Meaning: "solved" means finished or answered.

Wrong options:

• solvd: It leaves out the "e". Write "solved". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• resolved: This is a different word. The sentence needs the short word meaning finished.

Correct answer: issue

Explanation: You hear "latest issue of the". After "latest" you need a word for a copy of a magazine or journal.

Meaning: "issue" means a numbered copy of a magazine or journal.

Wrong options:

• issuse: It adds an extra "s". Check the letters: "issue". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.

Correct answer: fraction

Explanation: Listen for "small fraction of the". The sentence needs a word for a tiny part, not a whole.

Meaning: "fraction" means a very small part of something.

Wrong options:

• portion: Portion is similar but students write fraction here.

Correct answer: effort

Explanation: On the recording you hear "checkers effort included top". After "the" the sentence needs a word for what was done, a thing.

Meaning: "effort" means the work or attempt put into something.

Correct answer: successful

Explanation: Listen again to "as successful or unsuccessful". You need a describing word that shows a good result, plain form with no ending change.

Meaning: "successful" means having a good result.

Wrong options:

• succesful: It leaves out the "s". The right spelling is "successful". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• success: "success" is missing the ending. The speaker says "successful", with "ful" at the end.

Correct answer: progress

Explanation: Here you hear "researchers monitored progress and tweaked". After "monitored" the sentence needs a word for movement forward, not a past form.

Meaning: "progress" means movement forward or improvement.

Wrong options:

• progres: It leaves out the "s". Check the letters: "progress". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
• process: Process is a different idea. The sentence talks about forward change.

Correct answer: beat

Explanation: The speaker says "Chinook beat humans to". You need a short action word meaning win, with no extra ending.

Meaning: "beat" means to defeat or win against someone.

Wrong options:

• beet: It has "e" where the word has "a". Check the letters: "beat". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
• defeat: This is an action word but not the short common word used here.