The tips to improve your listening skills include:
A. Be open to all ideas.
B. Respond in a hurry.
C. Control distractions.
D. Sit in a casual posture.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A, C only
A. Be open to all ideas. Correct. A good listener refrains from forming an early judgement about what is being said and stays open to all ideas.
B. Respond in a hurry. Incorrect. The tip is the opposite: be a patient listener and do not be in a hurry to respond. Rushing to reply means one stops listening before the speaker has finished.
C. Control distractions. Correct. Listening needs full attention, so distractions must be controlled.
D. Sit in a casual posture. Incorrect. The tip is to be aware that your posture affects your listening. A casual, careless posture works against attention and also tells the speaker that one is not interested.
Note: The tips to improve listening skills were there in the chapter ‘Developing Psychological Skills’ (Box 9.3) of the pre-rationalised NCERT, which NTA followed in 2023, and are not there in the NCERT book (2025-26).
NCERT: Psychology — Chapter 9: Developing Psychological Skills, Box 9.3 (Pre-rationalised)
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