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Five Poor Listening Skills Quiz

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 4hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Someone is talking but you ignore him or her because your mind is elsewhere, is . . .

a)

Spacing Out

b)

Pretend Listening

c)

Selective Listening

d)

Word Listening

e)

Self-Centered Listening

2.

You're not paying attention to the person talking but you pretend you are is the definition of:

a)

Spacing Out

b)

Pretend Listening

c)

Selective Listening

d)

Word Listening

e)

Self-Centered Listening

3.

You pay attention to only part of the conversation that interests you or relates to you is the definition of:

a)

Spacing Out

b)

Pretend Listening

c)

Selective Listening

d)

Word Listening

e)

Self-Centered Listening

4.

You pay attention to the words but miss the point because you are ignoring the tone, feelings, and body language is the definition of:

a)

Spacing Out

b)

Pretend Listening

c)

Selective Listening

d)

Word Listening

e)

Self-Centered Listening

5.

You apply everything you hear to your own point of view.

a)

Spacing Out

b)

Pretend Listening

c)

Selective Listening

d)

Word Listening

e)

Self-Centered Listening

6.

"If you think your day was bad, wait until I tell you about mine" or "I know exactly how you feel, because . . ." Is an example of:

a)

Spacing Out

b)

Pretend Listening

c)

Selective Listening

d)

Word Listening

e)

Self-Centered Listening

7.

You're staring out the window and thinking about your evening plans while your mom is telling you about her day. Is an example of:

a)

Spacing Out

b)

Pretend Listening

c)

Selective Listening

d)

Word Listening

e)

Self Centered Listening

8.

Your teacher was telling a really great story at the beginning of the lesson, but you stopped listening when they explained the assignment, this is an example of:

a)

Spacing Out

b)

Pretend Listening

c)

Selective Listening

d)

Word Listening

e)

Self-Centered Listening

9.

Someone is talking to you and you aren’t listening at all, but you say things like, “Uhuh, yeah, cool, hmmm” to make them think you are is an example of:

a)

Spacing Out

b)

Pretend Listening

c)

Selective Listening

d)

Word Listening

e)

Self-Centered Listening

10.

You listen to a story a friend tells you about how their dog wouldn’t play with them and you respond “Wow that’s great” and they get upset because you clearly were not listening to the tone or their feelings about the story is an example of:

a)

Spacing Out

b)

Pretend Listening

c)

Selective Listening

d)

Word Listening

e)

Self-Centered Listening

11.

I often space out when people talk to me.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

I often pretend to listen when people talk to me.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

I often participate in selective listening.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

I often participate in word listening.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Self-centered Listening.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The poor listening type I struggle the most with is:

a)

Spacing Out

b)

Pretend Listening

c)

Selective Listening

d)

Word Listening

e)

Self-Centered Listening