Check my answers please.
1. Which of the following is true of listening? (1 point)
-It is a biological process.
-It is a voluntary process.
-It is a verbal process.
-It is an elemental process.⇐
2. Helen decides that Joshua was being serious, and sends him a text that reads: “Sure, let’s catch the new Spiderman movie on Saturday night.” This is an example of __________ a message. (1 point)
-remembering
-responding to⇐
-repeating
-evaluating
3. Which of the following is an active listener most likely to do? (1 point)
-ask questions
-advise⇐
-attack
-judge
4. Which of the following is not a key listening skill? (1 point)
-remembering
-responding⇐
-repeating
-evaluating
5. Jahira is upset with her twin sister Jamilah, who instead of comforting her after her recent breakup, took the opportunity to talk about her own relationship instead. Jamilah clearly has trouble (1 point)
-paraphrasing.
-asking questions.
-expressing understanding. ⇐
-staying focused.
6. Cedric has just told his friend that he is upset because he has been cut from the football team until he raises his grade in Math from a D to at least a B. As an active listener, what should his friend say? (1 point)
-“Look on the bright side—you can spend more time playing video games now.”
-“That’s too bad, but I have even bigger problems.”
-“What do you plan to do now?”
-“I think you should ask your mother to speak to Coach Anderson.”⇐
7. Responding to a person's message by repeating what you think they meant is (1 point)
-active listening.⇐
-inactive listening.
-empathic listening.
-sympathetic listening.
8. Helen is trying to figure out Joshua’s intention when he said they should go on a date. Was he serious or just kidding around? This is an example of __________ a message. (1 point)
-remembering
-responding to
-repeating
-evaluating⇐
9. The best way to show that you are listening to a speaker is to ________. If you do not do this, you may seem uninterested and distracted. (1 point)
-empathetically listen⇐
-say “uh huh” every 3-5 seconds
-show that you can relate
-maintain eye contact
10. In his Driver’s Education course, Timothy is required to attend class twice a week for a month and spend three days driving in a car with his instructor. After completing the class portion of the course, Timothy scheduled three days to practice driving with his instructor. The first day they practiced accelerating and braking and Timothy did well. The second day they practiced parallel parking and Timothy kept running over the cones. On the third day they went for a drive on the highway.
In which of the following is the above passage paraphrased? (1 point)
-In his Driver’s Education course, Timothy is required to attend class twice a week for a month and spend three days driving in a car with his instructor. After completing the class portion of the course, Timothy scheduled three days to practice driving with his instructor. The first day they practiced accelerating and braking and Timothy did well. The second day they practiced parallel parking and Timothy kept running over the cones. On the third day they went for a drive on the highway.
-Timothy has been attending Driver’s Education and has to schedule three days of practice driving. On the first day he practiced starting and stopping, the second day he practiced parking, and the third day he drove on the highway.
-Timothy is enrolled in a Driver’s Education course that meets twice a week and requires three additional practice days behind the wheel of a car. In the three driving days Timothy practiced starting and stopping, parking, and driving on a highway.
-Timothy is enrolled in a Driver’s Education course. He has completed the in class portion of the course and now needs to practice driving. He is worried about parking because of navigating the orange cones. He is excited about driving on the highway.⇐
1. Your answer is correct. Listening is a biological process because it involves perceiving and interpreting sounds.
2. Your answer is correct. Helen's response is an example of responding to a message because she is providing a direct response to Joshua's suggestion.
3. Your answer is incorrect. An active listener is most likely to ask questions in order to gain further understanding. Advising is not a characteristic of active listening.
4. Your answer is correct. Responding is not a key listening skill. Remembering, repeating, and evaluating are all important skills in listening.
5. Your answer is correct. Jamilah's response of talking about her own relationship instead of comforting Jahira shows that she has trouble expressing understanding.
6. Your answer is correct. As an active listener, Cedric's friend should suggest that he ask his mother to speak to Coach Anderson to address the problem.
7. Your answer is correct. Responding to a person's message by repeating what you think they meant is an example of active listening.
8. Your answer is correct. Helen is trying to evaluate Joshua's intention when he suggested going on a date. Evaluating is the correct term for this action.
9. Your answer is correct. The best way to show that you are listening to a speaker is to empathetically listen. This involves actively trying to understand the speaker's perspective and emotions.
10. Your answer is correct. The fourth option paraphrases the passage correctly by summarizing the main points about Timothy's Driver's Education course.