Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 978 · 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: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) shouting the answer (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
3. 3.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) asking “Can I add?”
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.🗣️ In a 36-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) shouting the answer
9. 9.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) talking over someone (c) letting all speak once (d) asking “Can I add?”
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.✋ 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
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
15. 15.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
18. 18.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) nothing at all
21. 21.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) tap the teacher (c) stand on the desk (d) shout your name
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) jumping in mid-sentence
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
25. 25.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
26. 26.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 14 minutes. Aarav speaks for 2 minutes, Ananya for 6 minutes and Saanvi for 2 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
28. 28.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) tell her tomorrow (c) wait for a pause (d) interrupt at once
29. 29.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) keeping your turn short (c) shouting the answer (d) jumping in mid-sentence
31. 31.🗣️ In a 9-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
32. 32.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
36. 36.🔄 In a circle time, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
37. 37.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
39. 39.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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