LISTEN Exam Tips

Question 1

Listening Section has 30 min. How to allocate your time?

Answer 1

1. Spend 20 min in listening and marking answers in the question booklet
2. Spend 10 min on transferring answers to the Answer Sheet

Question 2

Always look out for key words

Answer 2

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Question 3

Understand the story line

Answer 3

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Question 4

Audio passages are linked to question groups

Answer 4

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Question 5

Remember to make notes in the question booklet

Answer 5

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Question 6

Note instructions for the questions very carefully

Answer 6

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Question 7

The audio passages indicate the list of questions before starting the passage

Answer 7

Remember to underline / mark the questions linked to the passage on-play

Question 8

Focus on specifics

Answer 8

1. Note main ideas in rough booklet
2. Keep note of names, locations, times and other specifics
3. Important information will always have loud and clear audio
4. Do not get distracted with different voice types

Question 9

ANSWER AS YOU LISTEN

Answer 9

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Question 10

Keep note of Exclusion points during the passage

Answer 10

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Question 11

Elimination strategy for MCQs

Answer 11

T-F-NG

Check if the option is True (T), False (F) and Not Given (NG)

Question 12

Beware of CHAMELEON questions

Answer 12

Different words used in the audio and in the question booklet can be confusing. Focus on the meaning

Question 13

LAST WORD COUNTS

Answer 13

Beware of the audio flow; keep in mind the actual meaning and final summary of the audio passage

Question 14

GENERALIZATION

Answer 14

Usage of examples followed by the generic category. Keep note of the generic category as questions will require the use of the generic category reference instead of specific examples