Friday 18 March 2011

Listening Question Types (1Summary Completion)


1 – Form/Notes/Table/Flow-chart/Summary Completion

In this type of questions you have to fill in the blank spaces in a sketch of the listening text. 

There are two type of these completion questions


Type 1 with a Selected List

In this type you may be given a list of possible answers to choose from. This type of questions requires you to put in missing words or phrases in the middle or at the end of a sentence.You may have to write a letter that represents a word or a phrase. To do well in this task you must find out the missing words from the recording which fit into the form/notes etc. and you should not change the words from the recording in any case.  

Read the questions and example carefully. Underline keywords in questions and in any possible choices given. This will help you in predicting and preparing for what you will be listening out for when the recording begins. Also you must stay within the word limit stated in the instructions. 

In case you get a table or a diagram in question, read the information given on both the horizontal and vertical axis. Quickly locate the question numbers in a table or diagram and see the information given parallel to these numbers. Usually the conversation in these kinds of tables and diagrams is in sequence regardless it is horizontal or vertical.

Type 2 Without a selected list

These questions involve general information or specific details, without a selected list of options, which you will have to find by listening. You may be instructed to write your answers in NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. So you can answer with one, two or three words but not more than three words. Writing four words will mark your answer as wrong even though your answer is correct.

Read all the instructions carefully and make sure you look at the examples. Browse through the questions quickly during the 30 seconds provided to read the questions and underline the significant words in questions, this way you will be able to predict the type of information you are going to hear. By doing this you have also set your ears for the type of specific information you already know you will be listening for. Carefully examine the answer choices for each question as you listen to the text. Do not use contractions in your answers (e.g. I can’t, you shouldn’t). While answering question that require a number, you are allowed to write it as a number (e.g. 50) or a word (e.g. fifty) or a mixture of a numeral and a word (e.g. 50 thousand).   

Below are the examples provided for your better understanding of this type of questions.
Model 1 – summary completion with a list of answers to choose from
Complete the summary below using words from the box. 

Model 1 – Summary completion with a list of answers to choose from
Complete the summary below using words from the box
National Tennis Centre
Rialto Towers
Aquarium
 Museum
MCG
Tourist attractions costing less than $10: 6 …………………………and MCG
Tourist attractions which have free entry: 7 …………………………and Rialto Towers
Tourist attractions which are open at night: 8………………………..and Aquarium

Model 2 – Table Completion without the list of answers to choose from

Complete the table below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Author
Title
Publisher
Year of Publication
Negus
1....................
HarperCollins
2....................
3....................
Speak Smart
The Princeton Review
1998
Brown
The Lost Symbol
4....................
5....................





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