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FCE - Listening

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 14mins

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Class
Date
1.

A distractor is a piece of information that...

a)

helps you

b)

confuses you

c)

guides you

d)

encourages you

2.

In the Listening test you will find...

a)

a variety of languages

b)

a variety of reasons

c)

a variety of voices

d)

a variety of sounds

3.

What are common distractors? (you can mark more than one)

a)

positive expressions

b)

negative expressions

c)

contrasting linking expressions

d)

connectors

4.

"My brother was so scared he couldn’t watch the film whereas I didn’t find it at all frightening".

a)

The speaker is frightened by the film

b)

The speaker is scared by the film

c)

The speaker isn´t frightened by the film

d)

The speaker couldn´t see the film

5.

Although most critics agreed that the film was her best ever , I was rather disappointed by her performance.

a)

The speaker loved the film

b)

The speaker liked the actress performance

c)

The speaker didn´t like the actress performance

d)

The speaker talked with the critics

6.

Although snow is now unlikely, we can expect a certain amount of rain later on.

a)

The speaker thinks it will snow

b)

The speaker likes the snow

c)

The speaker thinks it will

d)

The speaker thinks it will rain

7.

My daughter wanted me to help her with her homework but I told her to ask her mother.

a)

The speaker helped his daughter

b)

The mother helped her daughter

c)

The speaker didn´t help his daughter

d)

The daughter did her homework

8.

Whereas in most of the films he plays the “baddie” in this one he’s definitely the good guy.

a)

The actor is the hero in the film

b)

The actor is a good guy

c)

The actor is the villain in the film

d)

The actor is a bad guy

9.

"My parents had me taught piano at home by a tutor".

a)

The speaker learned the piano with a relative

b)

The speaker learned the piano at primary school

c)

The speaker learned the piano with a private teacher

d)

The speaker learned the piano alone

10.

"When I was working as a teacher I was offered the position of assistant head but in the end I said `no´".

a)

The speaker turned down the offer of a job at the school

b)

The speaker refused a promotion in the school

c)

The speaker quit the job at the school

d)

The speaker is unemployed

11.

The park itself wasn’t developed until 1979.

a)

The park was built after 1979.

b)

The park was built before 1979.

c)

The park was built in 1979.

d)

The park wasn´t built in 1979.

12.

The kids want to visit Spain for our holiday. However, the best deals this summer are in France so we’ll go there instead.

a)

The family will go to Spain for holiday

b)

The kids will go to Spain for holiday

c)

The family will go to France for holiday

d)

The family won´t go to France for holiday

13.

If you ride a roller coaster, it means you must be at least 110 cm tall, regardless of age.

a)

You are over 18 years old

b)

You are less than 110 cm tall

c)

You're not 18 years old yet.

d)

You are more than 110 cm tall

14.

What could be useful to do before listening to the audio? (you can mark more than one option)

a)

wait for the audio to start

b)

read the questions and underline key words

c)

make notes and try to predict vocabulary

d)

sharpen the pencil

15.

The Listening test is the Paper (a)   (number)