Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 981 · 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: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Whatever.”
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) letting all speak once
5. 5.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
7. 7.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) ignore her (c) keep talking (d) change seats
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
10. 10.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) shout your name (c) tap the teacher (d) raise your hand
15. 15.✋ 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
16. 16.✋ 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
17. 17.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ In a 15-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
19. 19.🔄 In a circle time, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) jumping in mid-sentence
21. 21.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔄 In a circle time, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
25. 25.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) letting all speak once
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
27. 27.🔄 In a circle time, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) asking “Can I add?”
29. 29.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
35. 35.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 12 minutes. Kabir speaks for 3 minutes, Ishaan for 3 minutes and Rohan for 3 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
37. 37.🗣️ In a 18-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) tell her tomorrow (c) interrupt at once (d) raise your hand quietly
40. 40.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer

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