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so nobody speaks (c) to sound clever (d) so you can leave
38. 38.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🚨 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) interrupt at once (d) raise your hand quietly
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking

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