Beaconhouse School System

English Listening Grade IV

Student Name: ______________________ Section: _______________

Time allowed: 40 minutes Total marks: 25

Instructions:
• You will be listening twice to a recording/passage read by the teacher.

• You should skim through the questions for 2 minutes, before the recording begins/passage is read out.

• After 2 minutes, the recording will be played/ passage will be read out for the first time.

• You should not use your pencils while listening to the recording/read out passage for the first time.

• When the recording is played/passage is read out for the second time, you are allowed to answer the
questions as you listen.

• You have the choice to answer during the second recording/reading OR after the second recording/reading.

• You are requested not to speak, murmur or move your chair/table while the recording is played/passage is
read out.

• You are requested not to ask questions from the teacher during the recording/passage being read out.
Instructions to be read out:
Good morning children. I welcome you all to your English end of year listening test for class 4. You are required
to sit relaxed and listen to the given instructions carefully for successful completion of tasks.

You will be provided with a question paper before the test starts. You are required to write your name, date, and
section on it and put your pencils down. You can then turn to the next page and skim through all the questions
for 2 minutes. You will listen to an audio story and later you will answer questions based on that story. The
recording of the complete story will be played "twice". During the second time of the recording being played, you
can start answering questions OR You can attempt the paper after the second recording is complete.

During the test you must not ask verbal questions as it will cause, disturbance and kindly note that the recording
will not be paused or played again after the set time.

Wish you, best of luck for the test.

 Listening Assessment Task
Full Length [Total marks: 25 ]

Q. Listen to the audio carefully, recall the description and select the correct option.
https://www.esl-lab.com/difficult/assisted-living/

Q 1. Underline the correct option. [_______/5]

1. What did the speaker’s parents do in Honduras years ago?

i. They worked with the government to help the poor.
ii. They helped build an orphanage for the children.
iii. They taught English in local public schools.
2. The speaker’s mother is suffering from both diseases at a time.
i. Alzheimer and Parkinson
ii. Alzheimer and diabetes
iii. Alzheimer and dementia
3. For the speaker, one of the most difficult aspects of his mom’s Alzheimer’s disease?
i. He can’t have conversations with his mom.
ii. His mother falls a lot and often gets hurt.
iii. He isn’t able to care for her at home .
4. _____ usually helps his mom with her meals.

i. His father
ii. Other family
iii. The nurse
iv.
5. The speaker’s mother likes to __________ at the care center.
i. talk with other residents
ii. play chess
iii. watch T.V shows
Q2. Fill in the blanks with suitable words as used in the podcast. [__________/5]

i. Mom was born in Texas and worked as a ______________________ for many years.

ii. Right now speaker’s Mom lives in a special ______________ center.

iii. The speaker’s conversations with his Mom are very _____________________.

iv. This world could be wonderful if we try to lighten the burden of others with a _____________, a touch, or a

kind word.
v. Speaker’s mother uses a _______________ chair as she can’t walk.

Q3. Match the sentences of the column I and column II suitably according to the podcast.

[_______/5]

Column I Column II

Alzheimer ten minutes ago

CNA A brain disorder

Mom can’t remember the things happened Certified Nursing Assistant

Mom responses only by saying thank you or hello

Predict Tell/guess the future

Q4. Write one word answer. [________/10]

1. What are the feelings of the speaker at his mother’s mental diseases? Give an adjective for it.

__________________________________________

2. Who helps to bathe speaker’s mother?

__________________________________________

3. In which country is Honduras city located?

_________________________________

4. Where does the speaker’s mother go for excursions?

_____________________________________________________

5. How many family members do the speaker has?

___________________________________________