Grade 3 · English Language Arts · Unit 12 of 18
Listening & Talking Together
Key ideas, taking turns, thoughtful questions and sharing opinions.
What your child practises
Practises listening for key ideas, using non-verbal cues and turn taking, asking thoughtful questions, giving evidence, and sharing thoughts and preferences in a group.
Nunavut Curriculum approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Comprehension · listening for key ideas, turn taking, group dialogue, thoughtful questions with evidence, and sharing opinions
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Which is a polite way to add to someone's idea?
- “That is silly.”
- “Stop talking.”
- “I agree, and I also think…”
“I agree, and I also think…”
Hint: Build on an idea kindly.
Question 2
After a partner talks, you can check you understood by saying…
- “So you are saying…”
- “I wasn't listening.”
- “Whatever.”
“So you are saying…”
Hint: Repeating the idea shows you listened.
Question 3
Saying “I felt happy when…” is a way to share…
- your feelings
- a map
- a recipe
your feelings
Hint: You can talk about thoughts and feelings.
Question 4
Which question can be answered with evidence from a story?
- Where do you live?
- Why was the fox worried?
- What is your favourite colour?
Why was the fox worried?
Hint: Look back at the story for evidence.
Question 5
A question that begins with “why” or “how” usually asks for…
- a yes or a no only
- an explanation
- a number only
an explanation
Hint: Why and how questions make people explain.
Question 6
Two friends want to speak at the same time. The kindest plan is to…
- both talk louder
- take turns
- stop being friends
take turns
Hint: Turn taking keeps talks fair.