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Grade 7 · English Language Arts · Unit 17 of 18

Listening & Discussion

Listen well, ask good questions and speak respectfully

What your child practises

Children practise skills for classroom talk: paraphrasing, asking and clarifying, respectful non-verbal cues, and matching language and tone to the audience.

Nunavut Curriculum approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Comprehension · listening critically, supportive non-verbal cues, multifaceted questions, oral language rules and tone for audience

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

    If a speaker uses too much slang with a new audience, you might adjust by…

    • speaking faster
    • choosing words everyone understands
    • speaking quietly
    • using more slang

  2. Question 2

    Listening critically means…

    • not listening
    • agreeing with everything
    • thinking about whether the ideas make sense and are supported
    • looking away

  3. Question 3

    Which non-verbal cue shows you are listening?

    • looking at your phone
    • rolling your eyes
    • turning away
    • facing the speaker and nodding

  4. Question 4

    A multifaceted question usually…

    • has a yes or no answer only
    • is a spelling question
    • has no answer
    • asks about many sides of an idea

  5. Question 5

    Which is an example of an inclusive social convention?

    • Excluding someone
    • Taking turns and inviting quiet classmates to share
    • Choosing teams of friends only
    • Talking over others

  6. Question 6

    A classmate speaks slowly because they are learning English. A good response is to…

    • tell them to hurry
    • give them time and listen patiently
    • leave
    • finish their sentences for them

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