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Practice Listening: Multiple Choice, Single Answer ID: #35423 Short Baby skills
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Listen to the recording and answer the multiple-choice question by selecting the correct response. Only one response is correct.

Transcript:

Y: Today, on a Moment of Science, it's time for another round of Baby Skills, that fun and wacky guessing game that shows your baby is up to more than crying and napping. And today's question is: What can six-month-olds do better than nine- month-olds? Don, care to take a stab at it?
D: Well! I don't really know, Yael. I thought nine-month-olds would be better at just about everything.
Y: Sorry, Don. It turns out that six-month-olds are better than nine-month-olds at recognizing certain faces. In a recent study, scientists observed that six-month-olds are equally good at distinguishing between non-human faces, as they are at distinguishing between human faces.

According to the woman, what can we know about six-month-old babies?

* Listen to the recording and select the correct answer

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Option 4: "They can both distinguish non-human faces and human faces."

Explanation: This option is correct as it accurately reflects the information in the text. The woman explains that six-month-olds are capable of distinguishing both non-human and human faces, highlighting their ability in this area. This aligns perfectly with the main idea presented in the text.

Option 1: "They have worse ability than nine-month-olds in distinguishing some faces."

Explanation: This option is incorrect because the text states that six-month-olds are better than nine-month-olds at recognizing certain faces, specifically mentioning their ability to distinguish between human and non-human faces. Therefore, the claim that they have worse ability contradicts the information provided.

Option 2: "They are better than nine-month-olds in everything."

Explanation: This option is incorrect as it overgeneralizes the statement made in the text. The woman mentions that six-month-olds are better than nine-month-olds specifically in recognizing certain faces, not in everything. Thus, this option presents partial information that is misleading.

Option 3: "They can’t distinguish non-human faces."

Explanation: This option is incorrect because the text explicitly states that six-month-olds are equally good at distinguishing between non-human faces as they are at distinguishing between human faces. Therefore, the claim that they cannot distinguish non-human faces is false.

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