Give me 6 seconds, please!

Every week I go to a French class. I love it so much and have a passion to keep improving. Last week we (the students) paired off and quizzed eachother on the content of the lesson. My partner continuously answered for me each and every time I paused. It was incredibly frustrating  and reminded me of something I'd heard from a literacy consultant: give someone at least six seconds to answer a question before offering to answer for them. Some kids may need longer and if they do ASK, frustrating situations do not facilitate learning.