Question

Half yearly examination 2020-21
Subject-English
Time : 2hours
Q1. Read the passage given below carefully:
1. Research has shown that the human mind aan process words at the rate of about 500 words per minute
Where as a speaker speaks at the rate of about 150 words a minute. The difference between the two at
250 words is quite large.
2. So a spealter must make every effort to retain the attention of the audience. The listener should also be
careful not to let his mind wander. Good communication calls for good listening skills. A good speaker
must necessarily be a good listener.
3. Listening starts with hearing but goes beyond. Hearing, in other words is necessary, but is not a suffident
condition for listening. Listening involves hearing with attention. Ustening is a process that calls for
concentration. While listening, one should also be observant. In other words, listening has to do with the cars.
as well as with the eyes and the mind. Listening is to be understood as the total process that involves hearing
with attention. Being observant and making interpretations. Good communication is essentially an interactive
process. It calls for participation and involvement. It is quite often a dialogue rather than a monologue. It is
necessary to be interested and also show or make it abundantly dear that one is interested in knowing what
the other person has to say.
4. Good listening is an art that can be altivated. It relates to skills that can be developed. A good listener
knows the art of getting inuch more than what the speaker is trying to convey. He knova how to prompt.
persuade but not to cut off or interrupt what the other person has to say. At times the speaker may or may
not be coherent, articulate and well-organized in his thoughts and expressions. He may have it in his mind and
yet he may fail to marshal the right words while communicating his thoughts. Nevertheless a good listener
puts him at ease, helps him articulate and facilitates him to get across the message that he wants to
convey. For listening to be effecive, it is also necessary that barriers to listening are removed. Such barriers
can be both physical and psychological. Playsical barriers generally relate to hindrance to proper hearing
whereas psychological barriers are more fundamental and relate to the interpretation and evaluation of
the speaker and the message
1-2 Write down the summary of the above passage in about 30 words.
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Answer 1

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Answer 2

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