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What is a multiple-choice listening question?
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A question with a short list of options (A, B, C…) where exactly one is correct; you pick it from what you hear.
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How is a listening multiple-choice item marked?
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Right or wrong against an answer key — one mark, no half marks.
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How many options are correct in a multiple-choice item?
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Exactly one.
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What is a 'distractor' in multiple choice?
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A plausible wrong option, often repeating a word you hear but twisting the meaning.
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What does 'to mark an option' mean?
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To select (tick) the one option you choose as your answer.
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What does 'meaning' refer to in a listening MCQ?
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What the whole sentence actually says — not just one word that happens to match an option.
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What does 'a single answer' mean in multiple choice?
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Only one option is correct.
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How many marks is each multiple-choice item worth?
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One mark, awarded all-or-nothing.
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How many times do you usually hear each listening clip?
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Twice — use the second play to confirm your answer.
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What is the five-step method for a listening MCQ?
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Read all the options → Predict what each could sound like → Listen for the MEANING → Eliminate the distractors → Choose one and move on.
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Why should you read all the options before the audio?
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So you know what they differ on and can predict the vocabulary, which lets you eliminate distractors as you listen.
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Why is hearing a word from an option NOT enough to choose it?
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It may be the word-match trap — the same word is often planted in a wrong option. Judge by meaning, not by a single word.
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Why eliminate distractors rather than hunt for the answer?
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Ruling out the options the recording contradicts is faster and narrows the choice, making the right option clear.
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Should you change a confident answer on the second listen?
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No — use the second listen to confirm; only change it if you clearly misheard the first time.
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