Toefl Junior Official Sample Test from ETS - Listening

12/16/2018 8:34:00 PM
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Listen to a school principal talking to a group of students.

What did the principal like best about the band?

  • The students wrote their own music.
  • The band played several kinds of music.
  • The band played during the whole festival.
  • The students played many different instruments.

Listen to a science teacher talking to her students.

What will the class probably do next?

  • Design a poster
  • Color the leaves
  • Eat lunch outside
  • Collect fallen leaves

Listen to an art teacher talking to a class.

What is the purpose of the talk?

  • To tell the students when they can begin working on their projects
  • To request the students work with each other in pairs
  • To specify the types of materials the students will use
  • To inform the students they will need time to clean up

Listen to a teacher talking to a history class.

What is the teacher explaining?

  • Why the city is located where it is.
  • How travel to the city has changed over time.
  • How the first tunnels in the city were built.
  • Why the river is important to the city’s history.

Listen to a teacher talking to his class.

What does the teacher tell the students to do?

  • Bring in some gardening tools
  • Wear old clothes to school
  • Look outside for seeds to plant
  • Clean the dirt off their clothes

Listen to a school principal speaking over the intercom.

What is probably true about the dance?

  • It is a very popular event.
  • It is not usually held on a Friday.
  • It will take place in the cafeteria.
  • It is the first dance of the school year.

Listen to a geography teacher talking in a classroom.

What does the teacher ask?

  • For someone to turn on the lights
  • For someone to close the curtains
  • For someone to move the television
  • For someone to turn on the television

Listen to a history teacher speaking to his class.

What will the students probably do next?

  • Read a book
  • Write an essay
  • Watch a video
  • Form discussion groups

Listen to an English teacher speaking to her class.

What is the purpose of the talk?

  • To help students understand the characters they are reading about
  • To advise students on ways they can improve their writing
  • To praise the students who wrote the best stories in class
  • To describe the lives of some famous writers

Listen to a teacher talking in a history class. 

What point does the speaker make about the alphabet in ancient Norway?

  • It had very few letters.
  • It was quite difficult to learn.
  • It spread to other parts of the world.
  • It was similar to the Chinese writing system.

Listen to a conversation between two students at school. Then answer the questions.

Where is the conversation probably taking place?

  • Near the entrance to the city library
  • At a table in the cafeteria
  • On a sidewalk at school
  • Inside the art building

What did the boy lose?

  • A watch
  • A book bag
  • A library book
  • His homework assignment

According to the conversation, what has not been decided yet?

  • Who is going to study for the test
  • Where a group is going to meet to study
  • What topic the girl will choose for her art project
  • When the boy will go to the cafeteria

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

What are the speakers happy to see when they enter the cafeteria?
  • That their friends are there
  • That their favorite foods are being served today
  • That there are few people in the line
  • That the cafeteria will stay open longer than usual
What do the speakers say about the drinks in the cafeteria?
  • They are expensive.
  • There are not any hot ones.
  • There are many kinds to choose from.
  • The types available change every day.
What does the boy suggest the girl do?
  • Try something new
  • Ask if there is any soup
  • Read the menu carefully
  • Order the same meal that he orders
What will the boy NOT order for lunch?
  • Juice
  • Soup
  • Salad
  • Dessert

Listen to a conversation between two students at school. Then answer the questions.

What is the girl on her way to do?
  • Attend a meeting
  • Pick up a schedule
  • Return a library book
  • Watch a performance
What does the girl say about her experience with dancing?
  • She has tried only one style of dancing.
  • She has been dancing for a long time.
  • She sometimes teaches children how to dance.
  • She has never danced in front of an audience.
What happened because of a rainstorm?
  • A walkway had to be closed.
  • A building’s roof was damaged.
  • A basketball game was canceled.
  • An assembly had to be rescheduled.
What does the boy say he needs to do?
  • Meet a teammate
  • Go to a music class
  • Return a basketball to a teacher
  • Make a phone call in the main office

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

What does the boy ask the girl to do?
  • Join a team
  • Help him study
  • Eat lunch with him
  • Lend him a textbook
What subject is the girl interested in?
  • Math
  • History
  • Science
  • Geography
What does the boy offer to give the girl?
  • A library card
  • The title of a book
  • A list of questions
  • The names of students
Where will the event be held this year?
  • In the gym
  • In the library
  • In the cafeteria
  • In the science room

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

What was important about the location of a castle’s kitchen?
  • It was connected to the great hall.
  • It was below the chef’s living area.
  • It allowed food to be served hot.
  • It protected castle residents from fires.
What does the teacher say about vegetables?
  • They were expensive.
  • They were grown in the castle’s garden.
  • They were bought from nearby villages.
  • They were kept frozen in winter.
According to the teacher, what was the chef’s main responsibility?
  • Managing the kitchen workers
  • Buying the ingredients for meals
  • Baking bread for everyone in the castle
  • Presenting the food to the king and queen.
What is the main topic of the talk?
  • Unusual foods served in castles
  • The training of cooks in castles
  • The earliest known castle kitchen
  • The workings of a castle’s kitchen

Listen to a part of a radio program. Then answer the questions.

Why does the woman talk about animals?
  • To explain how the first roads were created
  • To point out that long ago most people did not travel much
  • To describe an event that happened on a road nearby
  • To suggest that traveling on country roads can be dangerous

Why did people in England build ridge ways?

  • To connect small towns to major cities
  • To allow cars to drive around small towns
  • To create roads that water would not wash away
  • To create a separate road for transporting animals
What does the woman say about roads in ancient Greece?
  • They were constructed on all of Greece’s islands.
  • They were not as good as roads built by the Romans.
  • They often washed away in the rain.
  • They connected Greece to the Roman Empire.
What are the speakers mainly talking about?
  • A new road in their town
  • A new way to build roads
  • The early history of roads
  • The cost of building roads

Listen to a speaker talking to a class on a trip to a marine aquarium. Then answer the questions.

According to the speaker, what do certain currents in the Atlantic Ocean do?
  • They cause the Sargasso Sea to become smaller and smaller over time.
  • They keep the water in the middle of the Sargasso Sea from moving much.
  • They make fish from the Sargasso Sea drift to other places.
  • They prevent seaweed in the Sargasso Sea from being eaten by sea creatures.
What is the speaker explaining when he mentions sailing ships?
  • How the Sargasso Sea was discovered.
  • How seaweed got into the Sargasso Sea.
  • How unusual the water in the Sargasso Sea looks.
  • How little wind there is in the Sargasso Sea.
What is sargassum?
  • A species of fish
  • A kind of seaweed
  • A fast-moving current
  • A slow-moving sailing ship
According to the speaker, what is surprising about some animal species that live in the Sargasso Sea?
  • They have short life spans.
  • They are larger than expected.
  • They are usually found closer to land.
  • They are not native to the Atlantic Ocean.
What is the speaker mainly talking about?
  • An unusual part of the Atlantic Ocean
  • A kind of seaweed that is eaten by most fish
  • The discovery of an uncommon type of seaweed
  • A kind of sea animal that lives only in the Atlantic Ocean

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

Why does the teacher mention unicorns?
  • To explain why people thought narwhals were also mythical
  • To discuss why it is so difficult to find narwhals
  • To tell the class what they will learn about next week
  • To describe what a narwhal’s tooth looks like
Why did people in Europe hundreds of years ago think the narwhal was special?
  • They thought they could use its tooth to make medicine.
  • They thought it brought good luck.
  • They thought it was a type of mermaid.
  • They thought it was a highly intelligent animal.
Why does the teacher mention peacocks?
  • To demonstrate how valuable narwhals are
  • To describe the different colors of male narwhals
  • To help explain the purpose of the male narwhal’s tooth
  • To talk about a popular animal in medieval Europe
What is the main topic of the talk?
  • The eating habits of large sea animals
  • An animal with an unusual physical feature
  • An animal with a very long life
  • Mythical creatures of Europe