CELDT PRACTICE Listening Version A

LISTENING CELDT assesses students’ listening skills in 20 items CELDT divides the listening assessment in three parts – Following Oral Directions – Teacher Talk – Extended Listening Comprehension CELDT assesses students’ ELD Proficiency using ELD Standards

Expected Listening ELD Proficiency Level Beginning/Early Intermediate Strategies and Applications Demonstrate comprehension of oral presentations and instructions through non-verbal responses. Restate and execute multiple-step oral directions.

Question Format Following Oral Directions Students are asked to follow directions orally Students’ answers are scored correct or incorrect Sample question

Following Oral Directions Directions 1.Choose the picture that shows an arrow pointing to the left.

Following Oral Directions Directions 2. Choose the picture that shows a four-sided figure.

Following Oral Directions Directions 3. Choose the picture that shows a symbol we use to multiply numbers.

Following Oral Directions Directions 4. Choose the picture that shows a pair of shoes.

Following Oral Directions Directions 5.Choose the picture that shows the item used to type an English essay.

Following Oral Directions Directions 6.Choose the picture that shows a pineapple.

Following Oral Directions Directions 7.Choose the picture that shows a square around the letter.

Following Oral Directions Directions 8. Choose the picture that shows a broken car.

Following Oral Directions Directions 9.Choose the picture that shows an old man.

Following Oral Directions Directions 10.Choose the picture that shows a young girl.

Following Oral Directions Directions 11.Choose the picture that shows a capital letter.

Following Oral Directions Directions 12. Choose the picture that shows an upside down letter.

Expected Listening ELD Proficiency Level Intermediate Strategies and Applications Listen attentively to stories and information and identify important details and concepts by using both verbal and non-verbal responses. Identify the main idea and some supporting details of oral presentations, familiar literature, and key concepts of subject matter content.

Expected Listening ELD Proficiency Level Advanced Strategies and Applications Demonstrate an understanding of figurative language and idiomatic expressions by responding to such expressions and using them appropriately.

Question Format Teacher Talk Students are asked multiple-choice questions based on what they heard Students’ answers are scored correct or incorrect Sample question

Directions Your teacher will read a passage. Please listen carefully. You will need to listen to me first before answering any questions. Look to the front and wait for your teacher. Your teacher will tell you when to answer the questions. Your teacher will guide you. Wait for your teacher to give you further instructions.

Teacher Talk Directions Listen carefully Teacher reads “A teacher tells the class” 13. What will the students have to do? a. read and study chapter 10 b. take a pop quiz c. sharpen the pencils and write an essay d. answer to five questions for homework

Teacher Talk Directions 14. What will the students have to answer? a. five essays b. five oral questions c. five multiple-choice questions d. five paragraphs

Teacher Talk Directions 15. What will the students need to do if they need to sharpen their pencil? a. borrow one pencil from their friend b. go to the front and grab a pencil c. go to their teacher and ask for one pencil d. raise their hand and the teacher will give them another pencil

Teacher Talk Directions Listen carefully Teacher reads “A teacher tells the class” 16. What will the students have to bring tomorrow? a. an item from home unique to their own culture b. an social studies project c. a person for career day d. their lunch to share with the class

Teacher Talk Directions Listen carefully Teacher reads “A teacher tells the class” 17. According to the teacher, what is multi-cultural day? a. a day to celebrate famous inventors b. a day to celebrate school c. a day to celebrate all of our cultures d. a day to celebrate weird information

Teacher Talk Directions Listen carefully Teacher reads “A teacher tells the class” 18. According to the teacher, what makes us unique? a. something special that it is part of our culture b. getting taller every day c. having a best friend d. have different shoes on

Question Format Extended Listening Comprehension Students are asked multiple-choice questions based on an extended passage Students’ answers are scored correct or incorrect Sample question on next page

Extended Listening Comprehension One day, Carla went to her father’s job for “take your daughter to work day.” Carla was very excited to see where her father spent most of his day working. She imagined her father working with special tools and creating never-before-seen inventions. “Today,” she thought, “maybe my father will show me how he discovers a new chewing gum flavor or an alternative way to travel into space.” Carla really wanted to hear her father speak about his great adventures and how he saves the world every day. When Carla and her father arrived to his work place, she thought it looked differently than she imagined. It was an old building with very few windows. There was only one door and it wasn’t as high as she thought it would be. There wasn’t even an elevator for the building only had two floors. Carla’s father showed her his office. It was a tiny office and Carla wondered where he kept all his wonderful projects. “I wonder where is the spaceship or where do they keep new species of animals found on the other side of the world?” Carla had a vivid imagination and imagined her father as a superhero or an inventor. However, as the day went on, Carla only saw his father sit at a desk typing something on his computer and answering the phone frantically. As the hours and minutes went by, she only saw her dad drink coffee and stress more and more.

Extended Listening Comprehension Carla couldn’t help asking her father ten thousand questions. “When will we see what you really do all day? Is this a slow day? Did you run out of ideas? Are you thinking of how to fix the world?” Carla’s father only sat there and told her sweetheart to be quiet so daddy could finish his weekly report due at 2:00pm. He had to report to his boss and present his report to the other bosses in a big meeting. At 2:00pm, Carla got a chance to see his father in action. He presented to a bunch of angry men wearing grey suits and black ties. By the end of the meeting her father received a round of applauses. Carla didn’t know what he said exactly, but it sounded important. It was a bunch of numbers and graphs. She didn’t need to understand what was said to know that her father worked hard and was the best number- graph creator in the world. For Carla, her father was still greatest superhero and inventor in the world. Carla loved her father so much. After dinner, Carla spent all evening writing her school report on how she spent her “bring your daughter to work day.”

Extended Listening Comprehension Questions 19. Why did Carla go and visit her father’s work place? a. her mother was ill and couldn’t take her to school b. her father wanted her to experience real life c. it was “career day” and needed to write a report d. it was “take your daughter to work day” 20. Why did Carla think his father’s office was tiny? a. it had only one window b. it was too small to keep all his projects c. it was too dark d. it wasn’t as big as her mother’s office 21. What was Carla’s father working on? a. a weekly report due at 2:00pm b. a project due next month c. too many things at the same time d. trying to type a school report 22. Why did Carla’s father tell her to be quiet? a. she was jumping and screaming b. she had too many questions and was distracting him c. she couldn’t help talking to herself d. she was talking on her cell phone 23. How do we know that Carla was impressed with her father’s work? a. the men dressed in black b. she saw how the angry men applauded after his presentation c. he couldn’t deliver his weekly report on time d. he didn’t give up and started the weekly report again