Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 954 · 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: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
3. 3.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 9 minutes. Aarav speaks for 2 minutes, Rohan for 2 minutes and Vihaan for 2 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) hogging the whole talk
9. 9.🗣️ In a 9-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
10. 10.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
11. 11.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) raise your hand quietly (c) wait for a pause (d) tell her tomorrow
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) raising your hand (d) jumping in mid-sentence
13. 13.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
15. 15.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so all get a turn (c) to sound clever (d) so nobody speaks
16. 16.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) raise your hand (c) stand on the desk (d) tap the teacher
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
18. 18.🗣️ In a 24-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) shouting the answer (c) cutting in with a joke (d) jumping in mid-sentence
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) talking over someone
21. 21.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
22. 22.🗣️ In a 15-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) shouting the answer
26. 26.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
29. 29.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
33. 33.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) letting all speak once
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
36. 36.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
38. 38.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
40. 40.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ask what she thinks (c) change seats (d) ignore her

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