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CELPIP Listening Part 4: Listening to a News Item

CELPIP Listening Part 4 Practice Test: A Moose on the Move

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A free Listening Part 4 practice test in the CELPIP format: 5 questions with the answer key. Play each recording once, as in the real test, answer, then check your answers at the bottom of the page. The transcript is under each recording.

Questions
5
Format
1 news report, questions after it
Question style
Multiple choice, 4 options
Play like the real test
Each recording plays once, then each question with 30 seconds to answer (Parts 4–6: one timer for the part). No pausing to replay, like test day.
  1. Liam's parents realized the toy was missing when

  2. The lost and found office told Liam's mother that

  3. Instead of sending the toy away, the crew

  4. According to the airline, the crew's actions were

  5. The experience seems to have

Transcript (read it after you answer)

NARRATOR: A six-year-old boy from Corner Brook, Newfoundland, is celebrating a joyful homecoming this week after his treasured stuffed moose spent nearly a week travelling without him. Liam Whelan left the toy, named Captain, tucked into a seat pocket on a flight home from a family holiday in Halifax. His parents didn't realize it was missing until bedtime, when Liam refused to sleep without it. His mother contacted the airline's lost and found office, but was warned that small items are seldom recovered. A flight attendant, however, had already spotted the moose during a routine inspection. Rather than send it off to a storage facility, the crew decided to keep Captain with them on their scheduled routes, photographing him in the cockpit, gazing out the window and wearing a tiny paper pilot's cap. The photographs were forwarded to the family each evening. Five days later, the same crew handed Captain over at the arrivals area in Deer Lake, along with a handwritten certificate naming him an honorary crew member. Liam's mother says her son has since announced his ambitions: he intends to fly planes. The airline says the crew acted entirely on their own initiative, but it plans to recognize them at an upcoming employee gathering.

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Answer key

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  1. Liam's parents realized the toy was missing when B. their son was getting ready to sleep.
  2. The lost and found office told Liam's mother that C. her chances of getting the toy back were slim.
  3. Instead of sending the toy away, the crew A. took it along while they worked.
  4. According to the airline, the crew's actions were D. something they thought of themselves.
  5. The experience seems to have C. given Liam an idea for a future career.

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