Active Listening/MAYBE MJ??
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Why is it important to listen to your communication partner?

Being able to listen to your communication partner effectively means you're able to better understand their perspective. It means you're more likely to have constructive conversations where you feel your point of view is being considered.

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Florida

Tallahassee

100

I need to go get a license?

-Dog license -driver's license

100

Which Michael Jackson music video was the most expensive to produce?

At a cost of $7 million, "Scream" was listed in Guinness World Records as the most expensive music video ever made ($6 million more than "Thriller"). It won three MTV Video Music Awards and the Grammy Award for Best Music Video.

100
A girl is talking to her friend about a flat tire.  The girl says "I have to change the tire, so would you give me a hand?" What does give me a hand mean?

help, assist

200

What are three things you can do to show your conversational partner that you are listening to what they are saying?

1-Body Language

2-Facial Expressions

3-Asking questions

200

New Mexico

Santa Fe

200

I just got cut!

-haircut -injury -job cut

200

Michael was known for wearing a rhinestone ______.

More than the black fedora, the white socks and loafers, or the red leather jacket, the solitary white rhinestone glove -- made famous when he premiered the moonwalk in 1983 -- became a Jackson trademark. The original glove was later auctioned off for $350,000.

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A boy is wanting his friend to hurry up so they can make a movie.  He says "Can you guys step on it?!" What does "step on it" mean?

hurry up

300

What does it mean to Actively Listen to someone?

You ask who, what, where, when, and why questions and you summarize what they are saying

300

California

Sacramento

300

How many bites does it have?

-unit of computer storage -bites on a person or animal

300

Which ocean is off the California coast?

The Pacific

300

A mom is talking to her daughter who is in a hurry for her mom to drive her to a friend's house.  The mom says, "You'll have to hold your horses until I am ready to go."  What does "hold your horses" mean?

wait, be patient, hold on, slow down

400

What dance craze did Michael popularize in 1983?

On May 16, 1983, during a performance of "Billie Jean" on Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever, Jackson appeared in his signature black trousers, silver socks, silver shirt, black-sequined jacket, and black fedora, spun around, posed, and began moonwalking. From that point forward, the moonwalk became Jackson's signature move.

400

Louisiana

Baton Rouge

400
How many carrots is that?

-vegetable -unit of weight

400

In which song does Michael Jackson sing: "She says I am the one, but the kid is not my son"?

Billie Jean is not my lover
She's just a girl who claims that I am the one
But the kid is not my son
She says I am the one, but the kid is not my son

400

A group of family members are taking about a surprise party they have planned for a relative. One of the family members says "I am worried that Ann is going to spill the beans to Keven about the party."  What does "spill the beans" mean?

Tell the secret

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Michael Jackson was known as the "King of ____".

King of Pop",

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Oregon

Salem

500

Can you please file that.

-digital file -nail file -folder of information 

500

Which Michael Jackson music video features dancing zombies?

In the "Thriller" music video, Jackson and his girlfriend are confronted by zombies while walking home from a movie theater. Jackson becomes a zombie himself and performs a dance routine with a horde of the undead.

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A boy telling his friends about the stay cat he brought home says "I didn't ask my mom first so I am in hot water now!"  What does "hot water" mean?

in trouble