LISTENING PSAJ 2024/2025
Summary
TLDRThis listening test provides an opportunity to demonstrate your understanding of spoken English. The test is divided into two parts: Part 1 features monologues on topics such as Buckingham Palace, Paul Pogba, and smartphones, followed by questions that ask you to match each monologue to a corresponding picture. Part 2 includes monologues on various topics, such as a scenic park in New Zealand, a lazy boy named Tom, a beautiful flower, precipitation, and lightning, followed by multiple-choice questions designed to assess your listening comprehension. The content is diverse, covering a range of subjects from nature to science to stories, testing your ability to understand and retain spoken information.
Takeaways
- π The listening section of the test assesses your understanding of spoken English in two parts.
- π Part 1 involves listening to monologues and matching them with corresponding pictures in the textbook.
- π The monologues in Part 1 cover topics such as Buckingham Palace, Paul Pogba, and smartphones.
- π Part 2 presents several monologues, each followed by questions that test your comprehension.
- π A key monologue in Part 2 describes the Green Park in New Zealand, a popular holiday destination.
- π Another monologue in Part 2 tells the story of Tom, a lazy boy who learns the value of work after helping his parents with their bakery.
- π A third monologue in Part 2 is about a beautiful flower called Morning Glory, which moves to meet a baby bird and makes it happy.
- π The script also includes a science-based monologue about precipitation and the water cycle.
- π Another scientific monologue explains how lightning forms and flickers due to electrical charge separation.
- π The monologues are followed by questions that assess knowledge on various topics such as location, process, and cause-effect relationships.
Q & A
What is Buckingham Palace known for?
-Buckingham Palace is the London residence and administrative headquarters of the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom. It is often at the center of state occasions and royal hospitality and has been a focal point for the British people at times of national rejoicing.
Who is Paul Pogba, and what is his role in football?
-Paul Pogba is a French professional footballer who plays for the England club Manchester United and the France national team. He primarily operates as a central midfielder and is comfortable playing in both attack and defense.
What are the main features of a smartphone?
-A smartphone is a mobile phone with advanced features such as a high-resolution touchscreen display, Wi-Fi connectivity, web browsing capabilities, and the ability to run sophisticated applications. Popular mobile operating systems include Android, iOS, Symbian, Blackberry OS, and Windows mobile.
What is the Green Park in New Zealand known for?
-The Green Park in New Zealand is a large area of natural forest with various animals, such as horses, donkeys, deer, cows, and ducks. It is also known for its changing colors throughout the year, with red and gold leaves in autumn and purple and green hues in spring.
What activities can visitors enjoy in the Green Park?
-Visitors can enjoy walking along the river, exploring the colorful forests, staying in small villages with traditional houses and restaurants, and observing wildlife. However, camping is not allowed in any part of the Green Park.
What was Tom's parents' job in the story?
-Tom's parents ran a bakery, where they worked very hard, with the help of an employee named Bob.
What was Tom's father's main concern when he fell ill?
-Tom's father was very worried about the bakery because he could not work due to his illness. He was concerned that the customers would be disappointed because they wouldn't be able to enjoy their usual bread.
What does the story of the Morning Glory mainly focus on?
-The story of the Morning Glory mainly focuses on the flower's desire to make the baby bird happy by moving herself to the tree so the bird can see her beauty. It also highlights the selflessness and care of the Morning Glory for the bird.
What is the Morning Glory in the story?
-The Morning Glory is a beautiful flower in the deep jungle that blooms every morning. It is described as a little white trumpet flower that is admired by a yellow bird but cannot be seen by the bird's son.
How did the baby bird learn about the Morning Glory?
-The baby bird learned about the Morning Glory from the yellow bird, its father, who flew all over the world and shared stories about the Morning Glory with his son.
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