Listening Exam - 2 - Question Paper Revised [PDF]

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Text A – Big Data Neil and FaLJ FaLJ aƌe ƚalking aboƵƚ ǁhaƚ iƐ inǀolǀed in ͚Big Daƚa͛ ͘



Complete the following gaps. Use no more than three words for each gap. Neil ǁaŶƚƐ ƚŽ deǀelŽƉ a ƉƌŽdƵcƚ ǁhich ǁill ƌeǀŽlƵƚiŽŶiƐe ͙͘;ϭ Ϳ͙͘ He ǁaŶƚƐ ƚŽ dŽ ƚhiƐ bLJ ƵƐiŶg big daƚa ͘FaLJ FaLJ agƌeeƐ ƚhaƚ big daƚa iƐ a ͙͘ ;ϮͿ ͙͘ ͕ bƵƚ ƚhaƚ iƚ iƐ iŵƉŽƌƚaŶƚ ƚŽ kŶŽǁ ͙͘ ;ϯ Ϳ ͙͘ ǁiƚh ƚhe daƚa ͘Neil agƌeeƐ ͕ bƵƚ ǁhaƚ he͛Ɛ acƚƵallLJ lŽŽkiŶg aƚ iƐ a liƐƚ Žf ͙ ;ϰͿ ͙ fƌŽŵ eǀeƌLJ cŽƵŶƚƌLJ iŶ ϭϵϴϳ͘ ϭ͘ ͙͙ ͙͙͙



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͙͙ Ϯ͘ ͙͙͙͙͘ ͙͙͙͙ ͙ ϯ͘ ͙͙͘ ͙͙ ͙͙͙ ͙͙͙ ϰ͘ ͙͙͙͙ ͙͙͙͘ ͙͙͙ ͙͙ ͙͙͙ ͙͙͙ ͙͙ ͙͙͙ ͙͙͙ ͙͙͙ ͙ Choose the correct ͙͙͙ answer. 5. Why is this type of iŶfŽƌŵaƚiŽŶ called b ͚ ig daƚa͕͕͛͛ accŽƌdiŶg ƚŽ ƚhe edžƉlaŶaƚiŽŶ iŶ ƚhe ƌecŽƌdiŶg͍



A it is so important B there is so much of it C they are such big numbers D it happens very often



ϲ͘ Whaƚ dŽ ŽŶliŶe ƌeƚaileƌƐ leaƌŶ fƌŽŵ ƐƚƵdLJiŶg b ͚ ig daƚa͍͍͛͛



A how to buy new products B how to sell products C what things customers like D what research is needed



Answer the following question(s). 7. We find out that Fay Fay also wants to develop a product. What does she want her product to do?



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Text A total: 7 marks ***********************



Text B – Headphones and hearing problems Two reporters discuss how using headphones may cause hearing problems



Answer the following questions. WhLJ iƐ LJŽƵŶg ƉeŽƉle͛Ɛ heaƌiŶg ƉaƌƚicƵlaƌlLJ aƚ ƌiƐk ŶŽǁadaLJƐ͍ ϴ͘ ͘ ͙͙͙ ͙͙͙͙ ͙ ͙ The interviewee, Sophie Scott, gives three examples of where you can observe people using headphones. Write TWO ͙͙͙͙ of these in͙͙͙͙ the spaces below (in any order). ͙͙ ͙͙͙ ϵ͘ ͙͙͙ ͙ ͙͙͙͙͙ ͙͙ ϭϬ͘ ͙͙͙͙͙ ͘ ͙͙͙ ͙͙ ͙͙ ͙͙͙ ͙͙͙͙͙ ͙͙͙ The interviewee goes on to give examples of what kind of thing may produce different levels of noise. What are they, ͙͙͙͙͙ ͙͙ of decibels? at these levels 11͘ ϴϬ decibelƐ ͙͙



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͙͙͙͘ 12͘ ϵϬ decibelƐ ͙͙



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͙͙͙͘ According to Prof. MacAlpine, what is the maximum time per day that one should listen to headphones? 13͘ ͙͙͙ ͙͙ ͙͙͙͙͙ ͙͙͙ Prof. MacAlpine ƐaLJƐ ƚhaƚ ƚhe Ɖƌice Žf headƉhŽŶeƐ dŽeƐ ŶŽƚ ƌeallLJ cŽƌƌelaƚe ǁiƚh ;Žƌ ŵ ͚ aƚch͛Ϳ ƚǁŽ eleŵeŶƚƐ Žf ƚhe ͙͙͙͙͙ performance ͙͙͙ of headphones. What are these two elements? 14͘ ͙͙



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͙͙͙ ͘ ͙͙͙͙͙ ͙ Choose the correct answer. 16. What advice does Sophie Scott give as to how parents can simply check whether headphones are being used at too high a level? A look at the programmes of the headphones



B set rules about at what hours headphones can be used C see whether the headphones are plugged in or not D listen for sounds coming out of the headphones Text B total: 9 marks ***********************