Special features of the listening section Question types in the listening section Comparison with the CBT's listening section

Special features of the listening section

Part A (Short Conversation) of the CBT has been removed. This listening section now consists mostly of part B. The script has been lengthened. There are two kinds of lectures: an academic lecture that consists only of one speaker, and an interactive lecture that consists of multiple speakers, just like a realistic situation between a professor and students in a classroom. The student may take notes while listening. The Replay Question is a new question type, which provides a specific part of the listening script and asks the speaker's stance or attitude. In addition to American accented lecturers, British accented lecturers have also been added to make the lecture more realistic.

Comparison with CBT listening section

	Passage Length (Numb/strong>)	Number of passages	Number of questions in each passage	Time Given
CBT	Short Conversation (130~200 words) Mini-Lecture & discussion (230~500 words)	Dialogue (11~17) Short Conversation (2~3) Mini-Lecture & discussion (4~6)	Dialogue (1) Short Conversation (2~3) Mini-Lecture & discussion (3~6) Total 30/49 questions	40~60 min
iBT	Conversation (350~600 words) Lecture (500~800 words)	Conversation (2~3) Interactive lecture (2~3) Academic lecture (2~3)	Conversation (5) Interactive lecture (6) Academic lecture (6) Total 34~51 questions	60~90 min

Question types of the listening section

* Essentially the same as the CBT's question types.

(A) Basic Understanding Questions

(1) Main Idea Questions (2) Supporting Detail Questions

(B) Connecting Information Questions

(1) Organization Questions (2) Organization-Rhetorical Questions (3) Content-Identifying Questions (4) Content-Linking Questions

(C) Pragmatic Understanding Questions

(1) Stance/Attitude Questions (2) Function-Purpose Questions