Helping Kindergarteners learn to answer questions appropriately

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 👂 Listening Carefully: Always listen to the whole question before you start answering. Make sure you understand what's being asked!
• 🤔 Thinking Before Answering: Take a moment to think about your answer. It's okay to pause and collect your thoughts.
• 🗣️ Speaking Clearly: Speak in a voice that everyone can hear. Use your best and clearest words.
• ✅ Answering Directly: Give an answer that matches the question. Avoid going off-topic.
• 🤝 Being Polite: Always be respectful, even if you don't know the answer. It's okay to say, "I don't know, but I can find out!"
• 🌟 Using Complete Sentences: Try to answer in complete sentences. This makes your answer clearer and easier to understand.
• 🙋 Asking for Clarification: If you don't understand the question, ask the person to explain it differently.

Practice Quiz

1. What should you do FIRST when someone asks you a question?
   1. Start talking right away.
   2. Listen carefully to the whole question.
   3. Ask a different question.
2. Why is it important to think before you answer?
   1. To confuse the person asking.
   2. To give a clear and correct answer.
   3. To take as long as possible.
3. How should you speak when answering a question?
   1. Very quietly so only you can hear.
   2. In a clear voice that everyone can hear.
   3. In a mumble.
4. What does it mean to answer directly?
   1. To talk about something completely different.
   2. To give an answer that matches the question.
   3. To ignore the question.
5. What should you do if you don't know the answer?
   1. Make up an answer.
   2. Say, "I don't know, but I can find out!"
   3. Start crying.
6. Why is it good to use complete sentences when answering?
   1. It makes your answer clearer.
   2. It makes your answer confusing.
   3. It wastes time.
7. What should you do if you don't understand the question?
   1. Pretend you understand.
   2. Ask the person to explain it differently.
   3. Ignore the person asking.