Listening

On your day of exam Listening is the first test that you need to take. Generally, in India the Listening tests starts at 1 P.M. Test takes about 30 mins in which a recording will be played to you and you need to write down your answers as per the questions asked in the question booklet. Last 10mins will be provided to transfer your answers to answer sheet. (Initially you write answers in question booklet itself-to minimise error and use time allotted to you)

Test Overview: 

Ø The test comprises of 40 questions distributed in 4 sections.

Ø Answers to be written with Pencil only.

Ø Answer test sheet has 2sides, one for Listening & other for Reading- so always make sure you are writing on Listening side.

Ø At test centres every candidate will be provided with headphones.

Ø Recording is played once only i.e. no pause or stoppages in between.

Ø As you progress in test questions get more tricky i.e Section 1>2>3>4

Ø Try not to miss answers from the audio 

Ø Section 1- Conversation between 2 people on any arbitrary topic. Example-Job application, Hotel reservation, Trip details etc. Sample shown below 

Ø Section 2- Here a speaker is giving a talk on any general topic about Public event hosting, describing any historical place.

Ø Section 3- It could be a group discussion of 2 to 4 speakers. Majorly topics like project report completion, research articles are discussed and then you are asked to complete a flow chart.

Ø Section 4- It’s an extempore or a lecture, where one speaker is providing information on any report.