Listening - Test 3
PART 1 Questions 1–10
Questions 1–6
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Local food shops
Where to go
- Kite Place – near the 1
Fish market
- cross the 2 and turn right
- best to go before 3 pm, earlier than closing time
Organic shop
- called “4”
- below a restaurant in the large, grey building
- look for the large 5 outside
Supermarket
- take a 6 minibus, number 289
Questions 7–10
Complete the table below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
| Shopping | To buy | Other ideas |
|---|---|---|
| Fish market | a dozen prawns | a handful of 7 (type of seaweed) |
| Organic shop | beans and a 8 for dessert | spices and 9 |
| Bakery | a brown loaf | a 10 tart |
PART 2 Questions 11–20
Questions 11–16 – What information is given about each of the following festival workshops?
Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A–H, next to Questions 11–16.
Information
A involves painting and drawingB will be led by a prize‑winning author
C is aimed at children with a disability
D involves a drama activity
E focuses on new relationships
F is aimed at a specific age group
G explores an unhappy feeling
H raises awareness of a particular culture
festival workshops
Questions 17–18 – Which TWO reasons does the speaker give for recommending Alive and Kicking?
Choose TWO letters, A–E.
Questions 19–20 – Which TWO pieces of advice does the speaker give to parents about reading?
Choose TWO letters, A–E.
PART 3 Questions 21–30
Questions 21–25 – Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Science experiment for Year 12 students
Questions 26–30 – Complete the flowchart below.
Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A–H, next to Questions 26–30.
B escape
C age
D water
E cereal
F calculations
G changes
H colour
- Choose mice which are all the same 26.
- Divide the mice into two groups, each with a different 27.
- Put each group in a separate cage.
Feed group A commercial mouse food.
Feed group B the same, but also sugar contained in 28. - Take measurements using an electronic scale.
Place them in a weighing chamber to prevent 29. - Do all necessary 30.
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PART 4 Questions 31–40
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Microplastics
Where microplastics come from
- fibres from some 31
- the breakdown of large pieces of plastic
- waste from industry
- the action of vehicle tyres on roads
Effects of microplastics
- They cause injuries to the 32 of wildlife and affect their digestive systems.
- They enter the food chain, e.g. in bottled and tap water, 33 and seafood.
- They may not affect human health, but they are already banned in skin cleaning products and 34 in some countries.
- Microplastics enter the soil through the air, rain and 35.
Microplastics in the soil – a study by Anglia Ruskin University
- Earthworms are important because they add 36 to the soil.
- The study aimed to find whether microplastics in earthworms affect the 37 of plants.
- The study found that microplastics caused:
– 38 loss in earthworms
– fewer seeds to germinate
– a rise in the level of 39 in the soil. - The study concluded:
– soil should be seen as an important natural process.
– changes to soil damage both ecosystems and 40.
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