CBSE ASL “Listening Test Worksheet” (ASL) 2017 for Class 10, Listening Test Audio Script 3

Assessment of Speaking and Listening Skills
Class-X (2016-17)
Listening Test (Worksheet)

Time: 1 hour

Max Marks: 20

Task 1

You will hear 5 short extracts of people talking about the significance of sports and games in their life.
Read the statements below, then listen to the extracts and match each statement A–G to each speaker 1–5. There are two statements you do not need. You will hear the recording twice.

Now listen to 5 short extracts of people talking about the importance and significance of games and sports in their life.

A. Sports and games keep you in good health.

B. Playing sports gives you a feeling of entertainment.

C. Sports and games make you intelligent.

D. Sports are a good source of earning money.

E. Sports make you strong to face challenges.

F. Sports make you grow tall and attractive.

G. Playing sports is a good way to avoid bad company.

Task 2

You will hear an interview with veterinarian Dr. Krishan Kumar Gupta on the importance of keeping pets. Read the sentences below, then listen to the conversation and choose A, B or C for each sentence. You will hear the recording twice.

1. Pets make great friends because they are
A. very attractive
B. great achievers
C. good companions

2. Pets help you make new friends as they make you
A. appear more beautiful
B. go out for a walk
C. change your attitude

3. Pets boost your mood because
A. playing with pets makes you feel fresh.
B. they help you pass time
C. they love you so much

4. Pets inculcate educational values because
A. they are very valuable and precious
B. they make you study more and more
C. they enable you develop habits of daily care

5. Pets help you remain fit because
A. they make you to eat less food
B. they make you go to the gym
C. they make you more active

6. Pets help you in being in good health because
A. your blood pressure is maintained
B. you don’t have to visit your doctor
C. you care about your pet a lot

Task 3

You will hear Rachna Madan, head of the literary club of you school, talking about the Importance of reading as a skill. Read the question below, then listen to the extract and choose four of the options A–G which are correct. You will hear the recording twice.

Which FOUR of the following statements does the speaker believe to be true?

A. Reading is a guarantee for success as a student.

B. Many students like to read books and magazines these days.

C. These days there are many sources of reading to get information.

D. Reading increases focus on the message.

E. For getting jobs reading skill is not required these days.

F. Reading is required in the discovery of new things.

G. Good readers are isolated from society.

Task 4

You will listen to two students, a boy and a girl, debating on the topic ‘Technology makes us alone’. Read the sentences below, then listen to the conversation and complete the sentences with one or two words only.
You will hear the recording twice.

1. The girl is becoming ………… because she is too much on phone.

2. The girl thinks that we cannot ……… technology for our laziness.

3. Technology has created people with …………. fingers and ………… mouths.

4. Technology helps us do things ………… and more efficiently.

5. According to the boy, we forget our ………… in keeping track of virtual friends.