{listening} True/false questions

In this type of question you have to decide whether a statement given to you on the question paper is true or not, according to the listening passage (not your own opinion).

You can also be asked to tick if certain information is mentioned - another type of true/false question.

Always try to answer the questions in the listening test. If you are not sure, guess. You will not be penalized for wrong answers. It is especially important to answer all true/false questions, because you have a 50% chance of being right!

Be careful about negatives. The statements on the question paper should all be positive, but you may hear negative statements.

Harry is popular with all his friends. T / F

You hear: 'I wouldn't say that Harry is universally popular.'

Harry is rich.

You hear: 'He's not poor these days, is he?'

So you see that you need to be careful! Sometimes the negative sentence on the audio recording means the same as the sentence in the question. Sometimes it means the opposite of the sentence in the question.

Often the words and phrases you hear will be different from those written on your examination paper, although they mean the same.

The robbers intended to use explosive to get through the wall.

get through = break through, make a hole through

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source: Successful Listening for First Certificate by Shelagh Rixon, OUP, 1993