Enhance Your Listening Skills: Interactive Quizzes for Year 2 English Learners

Question 1

You're listening to a story about Tom. He's playing in the park and sees a dog. Tom runs away. What can we guess about Tom?

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Tom is scared of dogs.

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Tom is brave.

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Tom likes dogs.

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Tom is sad.

Question 2

What is the best way to listen carefully?

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Pay attention and avoid distractions

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Write everything down and look around the room

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Ask questions and nod your head

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Try to remember everything and guess what you don't understand

Question 3

Which of these is a good reason to listen to someone?

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To learn something new and get information

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To help them feel better and memorize it

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To change the subject and ignore them

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To write down everything and read it aloud

Question 4

What does it mean to 'infer' information from a listening text?

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To guess what is not directly stated

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To memorize it and write it down

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To read it aloud and change the subject

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To analyze the text in detail and repeat everything you heard

Question 5

Which of these is a type of non-verbal communication?

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Smiling and nodding

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Talking and writing

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Reading and listening

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Playing and singing

Question 6

What is the main idea of a listening text usually about?

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The main topic or the author's opinion

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A personal story or an argument

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Everything that is said or a summary of the text

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The first and last sentences of the text

Question 7

Which of these is an example of a listening activity?

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Watching a movie with subtitles and listening to a story

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Reading a book out loud and writing an essay

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Playing a game and singing a song

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Talking to a friend and drawing a picture

Question 8

What is the first step in active listening?

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Paying attention and understanding

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Responding and remembering

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Predicting and summarizing

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Chunking information and asking questions

Question 9

What does it mean to 'summarize' a listening text?

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To give a brief overview of the main points

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To repeat everything you heard and write it down

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To analyze the text in detail and memorize it

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To guess what is not directly stated and read it aloud

Question 10

When someone is talking to you, how can you show that you're 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 11

To listen attentively, what should you do?

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Look at the speaker and make eye contact.

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Look at your feet.

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Think about something else.

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Fiddle with your hands.

Question 12

What does it mean to 'identify key information'?

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Pick out the most important parts

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Remember every single word the speaker says

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Ignore anything that doesn't interest you

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Write down everything you hear

Question 13

Which of these is NOT a good way to show that you are listening?

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Interrupting

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Asking questions

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Making eye contact

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Nodding your head

Question 14

What should you do if you don't understand something the speaker says?

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Ask them to explain it again

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Pretend you do

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Change the subject

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Ignore it

Question 15

What does it mean to 'predict' what the speaker is going to say?

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Guess what they might say based on what they've already said

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Make up your own story

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Ignore the speaker and focus on your own thoughts

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Pretend to know what they're going to say

Question 16

When listening to a story, it's helpful to:

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Imagine the characters and setting

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Pay attention only to the main characters

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Focus on every single detail

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Ignore the author's purpose

Question 17

What should you do if you're distracted while listening?

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Focus your attention on the speaker

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Ignore the distraction

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Ask the speaker to repeat themselves

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Talk to the person who's distracting you

Question 18

Listen to the story and choose the setting.

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A forest

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A school

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A park

Question 19

What sound did the child hear in the forest?

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A bird singing

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A dog barking

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A car horn

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A bell ringing

Question 20

How did the child feel when they got lost?

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Scared

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Happy

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Sad

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Angry

Question 21

If you get lost, what should you do?

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Stay calm and try to find your way back.

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Panic and run in circles.

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Cry and wait for someone to find you.

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Hide and hope no one can find you.

Question 22

Which of these sounds might you hear in a forest?

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Birds singing

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Cars driving

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Vacuum cleaners running

Question 23

Why do we listen?

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To learn new things

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To have fun

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To talk to others

Question 24

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

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Nod your head and look at them.

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Look at your feet and fiddle with your hair.

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Turn your back to them.

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Interrupt them often.

Question 25

Which of these is NOT a good thing to do when listening to someone?

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Interrupting the speaker.

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Making eye contact with the speaker.

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Asking questions to understand better.

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Ignoring distractions.

Question 26

What is the difference between hearing and listening?

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Hearing is when you notice a sound, and listening is when you pay attention to it.

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Listening is when you notice a sound, and hearing is when you pay attention to it.

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They are the same thing.

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Listening is more important than hearing.

Question 27

What does it mean to be a critical listener?

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Thinking about the information you hear and deciding if it makes sense.

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Believing everything you hear.

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Ignoring the speaker's opinions.

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Only caring about the main idea.

Question 28

When listening to someone, it's important to...

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Pay attention and look at them

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Look at your phone

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Talk over them

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Ignore them

Question 29

Which is NOT a key part of listening?

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Daydreaming

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Understanding the speaker's words

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Understanding the meaning of what they say

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Asking questions

Question 30

When listening to a story, it's helpful to...

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Picture the story in your mind

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Read along with the words

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Memorise all the details

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Judge the story as good or bad

Question 31

What does it mean to listen critically?

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Thinking about the information you hear and asking questions

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Believing everything you hear

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Ignoring any parts you don't understand

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Trying to find fault with the speaker

Question 32

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

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Ask politely for an explanation

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Pretend to understand

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Ignore it and move on

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Interrupt and tell the speaker they're wrong

Question 33

Which activity can help you improve your listening skills?

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Playing listening games

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Reading silently

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Going for a walk

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Watching TV with the sound off

Question 34

If you don't understand something you hear, what should you do?

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Ask the speaker to repeat it

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Guess what it means

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Ignore it

Question 35

Is it polite to interrupt people when they are talking?

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No

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Yes

Question 36

Which of these is not a good listening habit?

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Playing with your hair

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Making eye contact

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Nodding your head

Question 37

What is it called when you say something in your own words?

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Paraphrasing it

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Repeating it exactly

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Making it up

Question 38

Is it okay to talk over someone who is talking?

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No

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Yes

Question 39

If you hear a new word, what should you do?

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Ask someone what it means

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Guess what it means

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Ignore it

Question 40

Which of these actions shows good listening skills?

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Making eye contact and nodding to show you're listening

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Looking away from the speaker and thinking about other things

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Interrupting the speaker to ask questions

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Avoiding eye contact and playing with your hands

Question 41

Which story is a fairy tale?

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Cinderella

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The Great Gatsby

Question 42

If you don't understand something someone has said, you should:

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Ask them to say it again in a different way

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Pretend you understand

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Nod your head to show you're listening

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Move on to a different topic

Question 43

A good listener:

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Can understand how the speaker is feeling

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Focuses on the speaker's appearance

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Quickly forms opinions about the speaker

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Interrupts with questions

Question 44

What is it called when you say something someone else said in your own words?

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Paraphrase

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Repeat

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Nod

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Ignore