Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 942 · 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: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
3. 3.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✋ 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
10. 10.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
11. 11.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) raise your hand (c) stand on the desk (d) shout your name
12. 12.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) change seats (c) ask what she thinks (d) keep talking
14. 14.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
16. 16.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so all get a turn (c) so you can leave (d) so nobody speaks
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
18. 18.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 17 minutes. Diya speaks for 4 minutes, Meera for 3 minutes and Aarav for 2 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
19. 19.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) raise your hand quietly (c) wait for a pause (d) interrupt at once
20. 20.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ In a 12-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
24. 24.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone
26. 26.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
28. 28.🗣️ In a 18-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
29. 29.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
31. 31.🗣️ In a 24-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) keeping your turn short (d) letting all speak once
35. 35.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 20 minutes. Diya speaks for 6 minutes, Ishaan for 4 minutes and Vihaan for 2 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
38. 38.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
40. 40.🔄 In a circle time, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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