How Are Your Listening Skills?

The following quiz is designed to show you what skills are necessary to be a good listener.

Answer these questions by grading your Listening behaviors. Read the question and think about whether the statements are true of you. If the statement is always true of you, select an “Always” from the menu under the column that says “my grade.” If the statement is not always true of you, then choose “Sometimes”. “Rarely” would indicate that you would rarely or never listen that way.

 
Score your answers in the following manner:

• 3 points for each always
• 2 points for each usually
• 1 point for each rarely

Then total your score.

Click the link below for the score range within which your score lies.

• 42 – 48
• 34 – 41
• 26 – 33
• 22 – 27
• 21 or less