TOEFL® PBT Test Sample Questions - Listening Comprehension (3)

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The following is Test Sample Questions for Section 1 (Listening Comprehension Practice Questions) Part B.

Part B

Directions: In this part of the test you will hear longer conversations. After each conversation you will hear several questions. The conversations and questions will not be repeated.

After you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your test book and choose the best answer. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen.

Remember, you are not allowed to take notes or write in your test book.

SAMPLE CONVERSATION AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS

(narrator)            Questions 4 through 7. Listen to a conversation about a trip.

(man)                  Are you ready for "The Big Apple"?

(woman)             Excuse me?

(man)                  You know, New York City. You are going to New York with us, aren't you? I wanted to                            show everybody around my old neighborhood.

(woman)             Oh...sure! I wouldn't miss it especially when the tour guide is a native New Yorker.

(man)                  I thought we could start at the Museum of Modern Art. Right now there's an exhibit on                           twentieth-century American painters.

(woman)             Fine with me...but what were you saying about...a big apple?

(man)                 "The Big Apple." It's a nickname for New York. I think I heard once that it started with                                  jazz musicians in the 20's.

(woman)             Oh.

(man)                 Whenever they played a concert in a city, they called that city an "apple." In those days,                                 New York was the biggest city in the country, so they called it "The Big Apple."

(woman)             Hey, I have an idea! Let's go to a jazz club while we're there.

(man)                 Sounds good.

Questions:  

4. You will hear:  

(narrator)            What is the man planning to see?

You will read:    

                A. An art exhibit.

                B. A Broadway play.

                C. A modern dance production.

                D. An opera.

5. You will hear:  

(narrator)            What can be inferred about the man?

You will read:    

                A. He is a jazz musician.

                B. He wants to join the woman's club.

                C. He is in his twenties.

                D. He was born in New York.

6. You will hear:  

(narrator)            What does the word "Apple" in the phrase "The Big Apple" refer to?

You will read:    

                A. An instrument.

                B. A city.

                C. A theater.

                D. A concert.

7. You will hear:  

(narrator)            Who gave New York its nickname?

You will read:    

                A. Painters.

                B. Tour guides.

                C. Musicians.

                D. Grocers.

Answer Key for Listening Comprehension

Section 1 — Listening Comprehension, Parts B

4. A

5. D

6. B

7. C

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