Active Listening Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 7: Active listening at home and school · Set 1 · 40 questions

Communication tip (Stop, look, listen): Active listening: nodding as they talk, looking at the speaker, asking a follow-up, saying “I see”, putting the phone away, waiting till they finish. Poor listening: scrolling your phone, planning your reply, yawning loudly, changing the topic, finishing their sentence, staring out the window. The steps in order: stop what you are doing → look at the speaker → listen till the end → ask or sum up.

1. 1.👂 In active listening, which comes first: ask or sum up or stop what you are doing? (a) ask or sum up (b) stop what you are doing
2. 2.True or false: “looking at the speaker” is active listening. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧑‍🏫 Ma’am gives the steps for a science activity. How can you listen actively? (a) look out the window (b) note the key steps (c) guess the steps (d) chat with a friend
4. 4.True or false: “planning your reply” is active listening. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: your friend says, “Nobody sat with me at lunch today,” and “That’s nothing. Forget it.” is a listening reply. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.👂 Active or poor listening: nodding as they talk? (a) active listening (b) poor listening
7. 7.👂 Which of these is poor listening? (a) nodding as they talk (b) yawning loudly (c) noting key details (d) facing the speaker
8. 8.👂 Active or poor listening: scrolling your phone? (a) poor listening (b) active listening
9. 9.True or false: your friend says, “Nobody sat with me at lunch today,” and “That sounds lonely. What happened?” is not a listening reply. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: your friend says, “Nobody sat with me at lunch today,” and “Tell me more — who was there?” is a listening reply. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.👂 Which of these is poor listening? (a) putting the phone away (b) waiting till they finish (c) playing with a toy (d) looking at the speaker
12. 12.👂 Which of these is poor listening? (a) noting key details (b) looking at the speaker (c) changing the topic (d) asking a follow-up
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the speaker (b) saying “I see” (c) asking a follow-up (d) changing the topic
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting key details (b) looking at the speaker (c) facing the speaker (d) yawning loudly
15. 15.True or false: your friend says, “Nobody sat with me at lunch today,” and “Anyway, guess what I did today!” is a listening reply. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.👂 Active or poor listening: playing with a toy? (a) poor listening (b) active listening
17. 17.👂 Active or poor listening: asking a follow-up? (a) active listening (b) poor listening
18. 18.👂 Which of these is poor listening? (a) putting the phone away (b) facing the speaker (c) staring out the window (d) noting key details
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling your phone (b) asking a follow-up (c) saying “I see” (d) looking at the speaker
20. 20.👂 Your friend says, “Nobody sat with me at lunch today.” Is this a listening reply? “Do you want to sit with us tomorrow?” (a) a listening reply (b) not a listening reply
21. 21.👂 In active listening, which comes first: stop what you are doing or face the speaker? (a) stop what you are doing (b) face the speaker
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “whatever” (b) scrolling your phone (c) putting the phone away (d) yawning loudly
23. 23.👂 Which of these is active listening? (a) changing the topic (b) looking at the speaker (c) planning your reply (d) scrolling your phone
24. 24.👂 Your friend says, “Nobody sat with me at lunch today.” Is this a listening reply? “So nobody sat with you? I’m sorry.” (a) not a listening reply (b) a listening reply
25. 25.True or false: your friend says, “Nobody sat with me at lunch today,” and “Tell me later, I’m busy with my game.” is a listening reply. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “playing with a toy” is active listening. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) putting the phone away (c) nodding as they talk (d) asking a follow-up
28. 28.True or false: your friend says, “Nobody sat with me at lunch today,” and “Do you want to sit with us tomorrow?” is not a listening reply. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.👂 Active or poor listening: changing the topic? (a) poor listening (b) active listening
30. 30.True or false: “yawning loudly” is active listening. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “asking a follow-up” is poor listening. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔁 Why ask a follow-up question? (a) to show off (b) to change the topic (c) to understand more (d) to end the talk
33. 33.👂 Your friend says, “Nobody sat with me at lunch today.” Is this a listening reply? “Tell me later, I’m busy with my game.” (a) not a listening reply (b) a listening reply
34. 34.👂 What is active listening? (a) hearing with music on (b) listening with focus (c) looking at your phone (d) waiting to talk
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “I see” (b) nodding as they talk (c) facing the speaker (d) playing with a toy
36. 36.👂 Active or poor listening: saying “I see”? (a) poor listening (b) active listening
37. 37.True or false: “putting the phone away” is poor listening. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.👂 Which of these is active listening? (a) yawning loudly (b) scrolling your phone (c) changing the topic (d) waiting till they finish
39. 39.👂 Active or poor listening: looking at the speaker? (a) poor listening (b) active listening
40. 40.👂 Active or poor listening: yawning loudly? (a) poor listening (b) active listening

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