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LISTENING TEST

ROLE OF KEYWORDS

Marking keywords:

Marking the keywords during the 30-seconds time is extremely important because this helps the candidate focus on the right part of the audio without being distracted.

Here is a list of probably form of keywords :

  • Nouns and Verbs
  • Names (places, scientists, people and more included in the passage)
  • Locations (towns, cities, states, countries)
  • Dates and Years
  • Numbers or Figures
  • Capitalized or Italicized words/phrases

In the audio, the speaker(s) would use the synonyms or other words around the keywords. Therefore, it is essential to mark the right keyword(s) as this would help the candidate point the audio towards the respective question.

An example of synonyms could be as below:

Keyword Probable word in the audio
Child Little one, boy, girl, infant, toddler
Speak Talk, tell, articulate, utter, state
House Residence, home, dwelling, abode
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