Comm.S1 Q.1

Listening to a lecture is information listening because the primary goal is to receive and understand the speaker’s message or content. The listener focuses on absorbing facts, data, or explanations without judgment or emotional involvement. It is the most common type of listening in academic and professional contexts.

Option A: Information Listening
Correct. It involves attentive listening to gain knowledge or understand content, typically used during lectures, presentations, and briefings.

Option B: Evaluative Listening
Incorrect. This involves judging or analyzing the message, which isn’t the main purpose during a lecture.

Option C: Emphatic Listening
Incorrect. Emphatic listening is used to understand and share the speaker's emotions, not commonly applied in lectures.

Option D: None of these
Incorrect. One of the options is correct, so this cannot be the right choice.