Matching (Lists)
Match items from a list.
Listening
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What you see on screen
Match each item to one lettered option from a list via dropdowns while the recording plays once. The list holds spare options you will not need.
How it is marked
One mark per item correctly matched. Speakers paraphrase the listed options, so you match meanings heard, not identical words.
Strategy
- Read every listed option during preview and mentally group near-synonyms before the audio begins.
- Follow items in order; the recording discusses them sequentially even though the options are shuffled.
- Pencil a tentative letter beside unsure items, then confirm during the end-of-test checking time.
- Listen for attitude words like 'disappointed' or 'keen on', since options often differ only in evaluation.
Traps that cost marks
Matching on a word heard verbatim; the correct option is usually a paraphrase of what was said.
Forgetting spare options exist, so an unused letter feels like proof you slipped somewhere.
Now try it under exam conditions.
Practise Matching (Lists)