Test Your Listening Skills
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Are you an effective listener?
Questions and Answers
- 1.
I consciously try to recognize the speaker's purpose.
- A.
Very frequently
- B.
Frequently
- C.
Sometimes
- D.
Rarely
- E.
Never
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- 2.
When the person's manner of speaking annoys me (such as muttering, stammering or talking in a monotone), I stop listening carefully.
- A.
Very frequently
- B.
Frequently
- C.
Sometimes
- D.
Rarely
- E.
Never
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- 3.
At various places in the conversation, I paraphrase what the speaker said in order to check my understanding
- A.
Very frequently
- B.
Frequently
- C.
Sometimes
- D.
Rarely
- E.
Never
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- 4.
I stop listening when what the person is saying to me isn't interesting for me.
- A.
Very frequently
- B.
Frequently
- C.
Sometimes
- D.
Rarely
- E.
Never
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- 5.
I pretend to listen to people when I am really thinking about other things.
- A.
Very frequently
- B.
Frequently
- C.
Sometimes
- D.
Rarely
- E.
Never
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- 6.
When people use words that I find offensive, I stop listening and start preparing responses.
- A.
Very frequently
- B.
Frequently
- C.
Sometimes
- D.
Rarely
- E.
Never
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- 7.
When I perceived the subject matter as very diffcult, I stop listening carefully.
- A.
Very frequently
- B.
Frequently
- C.
Sometimes
- D.
Rarely
- E.
Never
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- 8.
When people talk, I differentiate between their main points and supporting details
- A.
Very frequently
- B.
Frequently
- C.
Sometimes
- D.
Rarely
- E.
Never
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