Listening Terms Quiz You can do this quiz online or print it on paper. It tests words listed in our Listening Terms glossary. 1. If we listen to English speakers from different countries, regions or social classes, we'll hear different languages lyrics accents a) languages b) lyrics c) accents 2. Which can you download for practising your listening skills? an ebook a podcast an article a) an ebook b) a podcast c) an article 3. Which kind of computer file can you listen to? an image file an audio file a text file a) an image file b) an audio file c) a text file 4. What do we call the written version of something we listen to? a transcript a recording a writing a) a transcript b) a recording c) a writing 5. Which can help you understand what's being said in a foreign-language movie? subtitles lyrics emoticons a) subtitles b) lyrics c) emoticons 6. If you can comprehend what you're listening to, you can hear it understand it misunderstand it a) hear it b) understand it c) misunderstand it 7. If you understand the gist of what someone is saying, you understand everything nothing the main point a) everything b) nothing c) the main point 8. When listening to someone speak, we can understand them better by _______ their body language. watching speaking listening to a) watching b) speaking c) listening to 9. If you're taking in sounds and attaching meaning to them, you're engaged in _______ listening. action active activated a) action b) active c) activated 10. To understand what a song is about, you have to listen to the melody the instruments the lyrics a) the melody b) the instruments c) the lyrics Your score is: Correct answers: Contributor: Matt Errey. Matt is the author of several books including 1000 Phrasal Verbs in Context and Common English Idioms for learners, and Matt's ESL Games and Quizzes for teachers.
