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CELPIP Practice Listening: Daily Life Conversation ID: #62011 Medium Life on a Residential Street
Instructions ›
  • You will hear a conversation followed by 5 questions.
  • Listen to each question. You will hear the question only once.
  • Choose the best answer to each question.
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Correct Answer: Getting to know each other as neighbours.

Why this is correct: Lucy introduces herself as a new neighbour, and Mrs. Grassi welcomes her.

Tips: Choose the option supported by the whole conversation.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • Arranging a dentist appointment.: No dentist appointment is discussed.
  • Discussing rising crime.: No crime problem is discussed.
  • Reporting a neighbourhood problem.: They praise the neighbourhood rather than report a problem.

Correct Answer: Friendly neighbours.

Why this is correct: Mrs. Grassi explicitly praises having friendly neighbours.

Tips: Choose the option supported by the whole conversation.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A good dinner.: She praises neighbours, not a dinner.
  • A nice dessert.: No dessert is discussed.
  • A kind pet.: No pet is discussed.

Correct Answer: Ten houses on each side of the road.

Why this is correct: Mrs. Grassi says there are ten houses on each side of the road in this block.

Tips: Choose the option supported by the whole conversation.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • Five houses across the road.: The stated number is ten per side, not five.
  • Three houses in two blocks.: No three-house, two-block arrangement is stated.
  • Eight houses on one side of the road.: She gives ten per side, not eight on one side.

Correct Answer: A kitty party.

Why this is correct: Mrs. Grassi calls the monthly gathering a kitty party.

Tips: Choose the option supported by the whole conversation.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A dance party.: The gathering is called a kitty party, not a dance party.
  • A weekly get-together.: It is monthly, not weekly.
  • A casual meeting every morning.: A daily morning meeting is not described.

Correct Answer: At Mrs. Grassi’s house by ten forty a.m.

Why this is correct: Lucy is asked to come to Mrs. Grassi’s house by ten forty; the party is at Mrs. Ellen’s at eleven.

Tips: Choose the option supported by the whole conversation.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • At Mrs. Ellen’s house at eleven a.m.: Mrs. Ellen’s house is the party location at eleven, not the earlier meeting point.
  • Outside on the street at eleven a.m.: They will meet at Mrs. Grassi’s house, not outside at eleven.
  • At the market by ten thirty a.m.: The market and ten thirty are not the meeting arrangement.

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