Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 972 · 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: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) asking “Can I add?”
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 18 minutes. Ananya speaks for 6 minutes, Kabir for 2 minutes and Vihaan for 2 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
9. 9.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
11. 11.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) tap the teacher (c) raise your hand (d) stand on the desk
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
13. 13.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
15. 15.🗣️ In a 20-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
16. 16.🚨 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) wait for a pause (d) raise your hand quietly
17. 17.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) shouting the answer (c) hogging the whole talk (d) cutting in with a joke
19. 19.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) raising your hand
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
25. 25.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
27. 27.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
30. 30.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
32. 32.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⏱️ A circle time lasts 21 minutes. Kabir speaks for 6 minutes, Rohan for 4 minutes and Tara for 6 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
37. 37.🔄 In a circle time, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) shouting the answer
39. 39.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ In a 36-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?

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