Intermediate Listening Practice

1. What were the two critical errors that caused Jaylen to fail?
    Speeding and a missed signal
    A wrong-lane turn and a missed mirror check
    Stalling and hitting another car
    Parking poorly and poor driving skills at a junction

2. Why does Jaylen think the parking mistake affected the rest of his test?
    It left him so nervous that he was anxious from then on
    It made the examiner fail him on the spot
    The examiner made a note on her clipboard straight away
    It used up most of his allotted time

3. Why is Jaylen most worried about telling his mom?
    She will refuse to pay for the retake
    She covered the full cost of his training
    She warned him that failing would mean no more lessons
    She had insisted he needed more practice

4. What does Maria reveal about her own first driving test?
    She made very similar mistakes
    She passed on her first attempt with no mistakes
    She failed it after turning from the wrong lane
    She failed it three times

5. How does Maria explain Jaylen's curb mistake?
    He had never practiced parking before
    He had not practiced that particular maneuver enough
    The examiner distracted him
    Nerves caused his body to freeze up

6. What does Maria offer to do over the weekend?
    Take him out to work on the maneuver he failed
    Drive him to book the retake
    Talk to his mom for him
    Go with him to the testing center for support

7. What advice does Maria give about how Jaylen should tell his mom?
    Wait until after he has passed the retake
    Be honest about the result and show he has a plan
    Ask his grandmother to tell her instead
    Avoid mentioning the booked retake until she calms down

8. What can we infer about why Maria shares her own failure story?
    To explain what the examiner is likely looking for next time
    To make Jaylen feel less alone and embarrassed
    To suggest that his errors were worse than hers
    To change the subject away from his mom