In this section of the test, you will hear talks and conversations. Each talk or conversation is followed by one question. Choose the best answer to each question. You will hear each talk or conversation only one time.
What does the boy mean when he says: "I'll have to take a pass on the game"?
He is going to play in the game.
He cannot attend today's game.
He will meet the girl before the game.
He is able to watch the game today.
Why does the teacher talk about the boy's grade?
To express her concern about his grade
To encourage him to study hard for the test
To praise him for submitting a good report
To compliment him for getting an A on his exam
What is the girl planning to do on the weekend?
Go cycling with her friends
Spend some time with the boy
Stay home and study
Check out the weather forecast
What will the boy probably do next?
Go to his meeting with Mr. Jacobs
Continue speaking with Jenny
Make a telephone call to Brian
Turn in his group project to the teacher
Why is the student discussing his essay with the teacher?
To insist that the teacher grade it again
To ask about a grammar mistake on it
To complain about the teacher's emphasis on facts
To express his confusion about his grade
What will the girl probably do next?
Finish eating her lunch
Solve some math problems
Look at the boy's homework
Skip their math class
What are the speakers mainly talking about?
Mr. Norton's class
Their grades at school
A test they just took
A question the boy asked in class
Why does the principal mention the winter storm?
To give the students a lesson on the weather
To claim that it will start tomorrow
To note the amount of snow that it dropped
To explain why she is cancelling classes
What is probably true about Dr. Walt Campbell?
He is a citizen of France.
He is the host of the radio program.
He has visited the site of the Battle of Waterloo.
He knows a lot about Napoleon.
Now you will hear longer talks or conversations. Each talk or conversation will be followed by three or more questions. Choose the best answer to each question. You will hear each talk or conversation only one time.
Listen to a conversation and answer questions.
What are the speakers mainly discussing?
The boy's desire to get an extension
The topic of the paper the boy is writing
The boy's involvement in athletics
The type of research that the boy needs to conduct
Why does the boy say that he is unable to finish his assignment on time?
He cannot find the information that he needs.
He needs to study for a test in another class tonight.
His partner has not done enough work on the project.
He has not had enough time to do his work.
What does the boy suggest about the soccer team?
It has not lost any games yet this season.
There is going to be a game tonight.
Being on it takes up a lot of his time.
It needs to get some new members.
What does the teacher tell the boy to do?
Go to the library
Attend his next class
Skip soccer practice
Have a chat with Coach Grubbs
Listen to a conversation and answer the questions.
What are the speakers mainly talking about?
The girl's soccer team
The boy's attendance at the game
The girl's next game
The boy's desire to play soccer
When will the girl's next soccer game be?
This Friday
This Saturday
Next Tuesday
Next Thursday
What can be inferred about the girl?
She is interested in playing goalkeeper on her team.
She is not happy with the attendance at her games.
She suffered a minor injury in the last game.
She is the best player on the girls' soccer team.
Why does the boy mention his friends?
To ask how they can join the girls' soccer team
To say that they enjoyed watching the last soccer game
To tell the girl that they all wish the team good luck
To indicate that he will invite them to the next game
Listen to a conversation and answer the question.
How does the girl probably feel when she says: "A science fair? That's peculiar?"?
She is pleased.
She is upset.
She is confused.
She is interested.
Why does the boy mention the science fair?
To encourage the girl to enter it along with him
To claim that it is going to be held at the school
To state that he intends to win this year's competition
To tell the girl what he was speaking to a teacher about
In which subject is the boy doing research?
Chemistry
Physics
Biology
Geology
What does the boy mention about Mr. Stevenson?
He is the school's only science teacher.
He is doing research with the boy.
He designed the boy's science fair project.
He is thinking of teaching at another school in the city.
What can be inferred about the boy?
He intends to enter the science fair.
He is the top student at the school.
He is classmates with the girl.
He is better at sports than in science.
Listen to a conversation and answer questions.
What are the speakers mainly discussing?
Visiting Italy
The girl's sister
Life as a student
Hanging out with their friends
What was the girl's sister doing in Italy?
She was studying as an exchange student.
She was taking a tour with some other students.
She was visiting the country's museums.
She was looking for a place to live there.
What can be inferred about the girl?
She wants to keep talking to the boy.
She feels jealous of her sister.
She is looking forward to seeing her sister.
She is learning how to speak Italian.
What will the girl do after school today?
Apply to become an exchange student
Hang out at the mall with her friends
Pick her sister up at the airport
Go home and complete her homework
Listen to a teacher about biology class and answer the questions.
What is the teacher mainly talking about?
Which foods flying squirrels prefer to eat
The appearance of the flying squirrel
Where most flying squirrels live
The unique way flying squirrels can travel
What is the purpose of the membrane that the flying squirrel has?
It allows the squirrel to control its body while in flight.
It enables the squirrel to soar through the air.
It lets the squirrel leap from tree to tree.
It permits the squirrel to make very long jumps.
What will the teacher probably do next?
Have one of the students read from a textbook
Show a video that has flying squirrels in it
Assign some homework to the students
Give a physical description of the flying squirrel
Listen and answer questions.
What is the main idea of the talk?
There are differences between pyramids and ziggurats.
Egypt and Mesopotamia had great cultures.
The pharaohs were important in ancient Egypt.
People in ancient cultures practiced.
What does the teacher imply about ziggurats?
They took many years to build.
They look much nicer than the pyramids.
They were built in both Mesopotamia and Egypt.
They are less well known than pyramids.
How is a ziggurat different from a pyramid?
It is much larger than most pyramids.
It has a stepped look as it goes up.
It is made of different types of stone.
It has various types of artwork on it.
Why does the teacher talk about the pharaohs?
To describe their role in Egyptian society
To note that they built the pyramids
To compare them with Mesopotamian rulers
To claim that many were bad rulers
Listen and answer the question.
What is the teacher mainly talking about?
The antlers that deer can grow
How deer take care of their babies
The characteristics of white-tailed deer
What his opinion of deer is
What is probably true about the teacher?
He recently made a visit to Australia
He enjoys going deer hunting
He lives in an area with many deer
He spends a lot of time outdoors
What does the teacher imply when he says this: "That's H-A-R-T, not H-E-A-R-T"?
He is making an important point about deer.
Some students tend to misspell the word.
The word he is spelling is a common one.
He wants the students to listen carefully.
What does the teacher say about antlers?
Both male and female deer grow them.
They fall off the deer each year.
Deer sometimes use them as weapons.
They get larger as the deer ages.
What does a fawn look like when it is born?
It is completely white.
It only has a white tail.
It has some white spots.
It has no white anywhere on its body.
Listen and answer the questions.
What is the discussion mainly about?
The poetry Edgar Allan Poe wrote
The contributions of Edgar Allan Poe
The creation of the horror genre
Poetry in nineteenth-century America
What happened to Edgar Allan Poe when he was a child?
He attended a top school.
He suffered from depression.
He became very sick.
His parents died.
Why does the teacher mention the Murders in the Rue Morgue?