P6 English Listening Comprehension Practice Questions

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Question 1 of 8Holding a changed detail

[Transcript — read aloud once in the examination] Good morning, boys and girls. This is Mrs Faridah from the general office. Three notices this morning. First, the Primary 6 photograph will now be taken on Thursday, not Wednesday, because the photographer is attending another school on Wednesday morning. Pupils should be in full school uniform, not PE attire. Bring your blazer if you have one. Second, the lost property box has been moved from outside the general office to the corridor beside the music room. It will be emptied at the end of every term, and anything left in it will be given to charity. Third, the canteen will close fifteen minutes early today for a delivery. That is at one o'clock, not a quarter past. Pupils who buy lunch should go straight there after the bell. That is all. Thank you.

When will the Primary 6 photograph be taken?

Question 2 of 8Catching an instruction

Same text as the question above.

What should pupils wear for the photograph?

Question 3 of 8Following a move

Same text as the question above.

Where is the lost property box now?

Question 4 of 8Holding a time

Same text as the question above.

What time will the canteen close today?

Question 5 of 8Answering the question asked

[Transcript — read aloud once in the examination] Thank you for having me. My name is Dr Neo, and I study bats. People ask me first whether bats are blind. They are not. Every bat can see, and the large fruit bats see very well indeed — better than we do at dusk. What the small insect-eating bats do in addition is send out sounds and listen for the echo, and that is what lets them hunt in complete darkness. The second thing people ask is whether bats get tangled in your hair. In thirty-one years I have never seen it happen, and I have handled several thousand bats. The last question is usually about disease, and there I want to be careful. Bats do carry viruses, as many wild animals do. The risk to you is close to nothing unless you handle one — which is why, if you find a bat on the ground, you call the authorities and you do not pick it up.

According to Dr Neo, which bats can see best at dusk?

Question 6 of 8Distinguishing two groups

Same text as the question above.

What do the small insect-eating bats do in addition to seeing?

Question 7 of 8Holding a figure

Same text as the question above.

How long has Dr Neo been working with bats?

Question 8 of 8Catching a condition

Same text as the question above.

What does Dr Neo say you should do if you find a bat on the ground?

Answers and explanations for all 8 questions

Every answer with the reasoning behind it. Worth reading after you have tried the set — or on its own, if you are a parent marking it.

When will the Primary 6 photograph be taken?
Answer: Thursday
The sentence gives the new day and the old day together, which is exactly where a listener loses the mark. It is Thursday.
What should pupils wear for the photograph?
Answer: Full school uniform
Full school uniform, not PE attire — and the blazer is an if, not a requirement.
Where is the lost property box now?
Answer: In the corridor beside the music room
The announcement gives the old place and the new one; the new one is the corridor beside the music room.
What time will the canteen close today?
Answer: 1.00 p.m.
Fifteen minutes early is given first, and then the time itself: 1.00 p.m., not a quarter past.
According to Dr Neo, which bats can see best at dusk?
Answer: The large fruit bats
She says every bat can see, and then that the large fruit bats see better than we do at dusk.
What do the small insect-eating bats do in addition to seeing?
Answer: Send out sounds and listen for the echo
The word in addition is the hinge: they see, and on top of that they send out sounds and listen for the echo.
How long has Dr Neo been working with bats?
Answer: 31 years
The figure comes inside another answer — in thirty-one years I have never seen it happen — which is where a listener stops attending.
What does Dr Neo say you should do if you find a bat on the ground?
Answer: Call the authorities and leave it alone
The instruction hangs on the word unless: the risk is near zero unless you handle it, so you call and you do not pick it up.