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Practice Test A - Listening Test

Listening Test Instructions

On the official test, once you leave a page, you cannot go back to it to change your answers. However, in this sample test, you can.

Please note that the order of question types on the official test may differ from the order presented here.

This Listening Test is identical in format to the official test except that the Listening section of the official test may be slightly longer as it might contain additional questions included for research and development purposes.

Listening Instructional Video

Practice Test A - Listening Practice Task
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Listen to a short statement. You will hear it only once.

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Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the statement.

I want to see the concert again.

I didn’t attend the concert.

The concert was cancelled.

The concert wasn’t good.

Practice Test A - Listening Part 1: Listening to Problem Solving

Listening to Problem Solving

You will hear a conversation in 3 sections. You will hear each section only once.

After each section, you will hear 2 or 3 questions. You will hear the questions only once.

Choose the best answer to each question.

Practice Test A - Listening Part 1: Listening to Problem Solving

Instructions:

You will hear a conversation between a man and a woman in a travel agency. She is a traveller and he is a travel agent.

Practice Test A - Listening Part 1: Listening to Problem Solving

Listen to the conversation. You will hear the conversation only once. It is about 1 to 1.5 minutes long.

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Practice Test A - Listening Part 1: Listening to Problem Solving
Time remaining: 30 seconds

Listen to a short statement. You will hear it only once.

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Question 1 of 8

Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the statement.

To plan a trip with family

To take a tour of Montreal

To host a party for her grandmother

To purchase air tickets to Montreal

Practice Test A - Listening Part 1: Listening to Problem Solving
Time remaining: 30 seconds

Listen to a short statement. You will hear it only once.

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Question 2 of 8

Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the statement.

She has to ask her husband for that.

Her husband and she have to work on the 20th.

She won’t get an off from the office.

She can travel in the evening only.

Practice Test A - Listening Part 1: Listening to Problem Solving

You will hear the second section of the conversation shortly.

Preparation Time

10 seconds

Practice Test A - Listening Part 1: Listening to Problem Solving

Listen to the conversation. You will hear the conversation only once. It is about 1 to 1.5 minutes long.

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Practice Test A - Listening Part 1: Listening to Problem Solving
Time remaining: 30 seconds

Listen to a short statement. You will hear it only once.

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Question 3 of 8

Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the statement.

Cancel the trip.

Suggest to her husband to book the early morning flight.

Discuss the departure dates with her husband.

Book her flight for 24th of May.

Practice Test A - Listening Part 1: Listening to Problem Solving
Time remaining: 30 seconds

Listen to a short statement. You will hear it only once.

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Question 4 of 8

Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the statement.

30 minutes

5 hours

3 hours

45 minutes

Practice Test A - Listening Part 1: Listening to Problem Solving
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Listen to a short statement. You will hear it only once.

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Question 5 of 8

Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the statement.

She thinks it would be a hardship, but doable.

She thinks it will take too much time to travel.

She thinks it will be a relatively quick trip.

She is no longer interested in travelling.

Practice Test A - Listening Part 1: Listening to Problem Solving

You will hear the second section of the conversation shortly.

Preparation Time

10 seconds

Practice Test A - Listening Part 1: Listening to Problem Solving

Listen to the conversation. You will hear the conversation only once. It is about 1 to 1.5 minutes long.

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Practice Test A - Listening Part 1: Listening to Problem Solving
Time remaining: 30 seconds

Listen to a short statement. You will hear it only once.

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Question 6 of 8

Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the statement.

She is uncertain about booking her tickets.

She can’t make a decision without consulting her husband.

She prefers that her husband make the decision.

She is not able to purchase tickets at the time.

Practice Test A - Listening Part 1: Listening to Problem Solving
Time remaining: 30 seconds

Listen to a short statement. You will hear it only once.

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Question 7 of 8

Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the statement.

She was able to obtain her husband’s ID.

She decided to purchase a ticket for herself only.

She wanted to discuss other flights.

She had questions about the flight.

Practice Test A - Listening Part 1: Listening to Problem Solving
Time remaining: 30 seconds

Listen to a short statement. You will hear it only once.

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Question 8 of 8

Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the statement.

She doesn’t have cash.

The card wasn’t accepted.

The agent doesn’t accept cheques.

Her card has expired.

Practice Test A - Listening Part 2: Listening to a Daily Life Conversation

Listening to a Daily Life Conversation

You will hear a conversation followed by 5 questions.

Listen to each question. You will hear the question only once.

Choose the best answer to each question.

Practice Test A - Listening Part 2: Listening to a Daily Life Conversation

Instructions:

Listen to a conversation between a man and a woman. The two are colleagues working in the same company.

Practice Test A - Listening Part 2: Listening to a Daily Life Conversation

Listen to the conversation. You will hear the conversation only once. It is about 1.5 to 2 minutes long.

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Practice Test A - Listening Part 2: Listening to a Daily Life Conversation
Time remaining: 30 seconds

Listen to a short statement. You will hear it only once.

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Question 1 of 5

Choose the best answer.

She had started a new project.

She was attending a meeting.

She lost track of time.

She was finishing a project.

Practice Test A - Listening Part 2: Listening to a Daily Life Conversation
Time remaining: 30 seconds

Listen to a short statement. You will hear it only once.

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Question 2 of 5

Choose the best answer.

She wants to get rid of it the earliest.

She is behind schedule.

It is due on that day.

She missed the deadline.

Practice Test A - Listening Part 2: Listening to a Daily Life Conversation
Time remaining: 30 seconds

Listen to a short statement. You will hear it only once.

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Question 3 of 5

Choose the best answer.

He’s focused on becoming a financial planner.

He’s more interested in help others create wealth.

He needs to finish his CPA program first.

He wants to start his own business.

Practice Test A - Listening Part 2: Listening to a Daily Life Conversation
Time remaining: 30 seconds

Listen to a short statement. You will hear it only once.

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Question 4 of 5

Choose the best answer.

She doesn’t have time for anything else.

She’s content with her life.

Her children are still quite young.

She has no interest in taking college classes.

Practice Test A - Listening Part 2: Listening to a Daily Life Conversation
Time remaining: 30 seconds

Listen to a short statement. You will hear it only once.

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Question 5 of 5

Choose the best answer.

Hire a baby sitter to watch her children.

Ask a family member to care for her children.

Take course that involves the entire family.

Have her husband watch the children.

Practice Test A - Listening Part 3: Listening for Information

Listening for Information

You will hear a conversation followed by 6 questions.

Listen to each question. You will hear the question only once.

Choose the best answer to each question.

Practice Test A - Listening Part 3: Listening for Information

Instructions:

You are going to hear a man being interviewed about Canada’s first transcontinental railroad.

Practice Test A - Listening Part 3: Listening for Information

Listen to the conversation. You will hear the conversation only once. It is about 2 to 2.5 minutes long.

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Practice Test A - Listening Part 3: Listening for Information
Time remaining: 30 seconds

Listen to a short statement. You will hear it only once.

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Question 1 of 6

Choose the best answer.

A curator

A writer

A historian

A railroad engineer

Practice Test A - Listening Part 3: Listening for Information
Time remaining: 30 seconds

Listen to a short statement. You will hear it only once.

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Question 2 of 6

Choose the best answer.

It featured a transcontinental railway.

It consisted of only a few railroads.

There were no railroads prior to this time.

Only two small-scale railroads existed.

Practice Test A - Listening Part 3: Listening for Information
Time remaining: 30 seconds

Listen to a short statement. You will hear it only once.

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Question 3 of 6

Choose the best answer.

Excessive growth in many areas

The promise of minimum profits

The Guarantee Act

The hope of building a transcontinental railway

Practice Test A - Listening Part 3: Listening for Information
Time remaining: 30 seconds

Listen to a short statement. You will hear it only once.

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Question 4 of 6

Choose the best answer.

They went bankrupt.

They lost interest in financing railroads.

They earned massive revenues.

They lost all the control.

Practice Test A - Listening Part 3: Listening for Information
Time remaining: 30 seconds

Listen to a short statement. You will hear it only once.

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Question 5 of 6

Choose the best answer.

It had to have a monopoly.

It had to be financed solely by private funds.

The railway must be constructed under government control.

It had to repay a $25 million loan.

Practice Test A - Listening Part 3: Listening for Information
Time remaining: 30 seconds

Listen to a short statement. You will hear it only once.

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Question 6 of 6

Choose the best answer.

It linked British Columbia to the Maritime Provinces.

It resulted in boosting several regions.

It marked the golden age of the Canadian Railways.

It made it possible for all Canadian territories to unite.

Practice Test A - Listening Part 4: Listening to a News Item

Listening for Information

You will hear a news item once. It is about 1.5 minutes long.

Then 5 questions will appear.

Choose the best way to complete each statement from the drop-down menu.

Practice Test A - Listening Part 4: Listening to a News Item

Instructions:

You will hear a news item about Kristie Hendricks, a Halifax born skater.

Practice Test A - Listening Part 4: Listening to a News Item

Listen to the following news item. You will hear the news item only once. It is about 1.5 minutes long.

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Practice Test A - Listening Part 4: Listening to a News Item
Time remaining: 4 minutes

Choose the best way to complete each statement from the drop-down menu ( ).

1 . A woman from Halifax

2 . Mass start refers to a

3 . During the entire race the two finishers

4 . Hendricks suffered a delay in the race due to

5 . Because Hendricks won a silver medal,

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Practice Test A - Listening Part 5: Listening to a Discussion

Listening to a Discussion

You will watch a 2-minute video. Then 8 questions will appear.

Choose the best way to answer each question.

Practice Test A - Listening Part 5: Listening to a Discussion

Instructions:

You will hear a discussion between three people at a restaurant. They are gym instructors at a gymnasium.

Practice Test A - Listening Part 5: Listening to a Discussion

Watch the discussion. You will watch the discussion only once. It is about 1.5 to 2 minutes long.

Practice Test A - Listening Part 5: Listening to a Discussion
Time remaining: 4 minutes

Choose the best answer to each question from the drop-down menu ( ).

1 . How are the speakers related to one another?

2 . Which dance form does the woman say she loves?

3 . How did the second man respond to the breakout sessions?

4 . How does the second man describe HIIT?

5 . The woman believes that adding a new workout session

6 . The first man thinks that the new workout session

7 . What do the speakers decide to do in order to attract more crowd?

8 . What do the speakers finally plan to make use of?

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Practice Test A - Listening Part 6: Listening for Viewpoints

Listening for Viewpoints

You will hear a report once. It is about 3 minutes long.

Then 6 questions will appear.

Choose the best way to answer each question from the drop-down menu.

Practice Test A - Listening Part 6: Listening for Viewpoints

Instructions:

You will hear a report about a government decision to ban the use of cell phones in schools.

Practice Test A - Listening Part 6: Listening for Viewpoints

Listen to the following report. You will hear the report only once. It is about 3 minutes long.

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Practice Test A - Listening Part 6: Listening for Viewpoints
Time remaining: 4 minutes

Choose the best way to complete each statement from the drop-down menu ( ).

1 . The Manitoban government has

2 . Reed disagrees with the government and believes that

3 . Comber agrees with Reed that the ban would not work as

4 . Government sources disagree with Comber that the ban will create staff patrols because

5 . Reed claims the findings of a 2014 paper are merely what he considers

6 . According to Education Minister Russell, the reason for the ban is

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Practice Test A - Listening Practice Task NEXT Time remaining: 30 seconds

Listen to a short statement. You will hear it only once.

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Listening to Problem Solving

Practice Test A - Listening Part 1: Listening to Problem Solving NEXT

Instructions:

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Practice Test A - Listening Part 1: Listening to Problem Solving NEXT Time remaining: 30 seconds

Listen to a short statement. You will hear it only once.

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Listen to a short statement. You will hear it only once.

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You will hear the second section of the conversation shortly.

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Listen to a short statement. You will hear it only once.

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Listen to a short statement. You will hear it only once.

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Listen to a short statement. You will hear it only once.

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You will hear the second section of the conversation shortly.

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Listen to a short statement. You will hear it only once.

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Listen to a short statement. You will hear it only once.

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Listen to a short statement. You will hear it only once.

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Listening to a Daily Life Conversation

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Instructions:

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Listen to a short statement. You will hear it only once.

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Listen to a short statement. You will hear it only once.

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Listen to a short statement. You will hear it only once.

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Listen to a short statement. You will hear it only once.

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Listen to a short statement. You will hear it only once.

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Listening for Information

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Listen to a short statement. You will hear it only once.

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Listen to a short statement. You will hear it only once.

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Listen to a short statement. You will hear it only once.

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Listen to a short statement. You will hear it only once.

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Listen to a short statement. You will hear it only once.

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Listen to a short statement. You will hear it only once.

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Listening for Information

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Instructions:

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Choose the best way to complete each statement from the drop-down menu ( ).

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Listening to a Discussion

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Instructions:

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Watch the discussion. You will watch the discussion only once. It is about 1.5 to 2 minutes long.

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Choose the best answer to each question from the drop-down menu ( ).

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Practice Test A - Listening Practice Task
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Practice Test A - Listening Part 1: Listening to Problem Solving

Practice Test A - Listening Part 1: Listening to Problem Solving

Practice Test A - Listening Part 1: Listening to Problem Solving

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Practice Test A - Listening Part 1: Listening to Problem Solving

Practice Test A - Listening Part 1: Listening to Problem Solving

Practice Test A - Listening Part 1: Listening to Problem Solving
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Practice Test A - Listening Part 2: Listening to a Daily Life Conversation

Practice Test A - Listening Part 2: Listening to a Daily Life Conversation

Practice Test A - Listening Part 2: Listening to a Daily Life Conversation

Practice Test A - Listening Part 2: Listening to a Daily Life Conversation
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Practice Test A - Listening Part 3: Listening for Information

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Practice Test A - Listening Part 4: Listening to a News Item

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Practice Test A - Listening Part 5: Listening to a Discussion

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Practice Test A - Listening Part 6: Listening for Viewpoints

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