C1 Advanced Listening Exam Questions

What type of task appears in Part 2 of the C1 Advanced Listening exam?

• Multiple-choice questions

• Sentence completion with gaps

• Matching statements to speakers

• Choosing the correct summary

How many gaps do you have to complete in Part 2?

• 6

• 8

• 10

• 12

What kind of information do you need to write in the gaps?

• Full sentences

• Single words or short phrases

• Multiple-choice letters (A, B, C, or D)

• Numbers only

How many times do you hear the recording?

• Once

• Twice

• Three times

• As many times as you want

What should you do before listening to the recording?

• Read the sentences carefully and predict what kind of word is missing

• Wait until the audio starts to read the sentences

• Focus only on the first and last sentences

• Ignore the sentences and just listen

Which of these is the best strategy while listening?

• Write down everything you hear and choose later

• Listen for keywords and paraphrases rather than exact words

• Focus only on numbers and dates

• Stop listening after hearing the first answer

What should you do if you miss an answer?

• Give up and move on

• Try to guess based on the context and keep listening

• Ask the examiner to repeat the audio

• Leave the gap blank

Which of these words is likely to be a distractor in the audio?

• "The main reason was..."

• "At first, I thought..."

• "According to experts..."

• "It is clear that..."

Read the sentence and choose the best word to complete it: The speaker explains that the project was more _______ than expected.

• easy

• challenging

• quick

• expensive

Which of these mistakes is most common in Part 2?

• Writing too much information in the gap

• Spelling a key word incorrectly

• Not listening to the whole sentence before writing

• All of the above