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What is a « choix multiple » (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. The instruction is « Choisissez la bonne réponse. »
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How is a listening multiple-choice item marked?
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Right or wrong against an answer key — [1] point, no half marks.
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How many options are correct in a « Choisissez la bonne réponse » item?
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Exactly one.
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What is a « distracteur » (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 is the French exam instruction for a multiple-choice item?
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« Choisissez la bonne réponse. » (Choose the correct answer.)
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What does the listening instruction « Choisissez les cinq affirmations vraies » mean?
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Choose the five true statements — a multiple-select variant worth [5]. (Recent papers also use « les trois affirmations vraies » [3].)
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What does « une seule réponse » mean in a QCM?
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A single answer — only one option is right.
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What does the framing line « Vous écoutez un podcast / une interview… » signal?
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It sets the speaker and situation of the audio before the questions, so you know who is talking and why.
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How many marks is each multiple-choice item worth?
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[1] point, awarded all-or-nothing. (The five-true variant is worth [5].)
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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 (le sens) → 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. Use the reading time given before each audio.
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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 the sens (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 — you hear the audio twice; use the second listen to confirm. Only change it if you clearly misheard the first time.
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