DETAILS. THESE QUESTIONS ASK YOU TO IDENTIFY SPECIFIC FACTS OR DETA...

3. Details. These questions ask you to identify specific facts or details mentioned in the lecture or conver-

sation. You will only be expected to remember important facts or details from the longer passages.

Because the short conversations are so short, however, you may be asked about any detail from the

passage. Here are two examples. The first is based on the lecture above; the second refers to the short

conversation about the computer lab.

Question: Dr. Frankenstein discovers:

a. the secret of life

b. an alternate history

c. moral responsibility

d. a living corpse

Answer: a.

Question: What are the computer lab hours on Wednesdays?

a. 9

.

. to 6

.

.

b. 10

.

. to 6

.

.

c. 9

.

. to 9

.

.

d. no hours

Answer: c.

Tip: In the Reading Comprehension section, you have the opportunity to use key words from the question

to find a specific fact or detail in the passage. Because you only hear the questions after you’ve heard the pas-

sages, you don’t have the same opportunity in the Listening section. Instead, you have to rely on listening care-

fully and thinking logically about the possible answers. At least one should be obviously incorrect and easy to

eliminate.