Listening Comprehension Test
for 8th Form Students Text
From “The Colony” by QL Pierce
Andrea’s mother opened the curtains. “Time to get up,
sleepyhead!” she announced cheerfully. Blinking her eyes, Andrea flung her
hands over her head and happily stretched her long, lean body. The sunlight
streaming through the now open sliding glass doors of the motel balcony had the
opposite effect on her older sister, Claire. Claire pulled her covers over her
head.
“Morning, Mom,”
Andrea said, sliding out of bed and stepping out on the balcony. “Morning,
grouch,” she called to her sister, still hiding from the day.
The family had been vacationing in the Florida Keys
for three days, and Andrea was still awed by the spectacular view. The motel
was nestled at the inner edge of a beautiful white sand beach. Beyond were the
placid, azure waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
“Your dad and I have already had breakfast and your
brother is already down at the beach,” her mom told her. Andrea dropped her
gaze and immediately spotted Brandon wading along the shore, snorkeling gear in
hand.
“He is not going in the water without me!” Andrea
squealed, racing to get ready. “Come on, Claire,” she urged, pulling on her
still damp swimsuit. “Are you going to sleep all day? Brandon’s outside already
having fun. Let’s go!”
“I’ll be down in few minutes,” Claire mumbled. Moments
later, Andrea sprinted across the warm sand and charged into the water up to
her knees. Seeing her brother father out with his mask and snorkel on, floating
face down to the surface, Andrea watched as he curled down in a shallow dive.
Seconds later he popped up just a few feet away, blowing a stream of water from
his snorkel. Then tugging off his mask, he began sloshing towards her.
“Look at this!” Brandon said proudly when he reached
her. He held up a cone- shaped, brown- and – white shell that was as large as
his hand. “Wow, it’s beautiful,” Andrea declared.
“Hey you guys! What have you got?” Claire asked,
joining them in the water. “It’s a cool shell,” Brandon answered. “It’s the
only neat one I’ve found so far,” he added.
“You’re just not looking in the right place,” Claire
said, matter-of-factly.
“Oh, really?”
Brandon shot back. “And since when did you become the expert?”
“Since I talked
to that guy up there.” She gestured towards a tall man walking up the beach
carrying two large red plastic buckets.
“He had lots of really pretty shells. I asked him where they came from and he
said he’d collected them along a cove about half a mile from here, closer to
the Atlantic side. It’s overgrown and it does not have a nice beach, so people
rarely go there.”
“That won’t bother me,” Andrea responded with a big
smile.
“Let’s check it
out”.
Listening Comprehension Test
for 8th Form Students Assignments
Task 1. Put “+” if the statement is true, put “–“ if it is
false.
1. Claire likes
the morning more than Andrea.
2. The family
hotel is on a beach on the Gulf of Mexico.
3. The view from
the motel was not very interesting.
4. Mom and Dad
are about to eat breakfast when Andrea wakes up.
5. Andrea’s
brother Brandon was the first to the beach in the morning.
6. Andrea went
snorkeling.
7. Brandon
showed Andrea the small shell he found.
8. Clair came to
the beach after Andrea and Brandon.
9. Claire knows
where to find good shells.
10. The beach
where they can find pretty shells is overgrown.
Task 2. Circle the correct letter A, B, C or D
11. Andrea’s
mother woke her up:
A.
repeatedly B. cheerfully C. angrily D. indifferently
12. The view
from the motel was:
A. sparse B. spectacular C. empty D. uninteresting
13. Andrea was
so excited for the beach that she ____ to get ready.
A. raced B. marched C. squealed D. walked
14. The waters
of the Gulf of Mexico were:
A. placid and
murky B. rough and murky C. rough and azure D. placid and azure
15. Brandon
floated face down in the water because:
A. he was
snorkeling
B. he had died
C. he wanted to scare Andrea D. he was a bad
swimmer
16. The shell
Brandon found was:
A.
cone-shaped B. brown and white C. beautiful D. all of the above
17. How did
Claire tell Brandon and Andrea that they “were not looking in the right place”
for shells?
A. with irritation B. matter-
of- factly C. rudely
D. like a know – it – all
18. Who did
Claire learn from about the place to find shells?
A. a man who
also collects shells
B. her parents
C. an old woman
at the motel D. her boyfriend
19. People
rarely go to the beach Claire talks about because it is:
A. closer to the
Atlantic B. far away
C. scary D. overgrown
20. How does
Andrea feel about looking for shells on the beach?
A. hesitant B. sad C. enthusiastic D. scared
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