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Grade 2 · English Language Arts · Unit 13 of 13

Listening, Asking and Polite Talk

Show you are listening, ask for more, and talk in the right way.

What your child practises

Using non-verbal cues to show listening, asking questions to learn more, adding to others' ideas and changing how you talk for different people.

Nunavut Curriculum approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Comprehension · listening, asking questions, speaking clearly and formal or informal talk

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Which body language shows you are listening?

    • turning your back
    • facing the speaker
    • lying on the floor

  2. Question 2

    Which question asks for more information?

    • Yes.
    • Maybe so.
    • What happened next?

  3. Question 3

    Which greeting is more informal, for a friend?

    • Hi, Sam!
    • Dear Principal Smith,
    • Good afternoon, ma'am.

  4. Question 4

    You are not sure what a word means. What can you ask?

    • What does that word mean?
    • Why are you talking?
    • I do not like this.

  5. Question 5

    Which is an informal way to talk with a friend?

    • Wanna play?
    • Would you care to join us, sir?
    • May I address the committee?

  6. Question 6

    Which shows you care what the group says?

    • waiting for your turn to speak
    • walking away
    • calling out over others

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