500-year-old paintings from Raphael found
Syllabus topic 17: 500-year-old paintings from Raphael found
A short listening passage with three questions on details, meaning and the speaker's perspective. Original educational audio with synthesised voices.
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What made them pause?
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: The meaning of the headline was unclear
The word found could describe different kinds of discovery.
What had they confirmed?
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: They still needed to establish the details
The speaker explicitly says the type of discovery was not established.
What did they decide to do?
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: Delay the report
They postponed recording until they could check the facts.
What made them pause?
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Correct answer: The meaning of the headline was unclear
The word found could describe different kinds of discovery.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: They still needed to establish the details
The speaker explicitly says the type of discovery was not established.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: Delay the report
They postponed recording until they could check the facts.
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