Listening Quizzes for Academic Purposes

EASY
By Carolina Barinas

Pre- Listening Activity

·       Can you tell the difference between a monolingual, bilingual and multilingual?

·       Do you believe learning another language helps your brain and your cognitive process?

·       Who can learn a second language faster and why do you think that?

Listening Exercises

If you speak two or more languages, you are considered to be

·       bilingual

·       monolingual

·       multilingual

·       Both a and c

A language is measured in two parts: an active and passive part. The skills that belong to the passive part are:

·       speaking and writing

·       listening and Reading

·       speaking and listening

·       writing and Reading

Gabriela’s brother is considered a ___________

·       coordinate bilingual

·       compound bilingual

·       subordinate bilingual

·       sub coordinate bilingual

The theory that children learn a language easier due to the plasticity of their developing brains is called ________________.

·       emotional and social hypothesis

·       critical hypothesis

·       critical period hypothesis

·       language acquisition

According to the audio, even if you were not fortunate enough to learn a language at a young age, it is still time to do so because

·       it helps communicate with unknown cultures.

·       it makes your brain more healthy, complex and actively engaged.

·       it is never too late to practice

·       it makes your brain more logical and less emotional.

Vocabulary Activity

Look up in the dictionary unknown words and ask  friend if he or she knows its meaning.

Post-Listening Activity

·       Which of the different types of bilingual you considered yourself to be? Why do you see yourself like that type of bilingual?

·       In the future, do you think that a translating app will do a better job at processing language to a person tan his or her brain?

Online Research

·       Are there age limits in which a language is learned best? If so, what are they?

·       What are some of the most difficult languages to learn?

·       What are some of the activities that both the left and right hemisphere of the brain are in charge of processing?

MEDIUM

Why do we dream?

Pre-Listening Activity

·       Discuss: what is a dream?

·       What are some ideas that you have about why we dream?

·       Share an interesting dream and why do you think you dreamt about it?

Listening Activity

Where did Mesopotamian kings recorded and interpreted their dreams?

·       Sand stones

·       Wax tablets

·       Wax stones

·       Gold stones

What is the name of theory which provides feedback as to why we forget when we dream?

·       Neurobiological theory

·       Dreaming learning

·       Reverse theory

·       Reverse learning

Dreams are compared to a ______________ when we need our brain to keep working while we are sleeping.

·       screensaver

·       desktop

·       computer

·       tree

According to the audio, scientist believe that people that lack of sleep may be a contributing to the following illnesses:

·       PTD and mood swings

·       Fear and anxiety

·       Both a and b

·       None of the above

The advice given when there is a problem is to ______________________.

·       think about it

·       cry about it

·       sing about it

·       sleep on it

Which is NOT a reason why we dream mentioned in the audio?

·       To remember

·       To fulfill our dreams

·       To forget our past

·       To fulfill our wishes

Vocabulary Activity

·       Create a list with the unknown words, define them and create sentences with them.

Post-Listening Activity

·       What theory did you find most interesting and why?

·       Do you think that it is really possible to control what you dream? Do you think is it good for you?

Online Research

·       Who was Sigmund Freud and his theory on dreams?

·       Select one of the theories and write minimum two paragraphs about it.

·       What are some science facts about dreaming?

DIFFICULT

What would happen if suddenly every human on Earth disappeared?

Pre-Listening Activity

·       Do you believe the human race can disappear soon? Why or why not?

·       What do you imagine it could happen if humans become extinct?

·       Does the idea of not existing frightens you?

Listening Activity

What do scientists believe that humans have left a permanent mark?

·       The planet’s geography

·       Earth’s geological record

·       On oceans and tundras

·       Earth’s atmosphere

After 75 years, what will happen to rural and suburban areas=

·       They will decay very fast

·       They will be crush by other buildings

·       Rodent and lizard infestations will take place

·       Only rodent infestations will go uncontested

The post-human apocalypse will allow biodiversity to impact

·       Plant kingdom only

·       Animal kingdom

·       Both plan and animal kingdom

·       Both fungi and animal kingdom

The levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) will return to pre-human levels on ________

·       6,500 years

·       3,500 years

·       35,000 years

·       65,000 years

What will be considered as a techno fossil?

·       Cellphones

·       Bronze sculptures

·       Remnant of cities

·       Fuels

Post-Listening Activity

·       Does the world portrayed in the audio is similar to the one you imagined?

·       What did you learn about the world in a future where there are no humans?

·       Summarize in one or two paragraphs what the audio was about.

Online Research

·       What is an apocalyptic world?

·       What are the most prominent changes that Earth has have to endure due to humans?

·       Research the decomposition time of the following items: plastic bag, cellphone, batteries (all types), fuel, banana peel, apple and beans.

The Genius of Marie Curie

Pre-Listening Activity

·       What do you know about Marie Curie?

·       Can you mention some of the areas her knowledge or research impacted?

·       What do you know about radiation?

Listening Activity

What act of defiance against society did Marie do?

·       She decided to not have children.

·       She protested for a woman´s right to vote

·       She enrolled in college

·       She created scientific labs

Both of Marie Curie’s degree were major personal successes because she had to go through ____________ to obtain them

·       Male rejections on her works

·       Limited food intake

·       One degree at a time

·       Radioactive experiments

What was the element that Curie found out had the similar radiation property as uranium but that it depended only in its quantity?

·       Oxygen

·       X-ray

·       Thorium

·       Polonium

Marie Curie became the first female _________________ for her work on radioactivity.

·       Nobel Laureate

·       Scientist

·       Student at Floating University

·       to obtain a physics degree

Marie Curie works helped shape the medical field by _______

·       Studying the effects of radiation in tumors

·       Becoming the only female to win two Nobel prized in two different categories

·       Opening radiology units during world war I

·       Both a and c

Post-Listening Activity

·       What new information did you learn about Marie Curie?

·       Would you have been able to live in the world that Marie Curie lived in? (Keep in mind the social constraints and technology of that time)

Online Research

·       What are some of the uses of the following elements: Uranium, Polonium and Thorium?

·       What are the different types of radiation?

·       What are the side effects of being exposed to radiation?

VERY DIFFICULT

The Amazing Way Plants Defend Themselves

Pre-Listening Activity

·       Have you ever really looked a plant and all of its parts?

·       Do you think plants have special ways to defend themselves?

·       What do you know about plants’ defenses?

Listening Activity

The tomato repels the insects by using

·       Physical characteristics of its environment

·       Chemical defenses that span from both its roots and stem

·       Physical and chemical defenses that can be found through its body

·       None of the above

Which living organism attacks a plant

·       Big and small Herbivores

·       Fungi

·       Bacteria

·       All of the above

What s Lignin

·       A rigid web of compounds that’s tough to chew and impermeable to pathogens that is found on a tree’s bark

·       A waxy cuticle found on leaves

·       A painful structure such as thorns, spices and prickles and trichomes

·       A chemical that is released by a plant when is touched

What is the peculiar defense mechanism of the mimosa plant?

·       It releases a chemical that paralyzes small and big attackers

·       It creates tiny wounds in the mouth which allows toxins to enter

·       It has an electric signal that is caused by touch

·       It has its own separate immune system

When a plant is being attacked, it follows the following procedure:

·       Cells self-destruct to quarantine infection

·       Waxy cuticles thicken and cell walls get stronger

·       Pores are sealed up by guard cells

·       Receptors signal the presence or microbes or insects

·       I, III, II, IV

·       IV, III, I, II

·       IV, II, III, I

·       I, II, III, IV

Which is NOT mentioned as defense mechanism

·       Hormones

·       Airborne compounds

·       Electrical signals

·       Radiation

Post-Listening Activity

·       On a poster board create a diagram that shows the different defense mechanisms used by plants.

Online Research

·       What are the major differences between a plant and an animal?

·       Select a plant, it could be aquatic or terrestrial, and research its defense mechanism

How does the Nobel Peace Prize work?

Pre-Listening

·       Which Nobel Prize categories do you know?

·       What does the Nobel Peace Prize consist of?

·       Do you know how the winner is selected?

Listening Activity

Which category was not part of Alfred Nobel’s will?

·       Medicine

·       Peace

·       Mathematics

·       Physics

What is the speculation that surrounds the creation of the Nobel Peace Prize¿

·       It was created out of regret due to the use of his inventions for war

·       It was an era of war thus he wanted to people to remember peace

·       It was part of his long-life commitments

·       It was his passion to see the world at peace

What are the latest criteria added to award the Nobel Peace Prize?

·       Disarmament and brotherhood between nations

·       Peace congresses and human rights

·       Human rights and negotiations

·       Disarmament and human rights

What are the characteristics for a person to become a nominee for the prize?

·       A valid nomination is needed from a member of a national assembly, state government or an international court

·       The nominees could be university rectors or professor of the social sciences

·       Both a and b

·       None of the above

For how long does the information about nominations are kept secret?

·       15 years

·       50 years

·       14 years

·       91 years

How many members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee are needed to carry out the selection process?

·       91

·       300

·       5

·       10

Why does the award ceremony take place on December 10th?

·       To commemorate Alfred Nobel’s birth

·       To commemorate the beginning of Alfred Nobel’s investment

·       To commemorate Alfred Nobel´s death

·       To commemorate Bertha von Suttner as the first recipient of the prize

Post-Listening Activity

·       What did you learn about this Nobel Prize?

·       Do you agree with the criteria to award this prize, why or why not?

Online Research

·       Select one laureate, from the 126, of this award and explain why he or she was chosen

·       Research the other criteria required for the other Nobel Prizes and create a comparative chart.