1. It is one of the most essential skills we use in our day-to-day communication. A. top-down B. bottom-up C. listening D. listening strategies 2. These are techniques or activities that will help us listen more effectively to comprehend the message of the speaker or the text. A. top-down B. bottom-up C. listening D. listening strategies The listener in this strategy uses background knowledge of the topic, the situation or context, the type of the text and the language to make sense of what he/she is listening to. A. top-down B. bottom-up C. listening D. listening strategies 4. In this strategy, the listener focuses on the language in the message that creates the meaning A. top-down B. bottom-up C. listening D. listening strategies 5. In English class, the teacher narrates an interesting story. Then, he stops and asks the students to give their own ending. What is the best listening strategy that the students could apply? A. making predictions B. listening for specific details C. recognizing word-order patterns D. recognizing word sounds