INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
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MIDTERM EXAMINATION (Ks 2)

Date: 12/11/2021 Duration: 60 minutes
Open book Exam Online Time: 8:00

SUBJECT: LISTENING AE1 (ID: EN008IU)

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INSTRUCTIONS (100-score scale, equivalent to 30% of the course)

1. Purposes:
‒ Test students’ listening comprehension via sentence error correction (CLO 1)
‒ Evaluate students’ use of appropriate strategies in comprehending academic lectures (CLO 2)
2. Requirements:
‒ Write your FULL NAME and STUDENT ID below the Student Information. Missing name and ID
may end up with file loss and a zero in result.
‒ Read the instructions of each part/ section carefully and write the answer(s) on the page(s) provided.
‒ All electronic devices, reference materials, discussion and material transfer are strictly prohibited.
Plagiarism in any forms is strictly punished.
‒ RENAME this file as Student ID Student name (e.g. ENENIU18106 Le Anh Vy) before
submission.

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EXAM QUESTIONS

PART 1: QUESTIONS 1-5 (30 points)

Listen to part of a lecture about EXOTIC PEST. All the sentences include error(s). Rewrite the
sentences with highlighted/ bold/ underlined corrected information. There is one example (0).
0. Exotic pests are native animals or plants which are unbeneficial.
1. Australian red-back spider is found only in New Zealand and Japan.
2. 800 years ago, rabbits were imported into England for fur.
3. Fire ants were introduced to Australia on purpose.
4. In 1975, an Australian species of earthworm was brought to Scotland and they were more effective than
the native species.
5. Seaweed in Australia is now being destroyed to protect the ecosystem.

1. PART 2: QUESTIONS 6-15 (70 points)

Listen to a talk on MEMORY and fill in the summary notes. Write NO MORE THAN THREE
WORDS for each blank.
Topic: EPISODIC MEMORY – MEMORY OF EVENT
Main idea 1: Definition
Main idea 2: What happens if episodic memory does not work
Main idea 1:
A. Definition
o Refer to the memory of an event or ‘episode’.
o Allow traveling back in time to a past event.
o Include details e.g. the time and locations of past events.
 the last dinner at a restaurant (where you were, what you order, etc: all features of episodic
memory)
B. Episodic vs. semantic memory
o Semantic memory - (6) _____________________ memory we all share
e.g. what car it is & how an engine works
o Is independent on recalling (7) _____________________

C. Three steps of episodic memory: encoding, consolidation and retrieval.

Encoding
o Includes receiving and registering information.
o The (8) _____________________ determines the level of success in encoding the information.
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 o Other factor: how you process the event. e.g. remembering a different person with same name
Consolidation
o Memories of encoded information strengthened, stabilized and stored to (9)
_____________________ later retrieval.
o Most effective when you can link the stored information to an existing (10)
_____________________ of information.
o The more you try to retrieve them, the stronger the memories become. (do not use  fade)
Retrieval
o (11) _____________________ of encoded information
o depend upon semantic, olfactory, auditory and visual factors. These help episodic memory
retrieval by acting as a prompt.
o E.g. to recall where car was parked use the (12) _____________________ of a nearby sign.
Main idea 2:
o episodic memory can be affected by various (13) _______________ & conditions. e.g.
Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia, autism, etc.
o Schizophrenia: patients’ memory may be impaired. Recent studies found: computer-assisted
games can keep (14) _____________________  help improve episodic memory
o Autism: absence of the (15) _____________________. Research found: train memory  improve
social development

This is the end of the test.

Write your answer on the next page

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YOUR ANSWERS

Part 1: Questions 1-5. Rewrite the sentences with highlighted correction. (30 points/ 6 points each)
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Part 2: Questions 6-15. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each blank. (70 points/ 7 points each)
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