Learning and Teaching Instruction Basic Competence

B. Exercises on Listening Exercise 1

Answer the following questions after you have heard dialogues on Selections which are played to you 1. What is the relationship between Jack and the man? A. They are brothers. B. They are good friends. C. They are cousins. D. They are classmates. 2. What does the woman suggest? A. That the man live with Frank and Geoff B. That the man ask Geoff to be his roommate C. That the man and Steve be roommates D. That the man share a room with Frank 3. What grade did the woman receive? A. She earned an A. B. She received a B. C. Her grade was C. D. She got a D or F. 4. What advice does the woman give the man? A. Buy the computer at a discount store B. Put an ad in the newspaper for a computer C. Go to a computer store to buy the computer D. Buy the computer at the university as part of a special offer 5. Why didn’t the woman receive a grade for the course? A. She didn’t pay the fee. B. She didn’t register for the class. C. She didn’t attend the class. D. She didn’t have her name on the roster. 6. What size will the man probably bring? A. He will probably bring her a size 5½. B. He will probably bring her a size 6. C. He will probably bring her a size 7. D. He will probably bring her a size 7½. 7. What does the man suspect? A. The woman needs new glasses. B. The woman has high blood pressure. C. The woman has serious headaches. D. The woman is suffering from stress. 8. For which class must the woman begin to prepare? A. She must begin writing a paper for her history class. B. She must start writing up her laboratory assignments for her chemistry class. C. She must begin studying for her English examination. D. She must begin studying for her French examination. 9. Where does the man live? A. In New York B. In Boston C. In Michigan D. In Washington 10. What gear needs to be fixed? A. First gear B. Second gear C. Reverse D. Drive Exercise 2: Answer the following questions after you have heard dialogues on Reversals which are played or read to you 1. How will the woman get to the airport? A. She will get ride with the man. B. She will ride the airport shuttle. C. She will drive her car. D. She will rent a car. 2. What does the woman want to eat? A. She would like eggs and potatoes. B. She wants eggs and pancakes. C. She wants to eat potato pancakes. D. Pancake is what she would like to eat. 3. How many boxes of cookies did the man order? A. The man bought one box of cookies. B. The man ordered four boxes of cookies. C. He purchased five boxes of cookies. D. He did not order any cookies this year. 4. What is the correct area code for the woman? A. The number is 6-9-1. B. The area code is 1-9-6. C. 9-1-6 is the area code. D. 6-1-9 is the correct number. 5. How much per copy will the woman pay? A. She will pay five cents per page. B. The price is ten cents a copy. C. She owes fifteen cents per copy. D. Twenty cents per page is the price. 6. How much will the woman pay? A. One dollar a minute C. Two dollars and fifty cents a minute B. One dollar a page D. Two dollars and fifty cents a page