Quiz Maker LogoMake your own QuizCopy & Edit
Make your own quizManage my QuizzesPlans / FeaturesGuides and HelpContactPrivacy & Security

Listening Practice 8

Listening Section
 
This section measures your ability to understand conversations and lectures in English.
 
Listen to each recording only one time. Next, answer the questions. The questions typically ask about the main idea and supporting details. Some questions ask about a speaker’s purpose or attitude. Answer the questions based on what is stated or implied by the speakers. Answer each question before moving on. Do not return to previous questions.
 
You have 10 minutes to answer all the questions in the Listening section.  

Now begin the Listening section.
Listening Section
 
This section measures your ability to understand conversations and lectures in English.
 
Listen to each recording only one time. Next, answer the questions. The questions typically ask about the main idea and supporting details. Some questions ask about a speaker’s purpose or attitude. Answer the questions based on what is stated or implied by the speakers. Answer each question before moving on. Do not return to previous questions.
 
You have 10 minutes to answer all the questions in the Listening section.  

Now begin the Listening section.
Listening Part 1
 
After listening to the conversation, click next to proceed to the questions.
Listening Part 1
 
After listening to the conversation, click next to proceed to the questions.
Why does the student go to see the professor?
To discuss the latest trends in the photography shows
To find out why some of her work was not selected for a show
To discuss how to get her photographs exhibited.
To find out about a student photography show on campus.
According to the professor, what is the best way to create work that is likely to be chosen for a show
By taking photographs that fit with current trends
By following one's own artistic views
By consulting experienced photographers
By learing what gallery owners interested in
What does the professor imply about photography created outside of classroom 
It is usually technically stronger than work created for a class
It trends to be more interesting than class work
It is faces increased pressure to be trendy
It is more likely to be exhibited than is work created for a class
According to the professor, what are two ways young photographers can market their work. Click on 2 answers.
Share examples of their work with others
Hire a professional agent to sell their work
Display their work in places other than gallery
Ask a professor to recommend their work to gallery owners.
Listen again part of coversation. Then answer the question. Why does the student say this.
To ask the professor to reevaluate her work
To indicate that she understands the importence of sharing her work
To show that she disagrees with the professor's opinion
To suggest that her works has met the professor's criteria
Listening Part 2
 
After listening to the lecture, click next to proceed to the questions.
Listening Part 2
 
After listening to the lecture, click next to proceed to the questions.
What does the lecture mainly about.
Recent fossil evidence connecting whales and the hippopotamus
Difficulties in the determining the evolutionary histoy of whales
Similarities among ancient ancestors of whales
Similarities between whales and other modern-day animals
According to the professor, what three aspects of the Ambulocetus fossil make Ambulocetus a likely bridge between land mammals and sea mammals? Click on 3 answers
It had elongated skeletal structure
It syrongly resembled a modern hippopotamus
It had an unusually kind and thin tail for a whale
It had limbs that could have been used for walking
Its skull had ear bones charesteristic of land mammals
According to the professor, what does the discovery of Ambulocetus mean to researchers?
It fills a gap in the fossil evidence for whale evolution
It has becom less significant since the discovery of Basilosaurus
It calls into doubt the theory that whale evolved from land mammals
It suggests that whales envolved more recently than was previously belleved
What evidence suggests that whale are descandants of the hippopotamus
Similarities between hippopotamus fossils and the Ambulocetus fossil.
Similarities in the genes of hippopotamus and whales
Similarities in the habitats of modern hippopotamuses and ancient whales
Similarities in the skelatal structures of modern hippopotamuses and ancient whales
What is the professor's opinion about recent genetic studies relating to whale evulotion?
They solve a long- standing mystery involving fossil evidence
They contain significant errors
They present evidence that conflicts with fossil evidence
The finding of the various studies should not have suprised researchers
What does DNA evidence indicate about relationships among whales?
All modern whales descend from sperm whales
Diffirences among toothed whales are significant that was previously thought
Not all toothed whales are closely related
Sperm whale are more closely related to killer than was previously thought
Listening Part 3
 
After listening to the lecture, click next to proceed to the questions.
 
Listening Part 3
 
After listening to the lecture, click next to proceed to the questions.
 
What is the main purpose of the lecture?
To describe the trade in food crops between Europe and Americas
To describe the inroduction of American food crops to Europeans
To describe the influance of American food crops on traditional Europeans
To describe the difficulties of growing Amercan food crops in European climates
What is the professor imply about certain plants in the nightshade family?
They grow best in Mediterranean climates
Their leaves are high in nutritional value
They were mistakenly believed to be related to patatoes
They are dangerous when eaten by human beings
What does the professor imply about Thomas Jefferson's attitude toward tomatoes?
It was typical of his unconvetional way of thinking
It helped to advence his political career
It changed the eating habits of Noth Americans
It helped to make tomatoes popular in Europe
According to the professor, what was the long-effect of the introduction of American corn and patatoes to Europe?
It had a negative effect onthe nutitional intake of people living near the Mediterranean Sea.
It contributes to a shift in the balance of power from southern Europe to Northern Europe
It encouraged the develepment of new types of cuisine in southern Europe
It led to the failure of many native European grain crops
According to the professor, what is the one of the reasons why patatoes became popular in Ireland?
Patatoes were more nourshing than native Irish food crops
Patatoes grew better at higher altitudes than native Irish crops
Political leaders in Ireland encouraged the cultivation of patatoes
People in İreland were not aware that patatoes are members of the nightshade family
What can be inferred about the professor when she says this?
She expects the student to provide an answer to her question
She is suprised by the student's question
She thinks that she knows what the student was going to ask
She expects other students in the class to express their opinions
Name:
{"name":"Listening Practice 8", "url":"https://www.quiz-maker.com/QPREVIEW","txt":"Listening Section   This section measures your ability to understand conversations and lectures in English.   Listen to each recording only one time. Next, answer the questions. The questions typically ask about the main idea and supporting details. Some questions ask about a speaker’s purpose or attitude. Answer the questions based on what is stated or implied by the speakers. Answer each question before moving on. Do not return to previous questions.   You have 10 minutes to answer all the questions in the Listening section.   Now begin the Listening section., After listening to the converstaion, click next to proceed to the questions., Why does the man go to see the registrar?","img":"https://cdn.poll-maker.com/29-1028623/giphy.gif?sz=1200"}

More Quizzes

All About Your Best Friend (Alex)
11612
Girls quiz
13627
Register Your Team :Crossword
420
1
100
QUIZ
5243
Qual princesa tem mais a ver com a sua personalidade!?
740
Hoor jij thuis op Versailles
10537
Quiz: Der lange Weg zu einer neuen Therapie
52120
Reggini Quiz
3235
210
Leavers Awards 2017
520
Ssssssssss
320
Quiz Maker Logo Make your own Quiz
Powered by: Quiz Maker