Reading section:
09. Read the passage given below carefully and give the answer
1. Research has shown that the human mind can process words at the rate of about 300 words per minute,
whereas a speaker speaks at the rate of about iso words a minute. The difference between the two al 350 words.
is quite large
2. So a speaker must make every effort to retain the allention 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 good listener.
3. Listening starts with hearing but goes beyond. Hearing in other words is necessary but is not a sufficient
condition for listening Listening involves hearing with antention Listening is a process that calls for concentra-
tion. 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 inaking interpretations Good communication is essentially an interaelive process, Il-
Falls non-participation and involvement. It is quite often a dialogue rather than a monologue. It is necessary to
be materested and also show or make it abundantly clear that one is interested in knowing what the other person has to say
1. Good listening is an art that can be cultivated: lu relates 10 skills that can be developed A good Tistener
knows the art of getting much more than what the speaker is trying to convey. He knows how to prompi, per-
suade but not to cut all or interrupt what the other person lias to say, At times the speaker may or may nál be
coherent articulate and well-organized in his thoughts and esplosions. We may have it in his mind and yet he
nity Tail to marshal the right words wule communicating his Houghts. Nevertheless a good listener puts him at
ease helps him articulate and Lacilitates him to get across the message that he wants to convey For listening to
be Ifective, it is also necessary thaj barriers to listening are removed. Such barners can be hoth physical and
psychological Physical barries generall relate to hindrance to proper hearing whereas psichological barriers and more fundamental and relate to the interpretation and evaluation of the speaker and the message
A) On the basis 0f your reading of the above passage make notes on using heading and sub headings. use recognizable abbreviations wherever necessary mininum - ) and a format you consider suitable. Also
supply an appropriate title to it.
B) Write down the summary of above passage in about 80 words
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Answer:
Reading section:
09. Read the passage given below carefully and give the answer
1. Research has shown that the human mind can process words at the rate of about 300 words per minute,
whereas a speaker speaks at the rate of about iso words a minute. The difference between the two al 350 words.
is quite large
2. So a speaker must make every effort to retain the allention 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 good listener.
3. Listening starts with hearing but goes beyond. Hearing in other words is necessary but is not a sufficient
condition for listening Listening involves hearing with antention Listening is a process that calls for concentra-
tion. 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 inaking interpretations Good communication is essentially an interaelive process, Il-
Falls non-participation and involvement. It is quite often a dialogue rather than a monologue. It is necessary to
be materested and also show or make it abundantly clear that one is interested in knowing what the other person has to say
1. Good listening is an art that can be cultivated: lu relates 10 skills that can be developed A good Tistener
knows the art of getting much more than what the speaker is trying to convey. He knows how to prompi, per-
suade but not to cut all or interrupt what the other person lias to say, At times the speaker may or may nál be
coherent articulate and well-organized in his thoughts and esplosions. We may have it in his mind and yet he
nity Tail to marshal the right words wule communicating his Houghts. Nevertheless a good listener puts him at
ease helps him articulate and Lacilitates him to get across the message that he wants to convey For listening to
be Ifective, it is also necessary thaj barriers to listening are removed. Such barners can be hoth physical and
psychological Physical barries generall relate to hindrance to proper hearing whereas psichological barriers and more fundamental and relate to the interpretation and evaluation of the speaker and the message
A) On the basis 0f your reading of the above passage make notes on using heading and sub headings. use recognizable abbreviations wherever necessary mininum - ) and a format you consider suitable. Also
supply an appropriate title to it.
B) Write down the summary of above passage in about 80 words