Listening Practice 5

Listening Section

This section measures your ability to understand conversations and lectures in English.

Listen to each recording only one time. Next, answer the questions. The questions typically ask about the main idea and supporting details. Some questions ask about a speaker’s purpose or attitude. Answer the questions based on what is stated or implied by the speakers. Answer each question before moving on. Do not return to previous questions.

You have 10 minutes to answer all the questions in the Listening section.

Now begin the Listening section.

Listening Section

This section measures your ability to understand conversations and lectures in English.

You have 10 minutes to answer all the questions in the Listening section.

Now begin the Listening section.

How is the language lab different from the library?

The language lab closes much earlier than the library does.

More students go to the library after dinner than to the language lab.

Students cannot remove educational materials from the language lab.

There are more rooms where students can work in groups in the library.

When can students reserve a room in the language lab? Click on two answers.

When they arrive at the lab.

After their professor signs a certain form.

When all the members of a study group have signed in.

The day before they want to use a room.

Listen again to part of the conversation. Then answer the question. What does the woman imply?

She confused the man for another student who had visited the lab earlier in the day.

The man is mistaken about how many videos are in the series.

The language lab does not own the whole series of videos the man needs.

The man is not familiar with procedures used at the language lab.

What is the main purpose of the lecture?

To investigate the information known about the trobadours.

To explain the role of patriotic poetry during medieval times.

To explain why opinions about knights changed during the medieval period.

To compare two different types of medieval poems.

According to the professor what is true hera in chanson poetry and in the romance poetry? Choose the correct one for each phrase.

Why does the professor mention that romance poems often included biographical sketches?

To emphasize the similarities between Chanson authors and romance authors.

To explain why the social status of Troubadours is known today.

To point out why the biological sketches are reliable sources of information.

To provide evidence that many Troubadours were also historians.

What does the professor say about the political climate during the time Troubadours were writing poetry?

It enabled Chanson poetry to gain wide popularity over romance popularity.

It gave Troubadours time to devote themselves to writing poetry.

It inspired Troubadours to write poetry that described their lord's deeds.

It made it difficult for Troubadours to travel safely within their country.

Why does the professor say this?

To indicate that he understands why the student may be confused.

To emphasize that the student has asked a very important question.

To remind the student that she may know the answer to her own question.

To invite other members of the class to answer the question.

What comparison does the professor make to help describe the composition of asteroids and comets?

He compares them to stars.

He compares them to types of planets.

He compares them to rocks on Earth.

He compares them to meteors and meteorites.

What does the professor say about the origin of meteors and meteorites?

They are pieces of asteroids and comets.

They are pieces of the planets in our solar system.

They are made from minerals that are otherwise uncommon in our solar system.

Their origin can not be determined.

According to professor, what feature of a meteoroid generally determines whether the meteoroid becomes a meteorite?

Whether it was originally part of a larger meteoroid.

Whether it originated in the inner or outer solar system.

What proportion of iron and stone it contains.

How large it is when it enters the Earth's atmosphere.

What are two points the professor makes about stone meteorites? Click on 2 answers.

They are the type of meteorite that most commonly falls to the ground.

They are the type of meteorite most often seen in museums.

They are the oldest type of meteorite found on the ground.

They are the most difficult type of meteorite to find on the ground.

Why does the professor say this?

To offer a hint about the answer to a question he asked.

To clarify a question that a student asked.

To find out whether students understand question he asked.

To find out whether students understand an important comparison he made.

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