Center shiken Listening details

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The center shiken listening test is made up of four parts. Center Shiken Listening first part is the easiest. there are six questions with each four possible answers. Part one has four pictures from which only one is correct. students listen to the conversation or description, read the question above the picture and choose the picture which answers the question best and mark their answer on the answer sheet. The pictures are simple and the questions too.
Center Shiken Listening Part two, a dialog will be played and the students have to choose how this conversation is going to continue. The challenge here is to figure out who is going to say the next sentence, the man or the woman. For example, if the man asks a question, the correct answer to choose is the answer to this question. some times the man or the woman will say something like "well..." then we have to find and think how this sentence is going to continue. Part two of the center listening test has usually seven questions.
Center Shiken Listening Part three is divided into section A and B. In section A students listen to a conversation and have to answer the question on the answer sheet. These conversations are of medium length and can be answered without much effort if the students are exposed to native English on a weekly basis. There are three separate dialogs with each four possible answers.
Center Shiken Listening Part three section B is usually something like a schedule or a room layout. under this there are about six pictures. There are three questions combined here and there are six possible answers to choose from. Again the students listen to a conversation and have to match the correct picture with the correct date or place in a room. Sometimes these questions can be confusing since most of the six pictures would be mentioned.
Center Shiken Listening Part four section A, are three questions. For each question they listen to one story, report, interview etc. This is where the questions start to get trickier and quite difficult.
Center Shiken Listening Part four section B. Now this will be one report or story with three questions. This is very long and unless the students are geniuses they should be taking notes while listening and should have read the questions before the section starts playing.

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