VSTEP Mock Test #5 - LISTENING

7/2/2026 11:08:49 AM

What are the students instructed to do first?

  • Buy the course textbook

  • Pick a lab partner

  • Read the syllabus carefully

  • Register for an online account

Where would you probably hear this announcement?

  • In a manufacturing factory

  • In a machine shop

  • In an engineering school

  • In a safety equipment store

What is the main reason for the girl's phone call?

  • To suggest a new time for their study session
  • To ask her partner to buy some coffee
  • To confess to losing some important materials
  • To complain about the cafeteria food

What does the man advise the listeners to do?

  • Go talk to the technicians
  • Wait for more information
  • Evacuate to the hallway
  • Stay in their current seats

What is Sarah expected to do tomorrow?

  • Register her fingerprint to check in
  • Set up her new company email

  • Support the HR team

  • Share her company email with the department

What is the manager explaining?

  • Why the international branch is located where it is
  • How sharing documents has changed over time
  • How the first cloud networks were built
  • Why physical mail is important to the company's history

What is the purpose of this message?

  • To confirm an order
  • To order some furniture
  • To ask for order information
  • To inform a change

Why did David miss the staff meeting?

  • His alarm clock did not go off.
  • He had to handle an urgent client call.
  • His car had a mechanical problem.
  • He had to meet with the secretary.

Listen and answer the following questions.

What does Daniel say he still hasn't figured out about growing his herbs?

  • How much water to give them each day
  • The right soil mix to use for them
  • The amount of direct sunlight they need
  • The best months of the year to plant them

Who expanded into a small raised garden bed after becoming comfortable growing a new plant?

  • Daniel

  • Claire

  • Both Daniel and Claire

  • Mrs. Hayes

When did Mrs. Hayes start growing her own vegetables?

  • Before she retired from her job
  • After she retired from her job
  • While she was still working full-time
  • As soon as she moved into the neighborhood

What is the conversation mainly about?

  • The best soil mix for growing herbs
  • How people learn to garden in different ways
  • The benefits of retiring in the same neighborhood
  • Tips for starting a vegetable shop

Listen and answer the following questions.

What is their final decision about the project topic?

  • They choose only Instagram.

  • They drop the topic and ask the teacher.

  • They wait until next week to decide.

  • They use both Instagram and TikTok.

What date will be the deadline?

  • The eighth

  • The tenth

  • The seventeenth

  • The eighteenth

What will take place in the lecture hall that week?

  • A special class about TikTok

  • A sports screening event

  • A school sports competition

  • A weekend meeting for students

What is the main topic of this conversation?

  • Planning a school project and checking the deadline

  • Discussing how the World Cup changes school classes

  • Comparing the algorithms of Instagram and TikTok

  • Deciding whether to drop a difficult school topic

Listen and answer the following questions.

What is the primary purpose of the entire conversation?

  • To complain about teaching calculus to freshmen

  • To discuss the standard materials provided by the department

  • To solve complex equations for an upcoming test

  • To get advice on how to tutor the study groups effectively

What does Lucy mean when she tells David to let the students "do the heavy lifting"?

  • They should physically rearrange the classroom furniture.

  • They should take the most active role in the learning process.

  • They should be given a much larger amount of homework.

  • They should complete the curriculum without any external support.

What is mentioned about the tutoring schedule?

  • It provides enough time to cover every single practice problem.
  • It includes specific time for giving extra homework to freshmen.
  • It allows students to rush through ten complex equations.
  • It is often not long enough to complete all the assigned exercises.

What will David most likely do tonight?

  • Review the calculus syllabus for the study groups

  • Prepare his own worksheets and extra homework

  • Help his brother solve complex equations

  • Create a plan to improve his time management skills

Listen and answer the following questions.

What is the main topic of this lecture?

  • The inventions of British engineers
  • The history of the Industrial Revolution
  • The trade networks between Britain and Western Europe
  • The social impacts of the new factories

According to the professor, how long did the first wave of the Industrial Revolution actually last?

  • Around 50 years
  • Around 60 years
  • Around 70 years
  • Around 80 years

Why did factory owners and labor groups never destroy the entire industrial system?

  • Because factory owners controlled all the steam power
  • Because government leaders prevented a civil war
  • Because they did not want to collapse the whole economy
  • Because mechanical power could destroy local jobs

What can be inferred from the lecture?

  • Social tensions, not just technology, shaped the era's reforms.
  • The revolution was a brief, peaceful transition across Europe.
  • The revolution was an unimportant time for Great Britain.
  • The revolution completely changed railway construction but failed elsewhere.

How does the professor describe the main topic?

  • By comparing and contrasting political leaders
  • By giving concrete examples
  • By listing events chronologically
  • By giving technical definitions of machinery

Listen and answer the following questions.

What is the main topic of the lecture?

  • How sights and sounds affect shopping

  • How background smells influence shopper behavior

  • How to sell expensive products in stores

  • How to match a smell to the products on sale

According to the speaker, why do simple scents increase sales?

  • They match the store's products perfectly.
  • They make the shop feel more expensive.
  • They are very easy for the brain to process.
  • They help store owners feel less stressed.

What is the problem with complex scents?

  • They cancel out the nice lighting of the store.
  • They require too much mental effort to figure out.
  • They mix badly with the smell of the products.
  • They make customers leave the store earlier.

In the experiment, which group of customers spent the most?

  • The group with no added smell

  • The group smelling a complex mix of scents

  • The group smelling a simple orange scent

  • The group shopping for home decorations

What does the speaker imply about the students?

  • They already own retail businesses.
  • They will do similar experiments in class.
  • They might design spaces in their future careers.
  • They need to remember the study's exact numbers.

Listen and answer the following questions.

What is the main topic of the lecture?

  • The history of sociology

  • How social interactions shape identity

  • The dangers of social media algorithms

  • Public speaking and self-esteem

What happens in the final stage of the 'Looking-Glass Self'?

  • We develop emotional responses.
  • We change our physical appearance.
  • We receive direct feedback.
  • We accurately judge other people.

Why does the speaker mention social media platforms?

  • To criticize modern technology

  • To show how algorithms work

  • To give a modern example of the theory

  • To encourage face-to-face interaction

What is a problem with the digital 'looking glass'?

  • It causes severe internet addiction.
  • It makes people care about privacy.
  • It focuses only on physical appearance.
  • It often presents a distorted image.

What is the speaker’s final advice?

  • Control how much others' judgments affect us

  • Spend more time offline than online

  • Build identities on our own personal values

  • Question the algorithm's accuracy regularly