TOEFL listening practice on sharing snacks and horses. 8 questions with video, full script, answers, and explanations.
How to use this practice: Watch the video first, try answering the questions in your head, then expand the answer key to check. Use the transcript only after you’ve attempted the questions.
Listen carefully — you'll answer questions about each clip below.
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Item 1: Conversation — sharing snacks
Answer the 2 questions about this conversation.
Q1
What is the conversation mainly about?
- A. Sarah's healthy eating habits
- B. Mark's mom's cooking skills
- C. Two friends sharing snacks
- D. Planning for a future meal
Q2
What kind of snack does Mark offer Sarah?
- A. Banana muffins
- B. An apple
- C. Chocolate chip cookies
- D. Homemade bread
🔑 Answer key — 2 questions
Q1
C. Two friends sharing snacks
Q2
C. Chocolate chip cookies
Q1: The conversation is primarily about Mark offering Sarah a cookie and discussing other snacks they have or will bring.
Q2: The conversation says Mark offers Sarah his mom's homemade cookies, and Sarah asks if they are chocolate chip, which Mark confirms.
Transcript
W
Hi Mark! What are you eating? It smells good.
M
Oh, hi Sarah! These are my mom's homemade cookies. Do you want one?
W
Wow, really? They look delicious! Yes, please. Thank you!
M
Here you go. She made a lot, so I brought extra.
W
Mmm, this is so good! Is it chocolate chip?
M
Yes, it is! My favorite. What about you? Any snacks?
W
I just have an apple. Healthy, but not as exciting as cookies!
M
Apples are good too! Want another cookie?
W
No, one is perfect, thanks! I should eat my apple. Maybe next time you can try my mom's banana muffins.
M
Sounds great! I love banana muffins.
W
Me too! Thanks for the cookie.
M
No problem, Sarah! Enjoy your apple.
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Item 2: Conversation — music class
Answer the 2 questions about this conversation.
Q1
What is the conversation mainly about?
- A. How difficult music classes are.
- B. What instruments Sarah and Mark want to learn.
- C. The best way to practice a musical instrument.
- D. How to choose a good music teacher.
Q2
Why does Mark want to learn the guitar?
- A. Because he thinks it's easy to carry.
- B. Because his brother plays it and he likes the music.
- C. Because his teacher told him to choose it.
- D. Because he wants to play well quickly.
🔑 Answer key — 2 questions
Q1
B. What instruments Sarah and Mark want to learn.
Q2
B. Because his brother plays it and he likes the music.
Q1: The script says Sarah and Mark are talking about their first music class and the instruments they are considering learning, the piano and guitar, respectively.
Q2: The script says Mark wants to try the guitar because 'My brother plays guitar, and I like his music.'
Transcript
W
Hi Mark! How was your first music class today?
M
Oh, hi Sarah! It was good. We learned about instruments. I want to play the guitar.
W
The guitar? Cool! I'm thinking about the piano. It sounds beautiful.
M
Yes, the piano is nice. But the guitar is easier to carry.
W
Maybe! Our teacher said we need to practice daily.
M
I know. That's important. I want to play well.
W
Me too! Why did you choose the guitar?
M
My brother plays guitar, and I like his music. So I want to try it.
W
I love how the piano sounds, and my mom played it. She can help me.
M
That's great! Good luck with your piano.
W
You too with the guitar!
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Item 3: Lecture — horses
Answer the 2 questions about this lecture.
Q1
What is the talk mainly about?
- A. The history of horses
- B. Different types of horse sports
- C. How people use horses for many things
- D. What horses eat and where they live
Q2
According to the talk, what is one way horses help on farms?
- A. They help people travel to other farms.
- B. They can run fast in races.
- C. They pull plows to prepare the soil.
- D. They are used for show jumping.
🔑 Answer key — 2 questions
Q1
C. How people use horses for many things
Q2
C. They pull plows to prepare the soil.
Q1: The script discusses how people use horses for transportation, sports, and farm work, which covers many things.
Q2: The script says horses can pull plows to prepare the soil on farms.
Transcript
Today, we're going to talk about horses and how people use them. Horses are very strong and useful animals. For a long time, people have used horses to help them with many things.
One main way people use horses is for transportation. Horses help people travel from one place to another. Before cars, horses pulled wagons. People also rode on horses to go places. Even today, some people still ride horses for fun or work on farms.
Horses are also used in sports. For example, in horse racing, horses run very fast. Another sport is show jumping, where horses jump over obstacles.
Finally, horses can help with work on farms. They can pull plows to prepare the soil. They can also help move heavy things. So, horses are not just beautiful; they are also very helpful friends to humans.
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Item 4: Lecture — the North Pole
Answer the 2 questions about this lecture.
Q1
What is the talk mainly about?
- A. How animals survive in very cold places.
- B. What the North Pole looks like and its characteristics.
- C. The different kinds of ice found at the North Pole.
- D. Why the sun behaves strangely at the poles.
Q2
Why are there no cities or many plants at the North Pole?
- A. Because there are too many polar bears living there.
- B. Because the sun never sets for half of the year.
- C. Because it is too cold and has no solid land.
- D. Because the ice is not thick enough to build on.
🔑 Answer key — 2 questions
Q1
B. What the North Pole looks like and its characteristics.
Q2
C. Because it is too cold and has no solid land.
Q1: The script says, 'Today, we're going to talk about a very cold and interesting place: the North Pole. What does it look like?' and then describes its features.
Q2: The script says, 'Because it's so cold and there's no solid land, you won't find cities or many plants.'
Transcript
Hello class! Today, we're going to talk about a very cold and interesting place: the North Pole. What does it look like? Well, first, imagine a huge, flat area covered completely in ice and snow. It's not land like a continent, like North America or Africa; it's mostly a frozen ocean. The ice can be very, very thick, sometimes many meters deep, like a tall building lying down. It’s also extremely cold there all year round, even in summer. Temperatures are often far below freezing. Also, the sun behaves strangely there. For half of the year, it's dark almost all the time, and for the other half, the sun never really sets. Because it's so cold and there's no solid land, you won't find cities or many plants. But some special animals do live there. Polar bears, for example, love the North Pole. They hunt seals on the ice. Seals swim in the cold water. The North Pole is a truly unique place, very different from where we live.