Listening Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Communication skills lesson 12: Part 2 test: listening skills · Set 1 · 40 questions

Communication tip (Listen to understand): Find the topic: listening, questions, turns, paraphrasing or feelings. Use that lesson’s tip: stop, look, listen, ask; open for more, closed for facts; wait for a pause; say it back; name the feeling. For talking-time sums: share equally = minutes ÷ children; time left = total − time used.

1. 1.💗 Empathetic or dismissive reply? “At least it’s not as bad as my problem.” (a) an empathetic reply (b) a dismissive reply
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
4. 4.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
6. 6.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: your friend says, “Nobody sat with me at lunch today,” and “Whatever, lunch is boring.” is a listening reply. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is angry (b) she is bored (c) you understood her (d) you got it wrong
9. 9.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) checking the due date (c) staying quiet when lost (d) nodding without knowing
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing the topic (b) putting the phone away (c) nodding as they talk (d) noting key details
11. 11.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) False (b) True
12. 12.👂 Active or poor listening: finishing their sentence? (a) active listening (b) poor listening
13. 13.❓ Open or closed question? “How do you feel about the new class?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question
14. 14.👂 What is active listening? (a) hearing with music on (b) waiting to talk (c) looking at your phone (d) listening with focus
15. 15.True or false: “That sounds really hard. Do you want to talk?” is an empathetic reply. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.💗 Empathetic or dismissive reply? “That’s a silly thing to be upset about.” (a) an empathetic reply (b) a dismissive reply
17. 17.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✋ 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
19. 19.True or false: your friend says, “Nobody sat with me at lunch today,” and “Whatever, lunch is boring.” is not a listening reply. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: your friend says “Nani is in hospital tonight.” — so your friend probably feels left out. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.👂 Active or poor listening: saying “whatever”? (a) active listening (b) poor listening
23. 23.👂 In active listening, which comes first: face the speaker or put down your phone? (a) face the speaker (b) put down your phone
24. 24.👂 Your friend says, “Nobody sat with me at lunch today.” Is this a listening reply? “Tell me more — who was there?” (a) a listening reply (b) not a listening reply
25. 25.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
26. 26.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “I’d be upset too. I’m here for you.” is a dismissive reply. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧩 You don’t understand the homework. Which question is best? (a) “Why is this so hard?” (b) “Huh?” (c) “Could you explain Q3?” (d) “Can I skip it?”
29. 29.True or false: “nodding as they talk” is poor listening. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.😢 Your friend is crying after losing a match. What is the kindest first step? (a) tell her to stop (b) sit with her and listen (c) talk about your win (d) walk away
31. 31.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
32. 32.True or false: your friend says “My poem was read out in assembly!” — so your friend probably feels worried. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “rude personal questions” is a good question habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) checking the due date (c) hoping for the best (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
35. 35.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
36. 36.🙋 The teacher is mid-sentence and you have a doubt. When should you ask? (a) after the term (b) never (c) right away, loudly (d) at the next pause
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at the speaker (b) putting the phone away (c) playing with a toy (d) noting key details
38. 38.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “one question at a time” is a good question habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) asking for an example (c) nodding without knowing (d) repeating the steps back

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