TSA Practice Paper 2

Listening

Part / BC Descriptor / Assessment Focus / Score
1 / Use a small range of strategies to understand the meaning of short and simple texts on familiar topics which are delivered slowly and clearly in familiar accents (IS, KS, ES) / Discriminate between common words
Extract specific information / 8
2 / Discriminate between words with a range of vowel and consonant sounds (KS)
Use a small range of strategies to understand the meaning of short and simple texts on familiar topics which are delivered slowly and clearly in familiar accents (IS, KS, ES) / Identify gist or main ideas
Identify key words / 7
3 / Use a small range of strategies to understand the meaning of short and simple texts on familiar topics which are delivered slowly and clearly in familiar accents (IS, KS, ES) / Identify gist or main ideas
Identify key words / 10
Total Score / 25

Answer Key

Part 1

  1. A
  2. D
  3. B
  4. B
  5. B
  6. C
  7. C
  8. A

Part 2

  1. A
  2. D
  3. A
  4. C
  5. A
  6. A
  7. B

Part 3

  1. B
  2. D
  3. A
  4. B
  5. D
  6. C
  7. D
  8. A
  9. D
  10. B

Audio Script

Narrator:Part 1

Gary’s English teacher is reading some instructions to the class.

Listen to the instructions. The instructions will be played two times.

When you hear a beep (beep), answer the question.

You now have 30 seconds to read the questions. (30-second music)

The instructions will begin now.

[Miss Wong:OK, let’s try doing the online exercise on the computer.

First, please click the exercise button.

Next, you will see a list of English exercises for you to choose from.

Today, I want you to try the exercise on superlative adjectives.

Please choose that from the list and click ‘yes’.

Narrator:Question 1. Where do the students do the exercise? (beep) (8-second pause)

Question 2. What is the exercise about? (beep) (8-second pause)

Miss Wong:Once you have clicked yes, you will see a form for you to fill in.

Remember to fill in your name, your class and your class number so that I can recordyour marks.

Now I’ll give you two minutes to fill in the form. Don’t forget to click ‘done’ when you finish.

Narrator:Question 3. Why do students need to fill in the form? (beep) (8-second pause)

Question 4. How much time is given for the students to fill in the form? (beep) (8-second pause)

Question 5. Which button should students click to submit their answers?(beep) (8-second pause)

Miss Wong:Have you finished? Good.

Now you can start doing the exercise. There’s a total of twenty questions in this exercise. Remember to read the instructions before you answer the questions.

When you finish all the questions, please click ‘submit’.

If you have any questions, please put up your hand and I’ll come to help you.]

Narrator:Question 6. How many questions are there in the exercise? (beep) (8-second pause)

Question 7. What should the students read before they answer the questions? (beep) (8-second pause)

Question 8. Which button should students click at the end of the exercise? (beep) (8-second pause)

Listen to the instructions again and check your answers.

The instructions will begin now.

(Repeat [ ] without questions and pauses)

This is the end of Part 1.

Narrator:Part 2

Gary is listening to an interview on the radio.

Listen to the interview. The interview will be played two times.

When you hear a beep (beep), answer the question.

You now have 10 seconds to read Questions 1 to 3. (10-second music)

The first part of the interview will begin now.

[Host:Good morning, Dr Yeung. Thanks for coming to our interview. Would you please tell us what childrenshould do to maintain a healthy body?

Dr Yeung:Of course! First of all, they should have enough sleep. I suggest them togo to bedbefore ten o’clock every day.

Host:And they have to get up early the next morning for school.

Dr Yeung:Right. If they go to bed before ten’clock, they can get at least eight hours of sleep.

Narrator:Question 1. Who is the guest speaker of the interview? (beep) (8-second pause)

Question 2. What time should childrengo to bed? (beep) (8-second pause)

Question 3. How many hours should children sleep every day?(beep) (8-second pause)

You now have 10 seconds to read Questions 4and 5. (10-second music)

The second part of the interview will begin now.

Narrator:OK. Dr Yeung, can you tell us something about food? What should children eat for a healthy body?

Dr Yeung:Of course! They should eat plenty of vegetables every day. Besides vegetables, they should eat some meat. White meat like fish, chicken and turkey is good.Don’t forgetto eat breakfast every morning!]

Narrator:Question 4. Which of the following is NOT a kind of white meat? (beep)

(8-second pause)

Question 5. Which meal does Dr Lee remind children to eat?(beep) (8-second pause)

You now have 10 seconds to read Questions 6 to 7. (10-second music)

Listen to the third part of the interview.

Narrator:Now, Dr Yeung, do you have any advice for the children?

Dr Yeung:Yes! I want them to do sports. They can try running. Running is very good and it can keep them healthy. They should run twice a week.

Narrator:Thanks, Dr Yeung, for your advice.]

Narrator:Question 6. What sport should children do? (beep) (8-second pause)

Question 7.How many times should children exercise every week? (beep) (8-second pause)

Listen to the interview again and check your answers.

The interview will begin now.

(Repeat [ ] without questions and pauses)

This is the end of Part 2.

Narrator:Part 3

Gary is talking with his friend Kathy about their hobbies.

Listen to the conversation. The conversation will be played two times.
When you hear a beep (beep), answer the question.
You now have 30 seconds to read the questions. (30-second music)

The conversation will begin now.

[Gary:Hi, Kathy. What’s your favourite hobby?

Kathy:I like reading storybooks when I have free time. (beep) (8-second pause)

Gary:Oh yes! I remember you like reading English books, right?

Kathy:Yes. I read English books every weekend.(beep) (8-second pause)

Gary:What’s your favourite book?

Kathy:My favourite book is called Lucky the Brave Dog.(beep) (8-second pause)

Gary:What’s the book about?

Kathy:The book is about Lucky saving his owner, Peter, whogot lost atsea. (beep) (8-second pause)

Gary:That sounds like a touching story! What other books have you read recently?

Kathy:I’ve read Around the World in 80 Daysand Goldilocks and the Three Bears.(beep) (8-second pause)

Gary:They must be fun to read.

Kathy:Yes, it is. How about you, Gary? What’s your favourite hobby?

Gary:I always go swimming when I’m free.(beep) (8-second pause)

Kathy:Oh, you love swimming! Where do you swim? At the beach?

Gary:No. I usually swim at the swimming pool. There’s one near my home. I usually walk there.(beep) (8-second pause)

Kathy:How often do you swim?

Gary:I swim every Saturday. I go with my best friend, John. We always swim together.(beep) (8-second pause)

Kathy:How long have you learned swimming?

Gary:I’ve learned swimming for two years. Now I’m an advanced learner. (beep) (8-second pause)

Kathy:I see. Did anyone teach you to swim?

Gary:Yes, I joined an after-school swimming class and the coach there taught me to swim. Do you want to learn swimming, Kathy? I can teach you.

Kathy:Sure! That’s very kind of you!(beep) (8-second pause)]

Listen to the conversation again and check your answers.

The conversation will begin now.

(Repeat [ ] without pauses)

This is the end of Part 3.

This is the end of the Listening Paper.

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