Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 971 · 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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
2. 2.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so you can leave (c) so all get a turn (d) so nobody speaks
3. 3.✋ 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
4. 4.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) stand on the desk (c) shout your name (d) raise your hand
5. 5.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
7. 7.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) raise your hand quietly (c) interrupt at once (d) tell her tomorrow
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
9. 9.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✋ 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
12. 12.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (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.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
18. 18.🗣️ In a 6-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
19. 19.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
20. 20.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ In a 36-minute book-club chat, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
23. 23.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
25. 25.⏱️ A circle time lasts 16 minutes. Arjun speaks for 6 minutes, Ananya for 3 minutes and Rohan for 2 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
30. 30.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
31. 31.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
36. 36.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
37. 37.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
38. 38.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) keeping your turn short

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