Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 995 · 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: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
3. 3.🗣️ In a 25-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
4. 4.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) nothing at all
9. 9.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so all get a turn (c) so nobody speaks (d) to sound clever
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
12. 12.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) wait for a pause (c) raise your hand quietly (d) tell her tomorrow
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
14. 14.🗣️ In a 10-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
15. 15.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) raise your hand (c) tap the teacher (d) stand on the desk
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
18. 18.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
19. 19.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
21. 21.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) keeping your turn short
22. 22.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
25. 25.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) hogging the whole talk
27. 27.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
30. 30.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 11 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 3 minutes, Ananya for 2 minutes and Arjun for 3 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
32. 32.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 15 minutes. Meera speaks for 5 minutes, Tara for 2 minutes and Aarav for 5 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
36. 36.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) hogging the whole talk
38. 38.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ In a 18-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?

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