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Listening Comprehension Test

For 5th form students

Text 1. A Happy Man

Many years ago there lived a king. He was very rich and he had everything he wanted. His country was strong and famous, but the king was not happy. So one day he went to a wise old man and asked him how to become happy. The wise man listened to him and then said, “There is very little happiness in this world, but I know the way to find it.”

“Show me the way to find it, then,” said the king.

“It’s very easy,” answered the old man. “You have only to put on the shirt of a happy man.”

The king thanked the old man and began to look for a happy man. He visited most of the capitals of the world. He met kings, barons and other aristocrats, but they were not happy.

At last he came back to his own country. One day, he saw a poor farmer working in a field. He was singing and there was a happy look on his face. The king went up to the farmer and said, “My good man, are you happy?” “Very happy,” answered the farmer. “Well, then,” said the king, “sell me your shirt.”

“My shirt?” said the farmer in surprise. “I haven’t got a shirt. I hope to buy a shirt soon, but I am happy.”

While-listening task #1

Directions: in this part of the section you will listen to the text. While the first  listening look at the statements 1-8, decide, which of them are true (T) and which are false (F) according to the text you have heard.

Task #1. Mark the following sentences as TRUE (T) or FALSE (F).

1. Many years ago there lived a queen.

2. The country was powerful and famous.

3. The king was strong.

4. The king went to an old wise woman.

5. “It’s not very easy to become happy,” said the old man.

6. One day he saw a poor farmer.

7. The farmer was working in a field.

8. “I have a very beautiful shirt,” said the farmer.

While-listening task #2

Directions: in this part of the section you will listen to the text for the second time. While listening look at the sentences 1-8, decide, which of the given answers (a, b, or c) best corresponds to what was stated or implied in the text you have heard and mark your answer by encircling the letter of your choice.

 Task #2. For sentences (1—8) choose and circle the correct answer (a, b or c ).

1. There lived …

a) a queen       b) a king       c) an old man

2. The king asked a wise old man how….

a) to become powerful          b) to become strong        c) to become happy

3. The wise man listened to the king and then said, “There is …. happiness in this world”.

a) very little          b) a lot of        c) more  

4. The king had to put on … of a happy man.

a) the skirt       b) the T-shirt       c) the shirt

5. The king visited many … of the world.

a) villages       b) towns       c) capitals

6. The king met a lot of …

a) poor people       b) rich people         c) unhappy people

7. At last the king …  his own country.

a) returned  to     b) visited       c) left

8. The king said to the poor man “…..”

a) give me your shirt         b) send me your shirt         c)  sell me your shirt

Text 2. Take Me Back To Prison

There was a king who thought that he could paint very well. His pictures were bad. But the people to whom he showed them were afraid of the king. They all said that they liked his pictures very much.

One day the king showed his pictures to a great painter who lived in his country and said: “I want to know what you think of my pictures. Do you like them? Am I a good painter or not?”

The painter looked at the king’s pictures and said: “My king, I think that your pictures are bad and that you will never be a good painter”.

The king got very angry and sent the painter to prison. After two years the king wanted to see the painter again. “I was very angry with you,” he said, “because you didn’t like my pictures. Now I forget all about it. You are a free man again, I’m your friend”. For many hours the king talked with the painter, and even asked him to dine. After the dinner the king showed his pictures to the painter and asked: “Well, how do you like them now?”

The painter did not answer anything. He turned to the soldier who was standing near him and said: “Take me back to prison.”

While-listening task #1

Directions: in this part of the section you will listen to the text. While the first  listening look at the statements 1-10, decide, which of them are true (T) and which are false (F) according to the text you have heard.

Task #1. Mark the following sentences as TRUE (T) or FALSE (F).

1. The king was a great painter.

2. The people loved their king.

3. The painter said to the king true.

4. The king wasn’t angry.

5. The king was sent to prison.

6. Few years later the painter wanted to see the king.

7. The king was painter’s friend.

8. The king wanted to show his picture again.

9. The painter answered nothing.

10. The painter changed his opinion.

While-listening task #2

Directions: in this part of the section you will listen to the text for the second time. While listening look at the sentences 1-8, decide, which of the given answers (a, b, or c) best corresponds to what was stated or implied in the text you have heard and mark your answer by encircling the letter of your choice.

 Task #2. For sentences (1—8) choose and circle the correct answer (a, b or c ).

1. The king ___________ very well.

a) could paint                 b) painted              c) couldn’t paint 

2. People said that they ___________ king’s pictures.

a) didn’t like              b) loved                c) hated

3. The painter lived in ___________ country.

a) the same                   b) another              c) the other

4. The painter said: “My king, I think that you ___________ a good painter”.

a) are                   b) will be                  c) won’t be

5. After ___________ years the king wanted to see the painter again.

a) a few                    b) two                      c) several

6. The king asked the painter to ___________.

a) have dinner            b) paint              c) show his picture

7. For several hours the king ___________ the painter.

a) had dinner with                 b) dined with                 c) spoke with

8. In the end the painter said: “_________the prison.”

a) “Don’t take me to”                  b) I didn’t like              c) “Return me to”