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Question 1:

In listening, what is attending?
a) The process of recalling information after time has passed
b) The process of focusing on certain environmental stimuli
c) Providing observable feedback to another person
d) Ceasing to speak until it is your conversational turn

Question 2:

What is selective listening?
a) Pretending to listen but really thinking about something else
b) Listening only to the parts of a message that matter to the listener
c) Listening for information that may be used against the speaker
d) Refusing to listen to messages the listener doesn’t want to hear

Question 3:

According to the textbook, a person is capable of listening to how many words per minute?
a) 100 to 140
b) 200 to 300
c) up to 600
d) up to 1000

Question 4:

What are the characteristics of content-oriented listening?
a) Listening to maintain relationships and positive feelings
b) Listening for clues about how to respond; interested in the current task
c) Listening for quality of message and detail; good at analysis
d) Listening in order to support another person through a crisis

Question 5:

What are the characteristics of action-oriented listening?
a) Listening for clues about how to respond; interested in the current task
b) Listening to maintain relationships and positive feelings
c) Listening for quality of message and detail; good at analysis
d) Listening in order to support another person through a crisis

Question 6:

What question might we ask in order to decide whether a speaker is an authority?
a) s the speaker competent and impartial?
b) Is the speaker knowledgeable and fluent?
c) Is the speaker compassionate and energetic?
d) Does the speaker use a professional vocabulary and is he or she broadly knowledgeable?

Question 7:

What is the goal of empathic listening?
a) To hear the key details of a message
b) To offer advice or solve a problem
c) To evaluate a speaker for accuracy and objectivity
d) To help another person solve a problem

Question 8:

When is advice most likely to be well received?
a) When the speaker is an expert in the area
b) When the speaker is an expert in the area and the recipient is experiencing a dilemma
c) When the speaker seems concerned about the recipient
d) When advice has been requested and when the speaker seems concerned about the recipient

Question 9:

What is a supporting response?
a) A response that reassures, comforts, or distracts the listener
b) A response that elicits additional information
c) A response that makes the listener think further about the problem
d) A response that gives advice or direction

Question 10:

What is a judging response?
a) A response that gives advice or direction
b) A response that evaluates the speaker’s message positively or negatively
c) A response that makes the listener think further about the problem
d) A response that reassures, comforts, or distracts the listener

Higher Education

Understanding Human Communication, Third Edition: Chapter 5