All of the following would be considered good strategies for listening appreciatively except

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Responses

taking time to reflect on the message.
taking time to reflect on the message.

observing the use of gestures to enhance the message.
observing the use of gestures to enhance the message.

listening for changes in volume that emphasize important ideas.
listening for changes in volume that emphasize important ideas.

looking around the room to take in all the details of the speaker’s surroundings.

looking around the room to take in all the details of the speaker’s surroundings.

All of the following would be considered good strategies for listening for information except

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sitting comfortably but staying alert.
sitting comfortably but staying alert.

determining the speaker’s purpose.
determining the speaker’s purpose.

formulating a response after a couple of minutes.
formulating a response after a couple of minutes.

watching for nonverbal cues that signal important points.

formulating a response after a couple of minutes.

Which of the following is not a good strategy for participating in a group discussion?

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Responses

helping the group reach consensus
helping the group reach consensus

responding respectfully to others’ views
responding respectfully to others’ views

making comments that help keep the tone light and funny
making comments that help keep the tone light and funny

effective verbal and nonverbal feedback to others
effective verbal and nonverbal feedback to others

making comments that help keep the tone light and funny

Multiple Choice

Identify the choice that correctly completes the following sentence:

__________ are very fast swimmers.
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Responses

Seals, very large aquatic mammals,
Seals, very large aquatic mammals,

Seals very large aquatic mammals,
Seals very large aquatic mammals,

Seals very large aquatic mammals
Seals very large aquatic mammals

Seals, very large aquatic mammals

Seals, very large aquatic mammals.

dentify the choice that correctly completes the following sentence:

“_________ was also influential.”
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Responses

Pablo Picasso a twentieth-century artist,
Pablo Picasso a twentieth-century artist,

Pablo Picasso a twentieth-century artist
Pablo Picasso a twentieth-century artist

Pablo Picasso, a twentieth-century artist
Pablo Picasso, a twentieth-century artist

Pablo Picasso, a twentieth-century artist,
Pablo Picasso, a twentieth-century artist,

Pablo Picasso, a twentieth-century artist.