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CELPIP Listening Part 4: Listening to a News Item

CELPIP Listening Part 4 Practice Test: An Unexpected Visitor

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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. The side door was open because

  2. When the players first saw the elk, they

  3. The wildlife officers dealt with the elk by

  4. What does the students' reaction suggest?

  5. According to the report, elk in Canmore are

Transcript (read it after you answer)

NARRATOR: Students at a high school in Canmore, Alberta, got an unexpected visitor on Tuesday morning when a young female elk wandered into the gymnasium in the middle of basketball practice. According to coach Daniel Reyes, the animal walked in through a side door that someone had left open because the gym was getting too warm. “At first, the teenagers thought it was somebody wearing a costume,” Reyes said. “Then it started chewing on the volleyball net.” Staff calmly guided the students into the change rooms and locked the main entrances to keep the animal from roaming the hallways. Wildlife officers arrived within twenty minutes. Rather than sedating the elk, they opened the doors at both ends of the gym and stood back. After about an hour, the elk strolled out across the football field and disappeared into the surrounding forest. Nobody was injured, although the net will need replacing. Elk are a familiar sight around Canmore, particularly in autumn, and conservation officers remind residents to stay at least thirty metres away. School administrators say the side door will now remain closed, even on warm days. Students, meanwhile, have already voted to name the elk after their team's mascot, and several now say they hope she drops by again.

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Answer key

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  1. The side door was open because B. staff wanted to cool down the gym.
  2. When the players first saw the elk, they D. believed it was a person dressed up.
  3. The wildlife officers dealt with the elk by C. giving it time to find its own way out.
  4. What does the students' reaction suggest? B. They now think of the elk with affection.
  5. According to the report, elk in Canmore are D. commonly seen in the area.

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