listening

Select Missing Word

What is this task?
Choose the missing final word/phrase from an audio.
Skill being practised
Listening prediction.
What you see or hear
Audio that ends with a bleep.
What you do
Select the word/phrase that logically completes it.
Step-by-step approach
  1. Listen for the overall claim.
  2. Predict a logical closer.
  3. Pick the option that matches.
Timing
30 s.
Approach
Track the topic sentence and choose the ending consistent with the argument.
Common mistakes
  • • Picking distractors that are similar in sound.
Useful tips
  • • Focus on meaning, not phonetic similarity.
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