Listening Unit Practice Test

When you fully listen to someone talking, what are you doing?

• not listening

• active listening

• sleeping

What is something you should do when listening to someone?

• Look away

• Not get distracted by other thoughts

• Starting talking about something else

Is it okay to interrupt someone when they are talking?

• Yes

• No

How should your body look when listening to someone?

• Facing the person with eye contact

• Looking down at your feet

• Walking around the person talking

Is it okay to summarize what someone has said to you?

• Yes

• No

• S

Meaning is carried in the stress and intonation of a sentence as well as in the content words.

• True

• False

We can't teach listening as a skill - We can only teach them grammar and vocabulary and hope for the best!

• True

• False

Focusing on aspects of listening (e.g. connected speech, sub-skills, problem sounds, new vocabulary and grammar) help to develop students' listening skills.

• True

• False

When we listen in our own language,we rely on our existing knowledge of the world to help us.

• True

• False

Barriers to effective listening include:

• lack of self-confidence.

• prejudice

• interrupting

• all of the above