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  1. A friend says they decorated a cake. Which question invites an explanation rather than just yes or no?

    • Was the cake ready by lunchtime?
    • How did you make the decorations on your cake?
    • Did you put chocolate on the cake?

  2. You want to signal that you are thinking before answering. Which phrase does that?

    • Could you repeat that?
    • I need to leave for my next class.
    • Let me think for a moment.

  3. A brief pause can be part of thinking during a conversation.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. A friend is talking about growing tomatoes. You want to connect this to your gardening club. Which bridge explains the connection?

    • That reminds me of our bus stop.
    • That reminds me of yesterday's spelling test.
    • That reminds me of our gardening club.

  5. You are arranging a meeting for Saturday but say Friday by mistake. Which reply corrects the day and completes the meeting message?

    • I mean Saturday. Let's meet then.
    • Let's meet there. I will check the day later.
    • I said Friday. Let's meet on Friday.

  6. You hear where a friend wants to meet, but miss the meeting time. Which request targets the information you need?

    • Could you repeat the time we agreed to meet?
    • Could you repeat the meeting place?
    • Could you repeat your friend's name?

  7. A friend says they need to stop talking and catch their bus. What response respects that wish?

    • Ask one more question about a hobby.
    • Say goodbye and let them catch the bus.
    • Start another story before letting them catch the bus.

  8. Nora prepared some questions. Her friend says, 'I tried skating, but balancing was difficult.' Which follow-up asks for more about that reply?

    • What did you choose for lunch?
    • What was hard about balancing?
    • Which book did you borrow yesterday?
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  1. How did you make the decorations on your cake? · Asking how the decorations were made invites a description of the process. The other questions can be answered with yes or no.
  2. Let me think for a moment. · Let me think signals that you are planning a reply. The other phrases request repetition or announce that you need to leave.
  3. True · A speaker may pause while planning a reply. A pause does not always mean that their turn or the conversation has ended.
  4. That reminds me of our gardening club. · Growing tomatoes and the gardening club share a gardening topic. Neither a bus stop nor a spelling test explains the requested connection.
  5. I mean Saturday. Let's meet then. · Saturday is the intended meeting day. The reply corrects Friday to Saturday, then refers to Saturday with the word then.
  6. Could you repeat the time we agreed to meet? · The missing information is the time. Requesting the agreed meeting time targets that gap; requesting a place or name does not.
  7. Say goodbye and let them catch the bus. · The friend wants to stop and catch the bus. A short goodbye allows that. Another question or story would extend the conversation.
  8. What was hard about balancing? · The balancing question develops a detail in the friend's reply. Lunch and books introduce unrelated subjects instead.
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