Listening

Test 1
For 9th form Students

1. Listen to the text two times.

2.Write T if the statement is true, F if it is false.

1 Few valuable lessons were given to the pencil by the skilled T F

pencil maker.
2 The pencil listened to the pencil maker and promised to T F
remember five things.
3 The pencil never made any mistakes in its drawings. T F
4 The pencil was used to write on a variety of surfaces, such as T F
notebooks, canvases, and sketchpads.
5 The only hands that the pencil made contact with were those T F
of young artists.
6 The pencil realized that, regardless of its external appearance, T F
the inner essence defined its true worth.
7 The pencil passed on the five lessons to the next generation. T F

2. Choose the correct letter A, B, C or D.

8) How did the pencil feel about the old pencil maker’s advice?
A) It didn’t think the advice was important.
B) It forgot the five things.
C) It promised to remember the five things.
D) It stayed with the old pencil maker forever.

9) What did the artist do to the pencil?

A) Trim away certain portions of its outer layer.
B) Used it to create masterpieces.
C) Taught it how to sketch vibrant scenes.
D) Gave it to a child learning to draw.

10) How did the pencil learn the third lesson?

A) By writing on smooth sketchpads.
B) By making its own imprint along the way.
C) By valuing different experiences.
D) By fixing its mistakes.

11) Which hands did the pencil come into contact with during its travel?
A) Only masters could work with this pencil.
B) Hands of old pencil maker.
C) Hands of child and the hands of old pencil maker.
D) Hands of a young person and the hands of a skilled artist.

12) How did the pencil define its true worth?

A) By its external appearance.
B) By its inner essence.
C) By its age.
D) By the artist’s opinion.