Test training I
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| University | Dr. Tahar Moulay |
| Faculty | Letters, Languages and Arts |
| Target audience | First Year Students. |
| The course title | Test training |
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LISTENING COMPREHENSION TRAINING
Subject: listening comprehension training
Listening skill : to be aware of listening test instructions
Tips before taking listening test
Ø Listening Instructions
❑ Time: approximately 30 min (plus an additional 5 minutes to transfer your answers).
❑ There are two sections 1 and 2 in a social context. In this test, you will hear a text TWICE ONLY. It will be divided up as follows:
Section |
What kind of text will I hear? |
1 |
A conversation between two people about a general topic with a transactional purpose ( e.g. finding out information about travel) |
2 |
A monolog or prompted monolog on a general topic with a transactional purpose ( e.g. giving information about event in the community) |
❑ There are ten (10) questions for each section in the listening test. Below are the task types that you may find in any section. You may have between one and three different tasks per section.
Task type |
What do I have to do? |
Notes/ summary/ table/ flowchart completion |
Complete notes/ a summary/ table/ flowchart with a suitable word or words within the word limit given. |
Multiple choice |
Choose one answer from alternatives A-C Choose two answers from alternatives A-E |
Short answer questions |
Answer questions in the word limit given |
Sentence completion |
Complete a sentence with a suitable word or words within the word limit given |
Labeling a diagram, plan or map |
Label a diagram/ plan / or map with a suitable word (or words) or by choosing from a box of possible answers. |
Classification |
Classify the information given in the question according to three different criteria (A, B or C). These may be dates, names , types, etc. |
Matching |
Match a list of statements to a list of possible answers in a box (e.g. people, theories or dates). |
❑ Assessment: each question is worth one mark (point).