Listening Effectively Quiz

Which of the following is NOT a macro skill?

• reading

• writing

• evaluating

• listening

What best describes listening?

• It is a biological process that can be scientifically explained.

• It is the process or ability to accurately receive and interpret messages in the communication process.

• It is the activity or skill of marking coherent words on paper and composing text.

• It refers to constructing meaning from visual images.

Which one is the first stage of listening?

• receiving

• remembering

• responding

• evaluating

It’s at this stage where you can begin to prepare for your response. After the message has been absorbed, processed, and remembered, you can begin to sort the information into pieces.

• receiving

• remembering

• responding

• evaluating

What is the last stage of effective listening?

• responding

• evaluating

• remembering

• receiving

Listening and hearing are different.

• true

• false

• maybe

You listen in order to understand the main idea of the text.

• listening for gist

• listening for specific information

• listening for detailed understanding

You want to understand all the information the text provides.

• listening for gist

• listening for specific information

• listening for detailed understanding

You want to find out specific details, for example, key words.

• listening for gist

• listening for specific information

• listening for detailed understanding

Listening requires our sense of smell.

• true

• false

• maybe