Communication Skills Worksheet: Active Listening

Interview skills lesson 1: Active listening · Set 1 · 40 questions

Tip (Listen, check, reply): Good listening: steady eye contact, nodding now and then, short notes, waiting for a pause, asking a follow-up, summing up their point. Poor listening: checking your phone, interrupting, finishing their sentence, changing the topic, only waiting to talk. Check what you heard by saying it in your own words (paraphrasing). If you did not hear, politely ask them to repeat.

1. 1.Which of these is a sign of poor listening? (a) summing up their point (b) steady eye contact (c) phone put away (d) finishing their sentence
2. 2.Which of these is a sign of good listening? (a) asking a follow-up (b) staring out the window (c) only waiting to talk (d) checking your phone
3. 3.👂 What does this reply show? “Wait, who are we talking about again?” (a) shows you listened (b) shows you drifted off
4. 4.👂 Good or poor listening: repeating the key point? (a) good listening (b) poor listening
5. 5.👂 What does this reply show? “You mentioned a science club — when does it meet?” (a) shows you drifted off (b) shows you listened
6. 6.True or false: “Wait, who are we talking about again?” shows that you listened. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.👂 What does this reply show? “So the form is due on Friday — did I get that right?” (a) shows you listened (b) shows you drifted off
8. 8.👂 Good or poor listening: changing the topic? (a) poor listening (b) good listening
9. 9.👂 Good or poor listening: steady eye contact? (a) poor listening (b) good listening
10. 10.True or false: “yawning loudly” is a sign of poor listening. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.👂 Good or poor listening: phone put away? (a) good listening (b) poor listening
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your phone (b) finishing their sentence (c) only waiting to talk (d) asking a follow-up
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) taking short notes (b) phone put away (c) interrupting midway (d) steady eye contact
14. 14.🤝 A friend is telling you about a problem. What should you NOT do? (a) nod and listen (b) let them finish (c) ask how they feel (d) interrupt with advice
15. 15.Which of these is a sign of good listening? (a) finishing their sentence (b) staring out the window (c) checking your phone (d) phone put away
16. 16.True or false: “Yeah, yeah, I know all that already.” shows that you listened. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔁 “Paraphrasing” in a conversation means… (a) saying it in your words (b) ignoring it (c) copying it exactly (d) shouting it back
18. 18.🎧 In an interview, you did not hear a question clearly. What is best? (a) answer something else (b) stay silent (c) guess the question (d) politely ask to repeat
19. 19.👂 What does this reply show? “Anyway, let me tell you about my weekend.” (a) shows you drifted off (b) shows you listened
20. 20.Which of these is a sign of poor listening? (a) phone put away (b) checking your phone (c) leaning in slightly (d) steady eye contact
21. 21.👂 Good or poor listening: staring out the window? (a) poor listening (b) good listening
22. 22.Which of these is a sign of poor listening? (a) asking a follow-up (b) changing the topic (c) nodding now and then (d) repeating the key point
23. 23.👂 Good or poor listening: interrupting midway? (a) good listening (b) poor listening
24. 24.👂 Good or poor listening: leaning in slightly? (a) good listening (b) poor listening
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yawning loudly (b) finishing their sentence (c) changing the topic (d) summing up their point
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) interrupting midway (b) finishing their sentence (c) repeating the key point (d) yawning loudly
27. 27.👂 What does this reply show? “You said the library opens at 9. Is that on Saturdays too?” (a) shows you listened (b) shows you drifted off
28. 28.👂 Good or poor listening: yawning loudly? (a) poor listening (b) good listening
29. 29.📵 What should you do with your phone while someone talks to you? (a) text under the desk (b) keep it in your hand (c) put it away (d) scroll it quietly
30. 30.👂 What does this reply show? “Hmm, okay, whatever you said.” (a) shows you drifted off (b) shows you listened
31. 31.True or false: “interrupting midway” is a sign of good listening. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Hmm, okay, whatever you said.” shows that you listened. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📋 Your teacher gives instructions for a project. How can you be sure you understood? (a) ask a friend next week (b) say nothing (c) guess and start (d) repeat the key points
34. 34.👂 Good or poor listening: waiting for a pause? (a) poor listening (b) good listening
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) interrupting midway (b) leaning in slightly (c) yawning loudly (d) changing the topic
36. 36.Which of these is a sign of poor listening? (a) taking short notes (b) repeating the key point (c) leaning in slightly (d) yawning loudly
37. 37.❓ Why do good listeners ask follow-up questions? (a) to end the talk (b) to show off (c) to change the topic (d) to understand better
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yawning loudly (b) interrupting midway (c) waiting for a pause (d) changing the topic
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) summing up their point (c) leaning in slightly (d) yawning loudly
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping on the desk (b) waiting for a pause (c) summing up their point (d) asking a follow-up

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