Study Guide
Field 119: Spanish
Sample Interpretive Listening Questions
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- Test directions for the interpretive listening questions
- Sample interpretive listening questions
Test Directions for the Interpretive Listening Questions
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This section of the test contains selected-response questions that involve listening to an audio recording. Listen carefully to the recording. Each excerpt will be followed by one or more selected-response questions. Each selected-response question has four answer choices. After listening to an excerpt, read each question and answer choice carefully and choose the start uppercase ONE end uppercase best answer. Excerpts will vary in length. Unless otherwise indicated, each listening passage will be read twice.
The first recorded excerpt will begin playing automatically once you advance to the next screen. There will be a period of silence at the beginning of each recording. During this silence, you should familiarize yourself with the test question(s) presented on the screen.
Once the audio begins, you will not be able to pause, stop, or replay it. Therefore, listen carefully, then answer the question(s) on the screen. Even if you are unsure of an answer, it is better to guess than not to answer a question at all. You will start uppercase NOT end uppercase be penalized for guessing.
start bold You will not be able to go back and review your answers to questions in this section of the test. end bold Once you move to the next question, you will not be able to go back to previous questions in this section. Therefore, be sure to select your answer carefully before you move to the next question. The next recorded excerpt will not begin playing until you advance to the next question.
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Sample Interpretive Listening Questions
[ start bold Note to examinee: end bold The dialogue shown below represents the recorded text you would hear on the actual test. It is shown here for study purposes only; on the actual test you will not see printed text accompanying the recordings ]
(You will hear and read:)
1. start bold Escuche atentamente el siguiente diálogo; luego conteste las preguntas a continuación. Escuchará el diálogo dos veces. end bold
(You will hear:)
male: Señorita, a ver si me puede atender ya. ¡Llevo más de veinte minutos esperando!
female: En seguida estoy con usted, caballero. Dígame qué se le ofrece.
male: ¿Pues qué va a ser? La aerolínea ha vuelto a perder mis maletas. Con ésta ya van tres veces. Cada vez que tomo un vuelo con escalas pasa lo mismo.
female: No sabe cuánto lo siento señor. ¿Tiene usted el sobre de resguardo de la tarjeta de embarque? La etiqueta del equipaje se suele colocar en el reverso.
male: Aquí la tiene, con todos los datos del vuelo. Con una escala de cuatro horas, ¿cómo es posible que no haya dado tiempo a subir las maletas al siguiente avión?
female: No se apure, señor. Vamos a recuperarlas inmediatamente y se las llevaremos en persona a su hotel, o a cualquier otra dirección que usted desee en un breve plazo.
male: Ya, pero entretanto, tengo una reunión muy importante esta misma mañana con la junta directiva de mi empresa, y no puedo presentarme así como estoy, con la ropa desaseada y toda arrugada.
female: En ese caso, le alegrará saber que nuestra compañía aérea cubre sus gastos inmediatos hasta un valor de 100 euros diarios por cada día que tardemos en devolverle su equipaje. Sólo tiene que conservar las facturas de compra, rellenar este formulario, y mandar su reclamación a la dirección que aparece en el encabezamiento. Si usted lo desea, puede visitar las tiendas del aeropuerto, donde encontrará todo lo que pueda necesitar.
(You will hear and read:)
start bold Ahora escuchará el diálogo otra vez. end bold
start italics [Dialogue is repeated] end italics
(You will hear and read:)
start bold Ahora conteste las preguntas. end bold
Competency 0001
Demonstrate literal comprehension of a variety of formal and informal spoken messages
likely to be encountered in culturally authentic situations.
1. ¿Cuál es la causa principal de la irritación del señor?
- Necesita ayuda para llevar su equipaje.
- Lleva horas sin comer y tiene hambre.
- Perdieron sus maletas otra vez.
- Cambiaron su vuelo de regreso al trabajo.
correct response: c. in this dialogue, an airline passenger has been waiting twenty minutes for help with his lost baggage. he is especially annoyed because it is the third time that this has happened to him ("la aerolínea ha vuelto a perder mis maletas. con ésta ya van tres veces."). response c best describes the cause of the man's irritation.
Competency 0002
Infer meaning and analyze information from a variety of formal and informal spoken
messages likely to be encountered in culturally authentic situations.
2. ¿Qué quiere decir la señorita cuando le indica al señor "No se apure"?
- que no debe preocuparse
- que debe darse prisa
- que debe esperar su turno
- que no debería enojarse con ella
correct response: a. the passenger expresses frustration because he had a layover of four hours during which he thinks the airline should have been able to transfer his baggage from one airplane to the next ("con una escala de cuatro horas, ¿cómo es posible que no haya dado tiempo a subir las maletas al siguiente avión?"). the airline employee is trying to manage the situation politely and calmly, so to reassure the passenger that the airline will take care of his problem she says, "no se apure, señor." telling the passenger not to worry (response a) is consistent with the employee's handling of the situation.
Competency 0002
Infer meaning and analyze information from a variety of formal and informal spoken
messages likely to be encountered in culturally authentic situations.
3. ¿Qué paso dará lógicamente el señor a continuación?
- Tomará su vuelo y llegará tarde a su destino.
- Esperará a que le atiendan debidamente.
- Irá directamente a su reunión de trabajo.
- Irá de compras y presentará su reclamación.
correct response: d. the passenger says that having the baggage delivered later is still a problem because he needs to dress appropriately for an important business meeting the same morning ("tengo una reunión muy importante esta misma mañana con la junta directiva de mi empresa, y no puedo presentarme así como estoy."). the employee explains that the airline will cover up to 100 euros in expenses caused by the loss of the baggage ("nuestra compañía aérea cubre sus gastos inmediatos hasta un valor de 100 euros diarios"). she gives him a form to request reimbursement and suggests that he visit the airport shops to find what he needs. ("sólo tiene que conservar las facturas de compra, rellenar este formulario, y mandar su reclamación…puede visitar las tiendas del aeropuerto"). since this solves his immediate problem, he is most likely to shop and request reimbursement as described in response d.