Toefl Junior Practice Test 24 - Listening

11/5/2024 6:00:00 AM

Listen to a school principal announcing to the students.

What does the principal want to tell the students?

All the students will go to Mrs. Suickland's room to have lunch on Thursday.
The students in Grade 7 are going to have a field trip today.
The Quebec trip meeting has been changed to Thursday.
The field trip has been changed to Thursday.

Listen to a culture teacher speaking to a class.

What is the teacher explaining?

How to apply to the school clubs
Two clubs the students may join
Where to find the two clubs
How many people are in the clubs

Listen to an English teacher speaking to a class.

What will the class probably do next?

Think about what they learned
Work together to analyze one primary source
Investigate the historical crime event
Look at the photograph

Listen to a school principal announcing to the students.

What is probably true about the principal's talk?

HFMD is common across all age groups, but is less frequent in young kids.
People with HFMD are likely to die.
People with HFMD will have sores in the heads.
There are some preventive measures to lower the risk of HFMD infection.

Listen to a science teacher speaking to her class.

What are the students going to do next?

Observe how salt dissolves in water
Do some cleaning
Make a "solar still"
Leam about solar energy

Listen to a music teacher speaking to a class.

What is the purpose of the talk?

To remind students to bring their instruments to school
To explain what the music class will be like this year
To choose some students to participate in a band
To teach students how to use some instruments

Listen to an art teacher speaking to a class.

What will the students probably do next?

They will learn the rules of poetry.
They will watch Oscar movies.
They may watch movies which contain poems.
They may create some poems that can be used in film.

Listen to a school principal announcing over the intercom.

What is the purpose of the announcement?

To ask the students to invite their parents to school
To express thanks for the students' help
To ask more local businesses for donation
To remind the students to arrive on time for an activity

Listen to a school principal talking to the students and parents.

What is probably true about the principal's talk?

All the Year 8 students have been in the school since junior school.
The End-of-year Mass will be held in the morning.
The principal will not show up for Term 1 next year.
The new school term will start next January.

Listen to an English teacher speaking to her students.

What is the purpose of the talk?

To teach students about singular and plural nouns
To discuss the grammatical cases of verbs
To describe the history of personal pronouns
To explain the different points of view in writing

Listen to a conversation between two friends.

Then answer the questions.

What does the boy imply when he says, "Wow, that's a lot. I'm surprised you haven't gotten sick?"

He wants to eat hot dogs like the girl does.
He believes the girl eats too much.
He believes eating too much hot dogs makes people sick.
He is very concerned about the girl's health.

Why doesn't the boy go to the arcade?

He already went to the arcade.
His friends are not there.
There is no food section.
He though it was scary.

What will the boy and the girl do in the gift shops?

Search for their friends
Buy some gifts
Have a rest
Wait for their friends

What will the boy and the girl probably do next?

They will go to play some games and win some gifts.
They will go to the food section and eat ice cream.
They will go to the concert stage and see their favorite band.
They will go to the arcade to find their friends.

Listen to a conversation between two friends. Then answer the questions.

What does the girl suggest doing this weekend?

Watching a film
Eating pizza
Meeting Karen
Applying for a job

What can be inferred from the conversation?

They have different preferences in pizza.
Harry dislikes trying new pizzas at restaurants.
They both agree to eat at Summer Pizza House.
Sue recently visited Summer Pizza House.

When will they probably meet?

At 2:00 p.m.
At 4:00 p.m.
At 12:00 p.m.
At 6:00 p.m.

Why does Karen like to be a kindergarten teacher?

She likes making friends with people.
She likes working with children.
She likes communicating with parents.
She likes playing with kids.

Listen to a conversation between a librarian and a student. 

Then answer the questions.

What are they talking about? 

Where the boy left the book in the school library
Why many students leave their books in carrels
Why the professor suggested the book
How to look for books in the school library

What can be inferred when the girl says: "Why don't they put them back where they got them when they're through anyway?"? 

She is wondering where the students have been to.
She believes that the students do not do it by mistake.
She thinks the books in the carrels are not interesting enough.
She feels annoyed when she sees the forgot books in the carrels.

Why does the boy think the book cannot be checked out?

The book is a rare edition.
The professor has placed a hold on the book.
The library has limited copies of the book.
He has already asked the librarian on the help desk.

Why does the girl ask the name of the author? 

She can search for the book on each author's shelf.
She is familiar with several famous authors.
The boy keeps mentioning the author's name.
She intends to look the author's name up on a website.

Listen to a conversation between two friends. Then answer the questions.

What are the two friends mainly talking about?

Having a pet
How to rescue animals
Training dogs
How to take care of cats

What does the boy think about pugs?

They are independent.
They are clever.
They are clean.
They are small.

What pet does the boy have?

A cat
A dog
Some fish
A bird

What pet does the girl decide to have?

A pug dog
An independent dog
A dependent cat
A calico cat

Listen to a teacher talking in a history class. Then answer the questions.

What is the main topic of the lecture?

The differences between World War I and World War II
The causes and effects of World War II
Communism and Fascism
The governments in wars

According to the lecture, which is NOT the effect of World War II?

A lot of infrastructure was ruined entirely.
Countless civilians died in the war.
Lots of people were unemployed.
The borders of countries changed completely.

According to the lecture, which is NOT the cause of World War II?

The borders of countries changed completely after World War I.
After World War I, many countries were in debt.
The Great Depression triggered World War II.
The governments were all controlled by Fascism.

What will the teacher probably say next?

What the poor people did for a living
How to pay off debts for some countries
The differences between Communism and Fascism
How to prevent the Great Depression

Listen to part of the discussion in a science class. Then answer the questions.

What did this class mainly talk about?

The relationship between the length of a spring and the weight on it
The importance of Hooke's Law and its application
Steps for conducting an experiment and writing a report
Different types of weights that can be used in science experiments

What's Hooke's Law?

It's a law in the field of science.
It's a law students should follow in class.
It's a law teachers should obey at school.
It's a law that cannot be proved.

Why did NOT Tom get a straight line on his graph?

Because he miscalculated the numbers.
Because he didn't listen to the teacher carefully.
Because he broke Hooke's Law.
Because he could not draw a straight line.

What's the first step when you get the result of an experiment?

To measure the spring's length without any weight
To take 20 millimeters off the length measurements
To multiply the number of grams by 0.3
Add 20 millimeters to the initial length

Listen to part of the discussion in a science class. Then answer the questions.

What do the boy and the girl talk about?

The phenomena of the earthquake
The truth of the earthquake
The prediction of earthquakes
The forms of earthquakes

Why does the girl say, "So if they measure the pressure, surely they can predict the earthquake"?

She thinks earthquakes can be predicted in advance.
She thinks all scientists have no ability to predict earthquakes.
She thinks the man may be trying to cheat her.
She thinks the earthquake has some certain characters.

Why does the girl talk about global warming?

She is worried about the effects of global warming on the planet.
She wants to give an example of scientists' cheating people.
She wants to make a comparison between different scientists.
She doubts scientists' ability to predict disasters.

What can be inferred from the discussion?

Global warming research is quite easy to understand.
There is no bias in scientific research.
Scientists hide the truth about global warming.
It is hard to trust the credibility of different scientific sources.

Now you will hear part of a radio program. Then answer the questions.

What are chief among dragonflies' abilities?

Powerful feet
Powerful eyes
Powerful jaws
Powerful stomachs

Which is NOT the feature of dragonflies' wings?

They allow dragonflies to hover in mid-air.
They can be used in tandem or independently.
They are strong and flexible due to a network of veins.
They help detect prey from a distance.

Why do dragonfly wings look glassy?

Because they are made of chitin.
Because they are fragile.
Because they have external skeletons.
Because they are natural forms.

What will happen if you remove the colorful scales from a butterfly's wings?

The wings would become glassy and transparent.
The wings would change color to black.
The wings would grow back the scales.
The wings might lose their ability to fly.