Meaning: "bored" means not interested or tired of what is happening.

Wrong options:

• bord: It leaves out the "e". Write "bored". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• borred: It adds an extra "r". Check the letters: "bored". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.

Correct answer: five

Explanation: The speaker says "one out of five". The number must be five, so include the final e.

Meaning: "five" means the number 5.

Wrong options:

• fiv: It leaves out the "e". The right spelling is "five". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.

Correct answer: boredom

Explanation: You hear "complain of boredom". The sentence needs a word for a thing, so write boredom.

Meaning: "boredom" means the state of being bored.

Wrong options:

• bordom: It leaves out the "e". The right spelling is "boredom". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• bored: "bored" is missing the ending. The speaker says "boredom", with "om" at the end.

Correct answer: irrelevant

Explanation: Listen for "was irrelevant or their". After "was" you need a describing word, so use irrelevant.

Meaning: "irrelevant" means not related or not important to the topic.

Wrong options:

• irrelevent: It has "e" where the word has "a". Check the letters: "irrelevant". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
• irrelevantly: "irrelevantly" has an extra "ly" at the end. The speaker says "irrelevant".