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CELPIP Listening Part 4: Listening to a News Item

CELPIP Listening Part 4 Practice Test: Young Petitioners Make a Splash

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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. 1. Ava and Liam started their petition after they

  2. 2. The vote succeeded partly because

  3. 3. In their letters, the children argued that

  4. 4. Ava's reaction to the vote was

  5. 5. We can infer that Liam

Transcript (read it after you answer)

NARRATOR: Children in Barrie, Ontario, will have a new place to cool off next summer, thanks largely to a petition started by two ten-year-olds. City council voted eight to three on Tuesday night to build a splash pad in a small park in the city's south end. The idea began last July, when classmates Ava Chen and Liam Brooks arrived at a city beach on one of the hottest afternoons of the year, only to be told it had already reached capacity. Instead of simply complaining, they made a poster and went door to door with their parents, collecting nearly twelve hundred signatures. They also wrote to every councillor, explaining that most children in their neighbourhood had no easy way to reach a splash pad independently. The project is estimated to cost about $450,000. Several councillors questioned the expense and suggested waiting a year until the city's finances improve. However, a local business association offered to cover a third of the cost, which helped the motion pass. Asked how she felt, Ava said she was proud, but a little disappointed that the splash pad won't open until June. Liam, meanwhile, says their next petition will be for a skateboard park.

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Answer key

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  1. 1. Ava and Liam started their petition after they C. could not get into a busy beach.
  2. 2. The vote succeeded partly because A. outside money lowered the city's share.
  3. 3. In their letters, the children argued that D. nearby children relied on adults to get to one.
  4. 4. Ava's reaction to the vote was B. mostly positive.
  5. 5. We can infer that Liam A. intends to campaign again.

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