Study Guide
Field 180: Chinese (Mandarin)
Sample Interpretive Listening Questions
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The following materials contain:
- Test directions for the interpretive listening questions
- Sample interpretive listening questions
Test Directions for the Interpretive Listening Questions
[ start bold Note to examinee: end bold These test directions are provided here to familiarize you with the directions you will see on the actual test. They may refer to features whose functionality is not enabled in this study guide]
This section of the test contains selected-response questions that involve listening to an audio recording. Listen carefully to the recording. Each excerpt will be followed by one or more selected-response questions. Each selected-response question has four answer choices. After listening to an excerpt, read each question and answer choice carefully and choose the start uppercase ONE end uppercase best answer. Excerpts will vary in length. Unless otherwise indicated, each listening passage will be read twice.
The first recorded excerpt will begin playing automatically once you advance to the next screen. There will be a period of silence at the beginning of each recording. During this silence, you should familiarize yourself with the test question(s) presented on the screen.
Once the audio begins, you will not be able to pause, stop, or replay it. Therefore, listen carefully, then answer the question(s) on the screen. Even if you are unsure of an answer, it is better to guess than not to answer a question at all. You will start uppercase NOT end uppercase be penalized for guessing.
start bold You will not be able to go back and review your answers to questions in this section of the test. end bold Once you move to the next question, you will not be able to go back to previous questions in this section. Therefore, be sure to select your answer carefully before you move to the next question. The next recorded excerpt will not begin playing until you advance to the next question.
Please be aware that the visual enhancements
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are start uppercase NOT end uppercase available during this section of the test. Please start uppercase DO NOT end uppercase use these features until you have completed all listening items and proceeded to the remaining sections of the test.
Click the start bold Next end bold button when you have finished reading these directions and are ready to begin the listening selected-response section of the test. Be sure you have your headset on before proceeding.
Select the start bold Next end bold button to continue.
[After completing the listening comprehension assignment, you will see on the screen:]
This is the end of the listening comprehension section of the test. You may now remove your headset.
Select the start bold Next end bold button to continue with the remainder of the test.
Sample Interpretive Listening Questions
[ start bold Note to examinee: end bold The dialogue shown below represents the recorded text you would hear on the actual test. It is shown here for study purposes only; on the actual test you will not see printed text accompanying the recordings]
(You will hear and read:)
start bold Listen to the conversation between a taxi driver and a passenger; then answer the questions. You will hear the conversation twice. end bold
(You will hear:)
[PAUSE 80 seconds]
(One male speaker [driver] and one female speaker [passenger] are speaking—the passenger is getting information from driver.)
[Simplified:]
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??:?????????,????????????????????,????????
??:??????????????????,?????,????????!
??:?,???????,??????????????
??:?????????,??????????????????????,??????????????,????????????
??:???????????????,???!
??:???????????,?????????????????,??????????
??:????????!
??:??????,???????????????,???????,????????????
??:??????,?????????????
[Traditional:]
??:??,??!????????,???
??:??,????????????
??:?????????,????????????????????,????????
??:??????????????????,?????,????????!
??:?,???????,??????????????
??:?????????,??????????????????????,??????????????,????????????
??:???????????????,???!
??:???????????,?????????????????,??????????
??:????????!
??:??????,???????????????,???????,????????????
??:??????,?????????????
(You will hear and read:)
start bold Now you will hear the conversation again. end bold
start italics [Repeat conversation] end italics
(You will hear and read:)
start bold Now answer the questions. end bold
Competency 0001
Demonstrate literal comprehension of a variety of formal and informal spoken messages likely to be encountered in culturally authentic situations (e.g., announcements, dialogues, speeches, poetry).
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correct response: c. After the passenger expresses enthusiasm about being able to eat an authentic local breakfast from a booth in the park, the driver tells the passenger that many people practice tai chi in the park. The driver suggests that the passenger join the tai chi practitioners after eating breakfast and before going to the botanical garden ("???????????,?????????????????,??????????" / "???????????,?????????????????,??????????").
Competency 0001
Demonstrate literal comprehension of a variety of formal and informal spoken messages likely to be encountered in culturally authentic situations (e.g., announcements, dialogues, speeches, poetry).
2. ??????????????
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"?????????,????????????"
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"????????!"
"????????!"
correct response: c. The conditional is expressed in Mandarin by using one phrase that states the condition, beginning with an appropriate conjunction, and following that phrase with the consequence of the condition. In this example, the first phrase starts with the conjunction "??" / "??" followed by the condition of the weather being good ("???????" / "???????"), while the second phrase states the consequence of the condition: going to the park near the hotel ("???????????" / "???????????").
Competency 0002
Infer meaning and analyze information from a variety of formal and informal spoken messages likely to be encountered in culturally authentic situations (e.g., announcements, dialogues, speeches, poetry).
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correct response: d. After the passenger expresses enthusiasm about being able to eat an authentic local breakfast from a booth in the park, the driver tells the passenger that many people practice tai chi in the park. The driver suggests that the passenger join the tai chi practitioners after eating breakfast and before going to the botanical garden ("???????????,?????????????????,??????????" / "???????????,?????????????????,??????????").