INSTITUT PENDIDIKAN GURU

KAMPUS PENDIDIKAN TEKNIK

PROGRAM PERSEDIAAN IJAZAH SARJANA MUDA PERGURUAN
(PPISMP)

LISTENING QUIZ ( 20%)

COURSE : ENGLISH FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
CODE : GEC1033
TIME : 1 HOUR 45 MINUTES
DATE : 7 NOV 2020

1. The Listening Quiz tests your ability to listen selectively and critically in a variety of
social and academic contexts.The question booklet consists of two sections. Answer all
questions.
Section A : 20 marks
Section B : 20 marks

2. The exam must be taken completely alone. Showing it or discussing it with anyone is
forbidden. Candidates must eliminate plagiarism and uphold academic integrity.

3. All answers must be typewritten in 1.5 spacing and in font Arial, size 12.

4. Please answer in the answer sheet provided.

5. To submit your exam answer, upload your completed answer sheet by responding to the
task in Google Classroom as a Word document to the respective course lecturers
within the time frame allotted for the exam. Only one submission will be accepted.
Submitted work may not be withdrawn for revision or resubmission

6. You are also advised to create a copy of the document on another storage medium,
either by putting your document in a folder, or by copying the document onto a flash
drive or network drive as a backup in the event your softcopy is unrecoverable.

7. You are responsible to ensure that your answer scripts are submitted at the end of the
allotted time frame. If you are present for the examination and do not submit your
answer script on time, you will be deemed to have sat for and failed the examination
concerned.

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 Section A

Part 1

1. Employers prefer confident people because they __________________________________

2. Self-confidence can be lost due to one’s _________________________________________

3. The speaker thinks that confidence levels can _____________________________________

How to Become a More Confident Person

Main Point One Example

Accept yourself as you are Know your strengths and limitations

Believe in yourself 4. _________________________________

Reduce uncertainty 5. _________________________________

6.
Stay away from negative people
_____________________________________

7. The last tip on confidence given by the speakers is to

A. ooze charm

B. increase work success

C. pretend to be confident

8. A person with high self-esteem is likely to be

A. brave

B. appealing

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 C. hardworking ( 8 marks )

Part 2

For question 9 and 10, choose one letter A to F from the box below to complete each
sentence. Write the letter chosen in the answer sheet.

A - just want to listen B - do not really have problems C - need to empathise

D - come to learn social skills E - put the blame on others F - make poor choices

9. The interviewer assumes that the counsellor’s clients ______________________

10. Some students who have problems socializing ___________________________

11. A good approach in counselling is to

A. make an early judgment

B. empathise with the client

C. become the client’s friend

12. From the interview, we can infer that the counsellor

A. finds her job stressful

B. is an emotional person

C. has to constantly monitor herself

13. The counsellor said that she would quit her job if she

A. was offered a job by “Befrienders”

B. could not solve her own psychological problems

C. could not separate herself from her students problems

14. The interviewer concluded that a counsellor’s job is

A. difficult

B. rewarding

C. time-consuming

( 6 marks )

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 Part 3

15. The production, transportation and disposal of plastic bottles result in

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

16. Flash floods are the result of drains being

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

17. Mammoths did not live on ice glaciers because they had to

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

18. One reason mammoths became extinct is because of

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

19. Buses and taxis are at fault for holding up traffic because they do not wait

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

20. The speaker thinks that there are enough parking spaces if only the motorists were willing to

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

( 6 marks )

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 Section B

Part 1

1.The original idea of cheerleading was to __________________________________________

2. When cheerleading first started, the members were _________________________________

Development of Cheerleading

Early Phase of Cheerleading 3. Started _____________________________

4. Squad members created _______________

Creativity in Cheerleading
______________________________________

5. ____________________________________
Technology in Cheerleading
to make cheerleading louder.

6. Competitive sport involving

Current Phase of Cheerleading
_______________________________________

7. As cheerleading developed, it became

A. noisier but striking

B. cheaper but entertaining

C. more complex but dangerous

8. At the end of the talk, the speaker advises parents to be

A. cautious

B. encouraging

C. co-operative

( 8 marks )

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 Part 2

For questions 9 and 10, choose one letter A to F from box below to complete each
sentence. Write the letter chosen in your asnwer sheet.

A Anthropology
B Education
C Counselling
D Intercultural studies
E Research
F Management

9. the field of study that has given Dr. Linda an advantage trainer is ______________________

10. Dr. Linda’s interest in intercultural studies stems from her background in _______________

11. Dr. Linda’s job is to develop employees

A. facilitating skills

B. material designing skills

C. general management skills

12. Dr. Linda normally does a needs-analysis in order to

A. search for materials

B. assess the participants’ knowledge

C. find out the subject areas to be included

13. Compared to Malaysians, Americans are

A. proud

B. assertive

C. intimidating

14. To work together, Malaysians try to establish

A. an open relationship

B. a friendly relationship

C. a challenging relationship ( 6 marks )

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 Part 3

15. The two diseases that are increasing amng young adults are

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

16. According to the study, most of the foods consumed by young adults are unhealthy because

these foods are _______________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

17. Banks are reducing costs by_________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

18. A drop in car sales will affect salesman and_____________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

19. People tend to be the happiest when __________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

20. Stress and relaxation levels experienced during holidays influence __________________

__________________________________________________________________________

( 6 marks )

END OF QUIZ