Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 939 · 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) finishing their sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) hogging the whole talk
2. 2.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) raising your hand
4. 4.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Whatever.”
5. 5.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) interrupt at once (c) raise your hand quietly (d) wait for a pause
6. 6.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) shout your name (c) raise your hand (d) stand on the desk
7. 7.🗣️ In a 15-minute book-club chat, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) finishing their sentence
9. 9.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
12. 12.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 13 minutes. Diya speaks for 2 minutes, Ananya for 2 minutes and Saanvi for 3 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
14. 14.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so all get a turn (c) so nobody speaks (d) to sound clever
15. 15.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
20. 20.✋ 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
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✋ 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
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
26. 26.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
28. 28.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) cutting in with a joke
30. 30.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) keeping your turn short
31. 31.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
32. 32.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) shouting the answer
33. 33.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) change seats (c) ignore her (d) ask what she thinks
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) letting all speak once (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) raising your hand
36. 36.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
37. 37.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔄 In a circle time, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
39. 39.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking

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