Listening Mock Test
Section 1
Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Local food shopsWhere to go
- Pine Avenue – near the 1.
Italian deli
- cross the 2. and turn left
- best to go before 3. pm, earlier than closing time
Organic market
- called 4.
Supermarket
- take a 6. minibus, number 123
Complete the table below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
| To buy | Other ideas | |
|---|---|---|
| Italian deli | 500 grams of ricotta | a bunch of 7. |
| Organic market | herbs and a 8. for dessert | sauces and 9. |
| Bakery | a sourdough loaf | a 10. pastry |
Section 2
Expo workshops
What information is given about each of the following expo workshops?
Choose answers from the list and write the correct letter (A–H) in the boxes next to Questions 11–16.
Information:
A. involves gadget construction
B. will be led by a famous businessperson
C. is aimed at beginners
D. involves hands-on building
E. focuses on digital challenges
F. is aimed at a specific age group
G. explores the joy of technology
H. raises awareness of tech heritage
Expo Workshops:
11. Coding Wizards12. Build It
13. Team Up
14. Speak Tech
15. Joy of Tech
16. Roots of Innovation
Which TWO reasons does the speaker give for recommending Create and Innovate?
A. It will appeal to both boys and girls.
B. The author is well known.
C. It has elaborate illustrations.
D. It is humorous.
E. It addresses a serious topic.
Write in the boxes the letters that correspond to the two things in either order.
17.
18.
Which TWO pieces of advice does the speaker give to parents about engaging children with technology?
A. Encourage children to watch any type of documentaries.
B. Allow children to explore tech books.
C. Get recommendations from tech teachers.
D. Limit topics children can explore.
E. Only discuss technology with children until they can understand it independently.
Write in the boxes the letters that correspond to the two things in either order.
19.
20.
Section 3
Behaviour experiment for Year 11 students
Choose the correct letter (A, B, or C).
21. How does Alex feel about the students in his Year 11 physics class?
22. How does Rachel react to Alex’s suggestion about an experiment based on students’ study habits?
23. What problem do they agree may be involved in an experiment involving animals?
24. What question do they decide the experiment should address?
25. Alex might also consider doing another experiment involving
Complete the flowchart below. Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter (A–H) next to Questions 26–30.
A. size
B. escape
C. age
D. noise
E. white noise
F. deviation
G. changes
H. food colour
26. Choose mice which are all the same
27. Divide the mice into two groups, each with a different
Put each group in a separate cage.
Feed group A commercial mouse food.
28. Feed group B the same, but also extra stimuli from
29. Place them in a monitoring chamber to prevent
30. Do all necessary calculations, including the standard
Section 4
Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Robotics
Environmental impact
- enter the environment via various 31. .
- the breakdown of robotic materials
- waste from industry
- the degradation of materials on surfaces
Effects of robots
The studies with plants and 32. .
They enter the food chain and can be used in planting and 33. .
They may not affect traditional practices, but governments have already regulated the use of 34. in some countries.
Robots are present in many of the 35. used by small and large farmers.
Robots in the soil – a study by the University of Cambridge
Crops of 36. were used in the experiment with different robotic systems.
The study aimed to find whether robots in crops affect the 37. of plants.
The study found that robots caused:
- more seeds to germinate
- 38. matter found in the soil increased.
- 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 benefit both 40. and society.