Stanford Achievement Test Stanford Achievement Listening Comprehension 5

Question 1

A student hears a passage about recycling and is asked what problem recycling helps solve. This question tests the ability to identify—

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A problem-and-solution relationship

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A compare-and-contrast relationship

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Figurative language

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The speaker's tone

Question 2

When a student listens and the narrator says 'for example,' the student should expect to hear—

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A specific illustration of the previous idea

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A contrasting statement

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A summary of the whole passage

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A new, unrelated topic

Question 3

A student hears: 'Tom ran faster than any other student in the school.' This sentence tells the listener that Tom is—

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The fastest runner in the school

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One of the slowest runners

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As fast as other students

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An average runner

Question 4

Which skill is MOST directly measured by asking a student to retell a story just heard in their own words?

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Listening recall and comprehension

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Phonemic awareness

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Decoding skills

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Spelling accuracy

Question 5

A passage describes rain clouds forming, strong winds starting, and then heavy rain falling. What organizational structure is this?

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Chronological order

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Compare and contrast

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Problem and solution

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Descriptive

Question 6

A student hears the sentence: 'She was as brave as a lion.' This is an example of a—

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Simile

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Metaphor

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Hyperbole

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Alliteration

Question 7

In the Stanford Achievement Test Listening Comprehension section, why are students NOT allowed to look at a written version of the passage?

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To isolate and assess listening skills specifically

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To make the test shorter

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To allow students to use dictionaries

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To test reading speed

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