Activity 1: Listening Strategy (Top-Down & Bottom- Up)

Name: __________________________________________________
Grade and Section: ____________ Score: ________

Decide whether each of the following is a top-down or a

bottom-up listening strategy.

_______________ 1. taking down notes

_______________ 2. listening for specific details
_______________ 3. identifying the speaker
_______________ 4. summarizing
_______________ 5. drawing inferences
_______________ 6. recognizing cognates (words with the same origin)
_______________ 7. recognizing divisions between words
_______________ 8. listening for the main idea
_______________ 9. recognizing word-order patterns
_______________ 10. making predictions.
Activity 1: Listening Strategy (Top-Down & Bottom- Up)

Name: __________________________________________________
Grade and Section: ____________ Score: ________

Decide whether each of the following is a top-down or a

bottom-up listening strategy.

_______________ 1. taking down notes

_______________ 2. listening for specific details
_______________ 3. identifying the speaker
_______________ 4. summarizing
_______________ 5. drawing inferences
_______________ 6. recognizing cognates (words with the same origin)
_______________ 7. recognizing divisions between words
_______________ 8. listening for the main idea
_______________ 9. recognizing word-order patterns
_______________ 10. making predictions.
Activity 1: Listening Strategy (Top-Down & Bottom- Up)

Name: __________________________________________________
Grade and Section: ____________ Score: ________

Decide whether each of the following is a top-down or a

bottom-up listening strategy.

_______________ 1. taking down notes

_______________ 2. listening for specific details
_______________ 3. identifying the speaker
_______________ 4. summarizing
_______________ 5. drawing inferences
_______________ 6. recognizing cognates (words with the same origin)
_______________ 7. recognizing divisions between words
_______________ 8. listening for the main idea
_______________ 9. recognizing word-order patterns
_______________ 10. making predictions.
Activity 1: Listening Strategy (Top-Down & Bottom- Up)

Name: __________________________________________________
Grade and Section: ____________ Score: ________

Decide whether each of the following is a top-down or a

bottom-up listening strategy.

_______________ 1. taking down notes

_______________ 2. listening for specific details
_______________ 3. identifying the speaker
_______________ 4. summarizing
_______________ 5. drawing inferences
_______________ 6. recognizing cognates (words with the same origin)
_______________ 7. recognizing divisions between words
_______________ 8. listening for the main idea
_______________ 9. recognizing word-order patterns
_______________ 10. making predictions.