ELPAC Listening Practice 11-12

What was the teacher's lesson about?

• How eyeglasses are made

• Inventions made possible by space research

• Discoveries made in outer space

Listening to a conversation between a boy and a girl.

Question 1/3: What problem are the students having?

• They cannot log on to their computers.

• They cannot decide on a topic for their projects.

• The library is not open this week.

Question 2/3: What is the students' teacher thinking of doing?

• moving the class to a different room

• changing the due date of a project

• letting students work together on a project

Question 3/3: What does the girl hope to do?

• use a computer at the library

• reserve the computer lab next week

• include some voting results in her project

Listening to a conversation between two students. The girl is discussing her opinion about national parks.

Question 1/4: Where does the girl get her information about national parks?

• from a publication she read

• from a history class she attended

• from a television program she watched

Questions 2/4: what does the girl say about President Theodore Roosevelt?

• Roosevelt lived in Yosemite as a young man.

• Roosevelt created the national park system.

• Roosevelt once worked for a mining company.

Question 3/4: What concern does the boy express about the national parks?

• Visitors can damage them.

• Inexperienced hikers can easily get lost in them.

• They are expensive to maintain.

Question 4/4: What point does the girl make about roads in national parks?

• Roads inside national parks are clearly indicated on maps.

• Good roads can increase the number of tourists visiting national parks.

• The placement of roads inside national parks is carefully planned.