Study Guide

Field 179: Cherokee 
Sample Interpretive Listening Questions

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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.

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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:)

 start bold Listen to the dialogue about going to a college; then answer the questions. You will hear the dialogue twice. end bold 

(You will hear:)

[PAUSE 60 seconds]

(The dialogue features one male and one female speaker—the male speaker is asking about college funding and going to a college.)

ᎠᏍᎦᏯ: ᏏᏲ ᏕᏫ ᏓᏆᏙᎠ. ᎠᎭᏂ ᎨᏙᎠ ᎬᏯᏛᏗ ᎠᏕᎳ ᎠᏋᏙᏗ ᏗᏆᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗᎢ.

ᎠᎨᏯ: ᎰᏩ ᎡᎯᏴᎭ. ᏇᏘ ᏓᏆᏙᎠ. ᏔᏕᎶᏆᏍᎩᏍ ᏃᏊᏥᎩ? ᎯᎳ ᏱᏣᏕᏘᏴᏓ?

ᎠᏍᎦᏯ: ᏁᎳᏚ ᎢᏯᏆᏕᏘᏴᏓ. ᏏᏉᏲ ᏗᎦᏕᎶᏆᏍᎩ ᎠᏎᏃ ᎠᏂᏍᎬᏘ ᎧᎴᏍᏗ ᏙᏓᏥᏍᏆᏗ.

ᎠᎨᏯ: ᎦᏙ ᏣᏛᏁᏗ ᏣᏚᎵ ᏃᏊ ᎯᏍᏆᏛᎢ? ᎤᎾᏍᎪ ᏩᎦᎸᎳᏗᏴ ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ ᏙᏔᏕᎶᏆᎡᏏ?

ᎠᏍᎦᏯ: Ꮭ ᏯᏆᏅᏔ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎢᏯᏆᏛᏁᏗ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ. ᏗᏎᏍᏗ, ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗᏃ ᎠᎴ ᏄᏍᏛ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏂᏙᎸᎢ ᏓᎩᎸᏉᏗ. ᎤᏴᏢ ᎧᎸᎬ ᎢᏗᏜ ᏍᎦᏚᎩ ᏩᎦᎸᎳᏗᏴ ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗᎢ ᏗᏆᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ.

ᎠᎨᏯ: ᎯᎳᏴ ᏔᎴᏅᎯ?

ᎠᏍᎦᏯ: ᎤᎵᎪᎲᏍᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᏓᎦᎴᏅᎯ.

ᎠᎨᏯ: ᏣᎩᏎᎢᏍ ᎠᏕᎳ ᏨᏙᏗ ᏗᏣᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗᎢ? ᏣᏅᏔᏍ ᎯᎳ ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ ᏗᏣᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ?

ᎠᏍᎦᏯ: Ꮭ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ Ꮟ ᏯᏆᏛᏁᎳ.

ᎠᎨᏯ: ᎭᏩ ᏓᎬᏃᎯᏎᎵ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏱᏣᏛᏁᏗ ᎢᎬᏱ ᎨᏒ, ᏦᎢ ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ ᏣᏚᎵᎭ ᏗᏣᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗᎢ ᏔᏑᏰᏏ; ᏔᎵᏁ ᎨᏒ, ᏙᏪᎳᏂ ᏫᏣᎸᏉᏛᎢ ᏃᏊᎴ ᏔᎵᏁ ᏫᏣᎸᏉᏛᎢ, ᏃᏊᎴ ᏦᎢᏁ ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ; ᏏᎾᎴᏗᎾ ᎢᎮᏙᎸᎢ.

(You will hear and read:)

 start bold Now you will hear the conversation again. end bold 

 start italics [Repeat conversation] end italics 

(You will hear and read:)

 start bold Now answer the questions. end bold 

Competency 0001 
Demonstrate literal comprehension of a variety of formal and informal spoken messages likely to be encountered in culturally authentic situations (e.g., announcements, dialogues, speeches, poetry).

1. ᎦᏙᏅ ᏤᏙᎭ ᏕᏫ Ꮎ ᎠᎨᏯ ᎤᎾᏟᏃᎮᏗ?

  1. ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎤᏚᎵᎭ.
  2. ᎤᏅᏛ ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗᎢ.
  3. ᎠᏕᎳ ᎤᏚᎵᎭ ᎤᏮᏙᏗ ᏧᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗᎢ.
  4. ᎤᏚᎵᎭ ᏧᏍᏆᏗᏍᏗ.

correct response: c. After greeting ᏇᏘ, ᏕᏫ says that he is looking for information on funding for attending college ("ᎠᎭᏂ ᎨᏙᎠ ᎬᏯᏛᏗ ᎠᏕᎳ ᎠᏋᏙᏗ ᏗᏆᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗᎢ").

Competency 0001 
Demonstrate literal comprehension of a variety of formal and informal spoken messages likely to be encountered in culturally authentic situations (e.g., announcements, dialogues, speeches, poetry).

2. ᏕᏫ ᎧᏁᎢᏍᏓ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏚᎸᏉᏓ, ᎦᏙ ᏫᏓᏤᏢᎢ ᎤᏰᎸᎢ ᏥᏂᎦᏫ "ᏄᏍᏛ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏂᏙᎸᎢ"?

  1. ᎠᏂᏴᏫ ᏣᏁᎲ ᎤᎵᏍᎨᏛ ᏄᎾᏛᏁᎸᎢ.
  2. ᏧᎾᏕᏠᏆᏍᏗ ᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲᎢ ᎠᏕᎳ ᎤᏰᎵᏗ.
  3. ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᏓᏕᏲᎲᏍᎬᎢ.
  4. ᏧᏪᏘ ᏧᏬᏟᏗ ᏗᎧᏃᎮᎸᏍᎩ ᏕᎧᏃᎮᏍᎬᎢ.

correct response: a. When ᏇᏘ asks ᏕᏫ what he wants to do after he graduates, he answers that he does not know. He goes on to mention his favorite subjects which include mathematics, the Cherokee language, and "what has happened in the past." In this context, the study of "what has happened in past" means the study of significant actions of past peoples or the history of the people.

Competency 0002 
Infer meaning and analyze information from a variety of formal and informal spoken messages likely to be encountered in culturally authentic situations (e.g., announcements, dialogues, speeches, poetry).

3. ᏄᏍᏛ ᏥᎧᏃᎯᏏ ᎠᎨᏯ, ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᏐᎢ ᎢᏳᏛᏁᏗ ᎤᏚᎵ ᏕᏫ?

  1. ᏏᏉᏲ ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ ᎤᏪᏅᏍᏗ
  2. ᎤᏴᏢ ᎧᎸᎬ ᎢᏗᏜ ᏍᎦᏚᎩ ᏩᎦᎸᎳᏗᏴ ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ ᎤᏪᏅᏍᏗ
  3. ᎠᏕᎳ ᎤᎩᏍᏗ
  4. ᏦᎢ ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ ᏧᏑᏰᏍᏗ

correct response: d. After the passenger expresses enthusiasm about being able to eat an authentic local breakfast from a booth in the park, the driver tells the passenger that many people practice tai chi in the park. The driver suggests that the passenger join the tai chi practitioners after eating breakfast and before going to the botanical garden ("公园里打太极拳的人很多，吃完早餐你可以和他们一起打打太极拳，然后再去植物园看看。" / "公園裡打太極拳的人很多，吃完早餐你可以和他們一起打打太極拳，然後再去植物園看看。").