Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 940 · 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: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone
6. 6.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ In a 10-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
11. 11.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🗣️ In a 36-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
13. 13.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.✋ 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
16. 16.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 18 minutes. Aarav speaks for 2 minutes, Ananya for 5 minutes and Vihaan for 5 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
23. 23.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) shouting the answer
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
26. 26.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) wait for a pause (c) tell her tomorrow (d) raise your hand quietly
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
28. 28.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
29. 29.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ In a 20-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
31. 31.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
32. 32.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ In a 18-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
36. 36.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) shout your name (c) raise your hand (d) tap the teacher
39. 39.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
40. 40.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Whatever.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”

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