Mini-Test 3

Listening

Listening

Section directions

This section measures your ability to understand conversations and lectures in English. You will
hear each conversation or lecture only once. After each conversation or lecture, you will
answer some questions about it. 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.

You may take notes while you listen. You may use your notes to help you answer the
questions. Your notes will not be scored.

If you want to change the volume while listening, click on the Volume icon at the top of the
screen.

In some questions, you will see this icon: (icon). This means that you will hear, but not see part
of the question.

Some of the questions have special directions. These directions appear in a gray box on the
screen. Most questions are worth one point. If a questions is worth more than one point, it will
have special directions that indicate how many points you can receive.

In this section of the test, it will take about 20 minutes to listen to the conversations and
lectures and to answer the questions. You must answer each question.

You will now start the Listening section.

Questions 1-5

Listen as a student consults with and advisor.

1. Why does the student go to see the advisor?

a) To decide what his major should be
b) To decide between two seemingly similar courses
c) To decide when to fulfil the general education requirement.
d) To decide whether or not to take an introductory-level course.
2. What differentiates Biology 101 from the other course?
a) Biology 101 has more lectures and is therefore worth more units.
b) Biology 101 fulfills the science requirement while the other course does not.
c) Biology 101 has a laboratory component and more math
d) Biology 101 can only be taken by science majors.
3. Listen again to part of the passage. Then answer the question.
What does the advisor mean when she says this:
a) “That’s not completely correct, but you’ll understand later”
b) “That’s more or less accurate”
c) “We have different opinions on this”
d) “That’s an impolite way to summarize the differences”.
4. What decision does the advisor seem to think that the student should make fairly
soon?
 a) Whether his major will be within the sciences or not
b) How he should fulfil the general education requirements.
c) Whether or not to study biology
d) Exactly what his major is
5. What can be concluded from the conversation?
a) The student has made a decision on a major
b) The student really does not like science
c) The student has completed his general education requirements
d) The student has decided which course to take.

Questions 6-11

Listen to a lecture in a gemology class.

6. How does the professor present the different styles of gems?

a) From the least common to the most common
b) From the simplest to the most complex
c) From the oldest to the most recently developed
d) From the least expensive to the most expensive
7. What does the professor say about faceting?
Click on 2 answers
a) There is no evidence that it was done earlier than the fifteenth century
b) It may have been done earlier than the fifteenth century.
c) Europe was most likely the first place it was done.
d) It was definitely done in the fifteenth century in Europe.
8. According to the lecture, which is true about the different styles of finishing gems?
a) The cabochon is challenging to set in jewelry
b) The brilliant cut developed before the rose cut
c) The brilliant cut begins with a natural eight-sided crystal shaped
d) The table cut developed after the cabochon.
9. Which style of gem is no longer used much because it does not reflect light well?
a) The rose cut
b) The cabochon
c) The table cut
d) The brilliant cut
10. What conclusion can be drawn from the lecture?
a) That the cutting of gemstones developed earlier than the polishing of
gemstones.
b) That polishing gemstones has become more common than cutting gemstones
c) That the cutting of gemstones developed before the principles of optics were
fully understood
d) That the cutting of gemstones developed as a result of the understanding of
optics.
11. In the talk, the professor explains how each of these styles of gems was finished. Check
whether each style was cut or polished to its final shape, according to the passage.
This questions is worth 3 points (3 points for 4 correct answers, 2 points for 3 correct
answers, 1 points for 2 correct answers, and 0 points for 1 or 0 correct answers).

For each answer, click in the POLISHED or CUT column.

POLISHED:

Brilliant –

Cabochon –

Rose –

Table –

CUT:

Brilliant –

Cabochon –

Rose –

Table –