Meaning: "opted" means chose or picked.

Wrong options:

• oppted: It adds an extra "p". The right spelling is "opted". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• adopted: Different word with an extra a and not what the speaker says.

Correct answer: clear

Explanation: The speaker says "it is clear from the graph". The word after "is" describes what the graph shows.

Meaning: "clear" means easy to see or obvious.

Wrong options:

• cleer: It has "e" where the word has "a". The right spelling is "clear". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• clearly: "clearly" has an extra "ly" at the end. The speaker says "clear".

Correct answer: amongst

Explanation: You hear "operating system amongst students". You need a linking word meaning among the students.

Meaning: "amongst" means in the middle of a group of people.

Wrong options:

• amogst: It leaves out the "n". Write "amongst". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• among: "among" is missing the ending. The speaker says "amongst", with "st" at the end.

Correct answer: second

Explanation: Listen for "Windows stands as a second choice". It comes before "choice", so you need the order word second.

Meaning: "second" means number two in order.

Wrong options:

• seccond: It adds an extra "c". Write "second". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• secondary: "secondary" has an extra "ary" at the end. The speaker says "second".

Correct answer: compared

Explanation: On the recording you hear "as compared to 700 students". It comes after "as", so the word ends in ed.

Meaning: "compared" means shown in relation to something else.

Wrong options:

• compered: It has "e" where the word has "a". The right spelling is "compared". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• compare: "compare" is missing the ending. The speaker says "compared", with "d" at the end.