Enhance Your Listening Skills: Interactive Quizzes for Reception Students

Question 1

When someone is talking to us, how do we show that we are listening?

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Look at their face and nod our heads.

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Turn away and play with our toys.

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Talk loudly over the person.

Question 2

When someone is talking to you, what should you do?

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Listen carefully

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Look away

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Interrupt them

Question 3

When someone is talking to you, what is the best way to show that you are listening?

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Listen quietly and ask questions if you don't understand

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Look away and play with your toys

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Interrupt them and start talking about something else

Question 4

Who is speaking in this story?

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The storyteller

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The author

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One of the characters

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You, the reader

Question 5

When someone is talking to us, how can we show that we are listening?

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Look at them and nod our heads

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Talk over them

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Look around the room

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Put our fingers in our ears

Question 6

When we listen to someone, it's important to show that we're paying attention. How can we do this?

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Look at the person and nod our head

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Play with our toys

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Talk over the other person

Question 7

How should you listen to a story?

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Listen to the words and imagine what's happening.

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Only look at the pictures.

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Chat with friends about what might happen next.

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Sing a song.

Question 8

What sound do you hear first in the word 'cat'?

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/k/

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/æ/

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/t/

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/s/

Question 9

When you're listening to someone, what's the best thing to do?

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Look at them and smile

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Draw pictures

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Talk over them

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Fiddle with your hair

Question 10

What's the kind thing to do when someone is talking to you?

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Listen carefully and ask questions if you don't understand

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Look away and play with your toys

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Talk over them and tell them what you want to say

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Close your ears and pretend you can't hear them

Question 11

When someone is talking to you, what is the best way to show that you are listening?

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Look at them and nod your head

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Talk over them

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Play with your toys

Question 12

When listening to a story, how can you show that you are paying attention?

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Look at the person telling the story.

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Look at the floor.

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Talk to your friends.

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Play with your toys.

Question 13

When someone says, "Can you please pass me the salt shaker?" what do they want you to do?

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Give them the salt shaker

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Throw away the salt shaker

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Put salt on their food

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Get the pepper

Question 14

What is NOT a good way to listen?

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Talk over the speaker

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Look at the speaker

Question 15

When it's your friend's turn to talk, what should you do?

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Look at your friend and listen

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Look away and play with toys

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Shout and talk over your friend

Question 16

When you're talking to someone and you don't understand something, what should you do?

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Ask them to say it again

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Stay quiet and hope you'll understand later

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Change the subject

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Nod your head and pretend you understand

Question 17

What does it mean to listen?

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Hearing and understanding what others say

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Speaking to others

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Making sounds

Question 18

When someone is talking to you, what's the best way to listen?

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Look at them and listen quietly.

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Talk over them and tell them what you think.

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Play with your toys and ignore them.

Question 19

When someone is talking to you, how can you show that you are listening?

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Look at them, stay quiet, and wait for them to finish.

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Look at your feet and play with your toys.

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Yell out your answer before they are done talking.

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Talk to your friend beside you.

Question 20

When we listen to someone, which part of our body helps us pay attention to their body language?

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Our eyes

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Our hands

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Our feet

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Our ears

Question 21

When we listen carefully and understand what someone is saying, we are:

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Listening

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Seeing

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Touching

Question 22

When someone is talking to you, what is the best thing to do?

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Look at them and listen quietly

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Look away and play with your toys

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Shout over them so they can hear you better

Question 23

When listening to a story, what should you do?

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Sit quietly and look at the pictures

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Talk to your friends

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Fidget with your hands and feet

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Shout out the answers

Question 24

When someone is talking to you, what's a good way to show that you're listening?

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Nod your head, say 'yes' sometimes, and ask questions

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Look away and play with something else

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Interrupt the person and talk about something else

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Tap your feet and hum loudly

Question 25

Which of these tells you to tidy up your toys?

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Put your toys away, please.

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Please sit on the carpet.

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We are going to sing a song now.

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Take out your pencils.

Question 26

What sound do you hear at the start of the word 'cat'?

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/k/

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/s/

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/f/

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/t/

Question 27

When someone is talking to you, what should you do?

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Look at them and listen quietly.

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Shout over them.

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Ignore them and play with your toys.

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Run away.

Question 28

When the teacher says 'stop', what should you do?

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Stop talking and listen.

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Keep talking.

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Keep playing.

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Get out of your seat.

Question 29

Which of these is a polite way to ask someone to repeat something?

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Excuse me, could you say that again?

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What did you say?

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I didn't hear you.

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Speak up!

Question 30

When you're listening to someone, you should:

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Look at them

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Run around

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Talk over them

Question 31

What's a good question to ask someone you're listening to?

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Can you say that again?

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What's your favorite animal?

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Are we done yet?

Question 32

To be a good listener, you should:

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Pay attention to the speaker's body language

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Listen to the TV while someone is talking to you

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Interrupt the speaker

Question 33

Which sound might you hear in a forest?

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Bird singing

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Car horn

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Vacuum cleaner

Question 34

How can you show someone you're listening?

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Nod your head

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Look away

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Play with your hands

Question 35

Listen to this sentence: 'The boy is playing in the park.' Who is playing in the park?

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The boy

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The girl

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The dog

Question 36

Listen to this instruction: 'Put the book on the table.' Where should you put the book?

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On the table

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On the chair

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Under the table

Question 37

Which of these words rhymes with 'cat'?

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Hat

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Dog

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Ball

Question 38

Listen carefully. Which sound do you hear at the end of the word 'dog'?

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The sound /g/

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The sound /k/

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The sound /t/

Question 39

What does the sign 'stop' mean?

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Stay still

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Go faster

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Shout loudly

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Jump up and down

Question 40

Who is speaking in this sentence: 'I like to play with my friends.'?

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A child

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A teacher

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A parent

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A pet

Question 41

Which of these is NOT a good way to listen?

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Talk over others

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Look at the speaker

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Ask questions

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Nod your head

Question 42

What is a good way to answer a question?

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Use your words to give an answer.

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I don't know.

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Yes.

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What did you say?

Question 43

What sound do you hear at the start of the 'cat' word?

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k

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s

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f

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t

Question 44

What noise does a dog make?

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Woof

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Quack

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Meow

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Question 45

Who is the main character in the story, 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar'?

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The Caterpillar

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The Fox

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The Rabbit

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The Bear

Question 46

What is the appropriate action when you want to ask a question?

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Raise your hand

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Shout out

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Make a sound

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Remain silent

Question 47

When the teacher says, 'Listen carefully,' what should you do?

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Pay attention

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Look out of the window

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Chat to your friend

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Fidget with your pencil

Question 48

What sound do you hear at the start of the word 'cat'?

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/k/

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/s/

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/t/

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/a/

Question 49

What does the word 'and' mean?

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Also

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But

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Or

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Then

Question 50

What should you do if you don't understand something in class?

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Ask the teacher for help

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Stay quiet

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Guess the answer

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Ignore it

Question 51

What is the best way to listen to a story?

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Sit up straight and look at the storyteller

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Lie down and close your eyes

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Talk to your friend

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Play with your toys

Question 52

When someone is talking to you, how can you show them that you are listening?

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Look at the speaker and ask questions if you don't understand.

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Look away and play with your hands.

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Talk over the speaker and tell them what you want to say.

Question 53

When listening to a story, how can you show that you're paying attention?

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Look at the person talking and ask questions

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Fiddle with objects and avoid eye contact

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Sit still and stay silent

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Talk over the person and interrupt them

Question 54

Which sound do we hear at the start of the word 'cat'?

Accepted Answer

/k/

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/s/

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/t/

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/p/

Question 55

In the story, the big, red ball bounced over the fence. What colour was the ball?

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Red

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Blue

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Green

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Yellow

Question 56

Which of these is NOT a rule for listening?

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Talk over others.

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Look at the speaker.

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Raise your hand to speak.

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Wait your turn.

Question 57

How did you know the story had a happy ending?

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The characters solved their problems.

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The characters were sad.

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The characters were angry.

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The characters were scared.

Question 58

Which word rhymes with 'cat'?

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Hat

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Dog

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Run

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Ball

Question 59

What do you need to do to be a good listener?

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Listen carefully.

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Look away from the speaker.

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Talk over others.

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Daydream.

Question 60

When someone is talking to you, what's the best way to listen?

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Look at them and listen quietly

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Look at the ground

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Shout over them

Question 61

When someone is talking to you, how can you show that you are listening?

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Look at them and nod

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Look around the room

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Talk over them

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Ignore them

Question 62

When you are listening to a story, what is a good way to show that you are paying attention?

Accepted Answer

Looking at the person who is reading

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Asking questions

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Talking to your friend

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Closing your eyes

Question 63

Listen: 'The cat sat on the mat.' Who is on the mat?

Accepted Answer

The cat

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The dog

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The bird

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The mouse

Question 64

Listen: 'Put your pencils in the box.' What do you do?

Accepted Answer

Put pencils in the box

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Take pencils out of the box

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Sharpen pencils

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Throw pencils away