TOEFL Primary · Step 2 · Practice Tests
Test 2 — Listening
Watch the video and listen carefully. Answer 39 multiple-choice questions across 5 parts. Tap an option, then submit when finished — you’ll get your score instantly and can review the audio scripts.
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Listening Test
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0/39🖼️ Part 1 — Pictures (Q1-7)
Listen to a sentence and choose the picture (A, B, or C) that best matches what you hear.
1. (Example — answer is B)
2. Listen and choose the picture (A, B, or C).
3. Listen and choose the picture (A, B, or C).
4. Listen and choose the picture (A, B, or C).
5. Listen and choose the picture (A, B, or C).
6. Listen and choose the picture (A, B, or C).
7. Listen and choose the picture (A, B, or C).
💬 Part 2 — Conversations (Q8-14)
Listen to a conversation and answer the question. Fill in the correct circle.
8. (Example) When is the girl's party?
9. What will the girl do next?
10. What did the boy enjoy most during the class trip?
11. What will the boy and girl do next?
12. Why does the girl write down her phone number?
13. What does the boy want the girl to do?
14. What is the boy going to do on Saturday?
📞 Part 3 — Phone Messages (Q15-21)
Listen to a phone message and answer the question. Fill in the correct circle.
15. (Example) What did Mike call about?
16. What will Carmen do tomorrow?
17. Why did Colin call?
18. What will Gabe do tomorrow?
19. What will the boy do on Saturday?
20. Why did Roger call?
21. Why did Ms. Eng call?
🐱 Part 4 — Story: A Cat Named Max (Q22-25)
Listen to a story about a cat named Max. Then answer the questions about what you hear.
Listen to a story about a cat named Max.
(Man): "Where are Abby and Andrew?" Max thought to himself. He was a very curious cat, always looking for the children to play with.
"First I'll look in the living room," the cat thought. He jumped on the sofa expecting to see the two children, but no one was there. "That's strange," he thought. "Andrew and Abby are always in the living room at this time of day. Their favorite television show is on!"
Then Max thought, "Maybe they're in the kitchen. I hope they give me something delicious!" Max ran out of the living room and into the kitchen, but they weren't there either. He had another idea. "They're probably finishing some homework," he thought. Max walked into the dining room and was surprised when he saw the empty table.
"I guess I'll just go outside and play in the garden alone" thought the cat. When Max got outside, he heard some voices. "Were Abby and Andrew outside?" he thought excitedly. When Max ran across the garden, he saw Abby and Andrew building something with their father.
But what was it? Then, Abby saw Max. "Max!" Abby said. "Guess what we just finished making?" Max looked at the project the children had been working on. It was a tree house!
(Narrator): Now answer the questions.
(Man): "Where are Abby and Andrew?" Max thought to himself. He was a very curious cat, always looking for the children to play with.
"First I'll look in the living room," the cat thought. He jumped on the sofa expecting to see the two children, but no one was there. "That's strange," he thought. "Andrew and Abby are always in the living room at this time of day. Their favorite television show is on!"
Then Max thought, "Maybe they're in the kitchen. I hope they give me something delicious!" Max ran out of the living room and into the kitchen, but they weren't there either. He had another idea. "They're probably finishing some homework," he thought. Max walked into the dining room and was surprised when he saw the empty table.
"I guess I'll just go outside and play in the garden alone" thought the cat. When Max got outside, he heard some voices. "Were Abby and Andrew outside?" he thought excitedly. When Max ran across the garden, he saw Abby and Andrew building something with their father.
But what was it? Then, Abby saw Max. "Max!" Abby said. "Guess what we just finished making?" Max looked at the project the children had been working on. It was a tree house!
(Narrator): Now answer the questions.
22. What is the story about?
23. Where did Max go first?
24. What did Max think he would see at the table?
25. What were the children doing during the story?
🎓 Part 5 — Long Talks (Q26-39)
Listen to longer talks (a story, science lesson, aquarium guide, history class) and answer the questions about each one.
📖 Ricky and Adam — A trip to the beach
Listen to the talk. Then answer the questions about what you hear.
Listen to a story about Ricky and Adam.
(Woman): "Come on! We will be late," Ricky and Adam's father said. He wanted to leave an hour ago. Ricky and Adam's father talked a lot about leaving on time. He didn't like driving in traffic with all the other cars.
Ricky, Adam, and their parents were ready to go to the beach. The boys were ready when they woke up, of course. They ate breakfast early in the morning and were already hungry for lunch. They wanted to arrive at the beach. Then, they would open the large basket filled with delicious cheese sandwiches, grapes, cookies, and lemonade.
Ricky and Adam planned many things for the beach trip. They didn't like to swim, but they wanted to collect shells in their many colors. They wanted to build sand castles with their pails. And they wanted to fly their kite. They planned so many things, but they were still at home. They went into the car. A few minutes after they left home—with their baskets and pails and towels and kite—Ricky's little brother started talking. And Ricky did not like what he heard.
(Narrator): Now answer the questions.
(Woman): "Come on! We will be late," Ricky and Adam's father said. He wanted to leave an hour ago. Ricky and Adam's father talked a lot about leaving on time. He didn't like driving in traffic with all the other cars.
Ricky, Adam, and their parents were ready to go to the beach. The boys were ready when they woke up, of course. They ate breakfast early in the morning and were already hungry for lunch. They wanted to arrive at the beach. Then, they would open the large basket filled with delicious cheese sandwiches, grapes, cookies, and lemonade.
Ricky and Adam planned many things for the beach trip. They didn't like to swim, but they wanted to collect shells in their many colors. They wanted to build sand castles with their pails. And they wanted to fly their kite. They planned so many things, but they were still at home. They went into the car. A few minutes after they left home—with their baskets and pails and towels and kite—Ricky's little brother started talking. And Ricky did not like what he heard.
(Narrator): Now answer the questions.
26. Who talks about leaving on time?
27. Why are Ricky and Adam hungry?
28. What will Ricky and Adam do at the beach?
29. Who is Adam?
📖 The Homing Pigeon — Science lesson
Listen to the talk. Then answer the questions about what you hear.
Listen to a teacher giving a science lesson.
(Man): Today I want to tell you about a special type of bird. This bird is called a homing pigeon. It is called a homing pigeon because it is excellent at finding its home. The homing pigeon always knows how to find the directions to its home nest, even from a distant place. This bird is also very fast and can fly for hundreds of kilometers without resting.
For that reason, before the telephone and e-mail were invented, people used homing pigeons to send messages back home. When people traveled they carried pigeons with them. When they needed to send a message home, they wrote a message on a small piece of paper and attached it to the bird's legs. Then, they set the pigeon free and let it fly. The pigeon carried the mail all the way back home.
(Narrator): Now answer the questions.
(Man): Today I want to tell you about a special type of bird. This bird is called a homing pigeon. It is called a homing pigeon because it is excellent at finding its home. The homing pigeon always knows how to find the directions to its home nest, even from a distant place. This bird is also very fast and can fly for hundreds of kilometers without resting.
For that reason, before the telephone and e-mail were invented, people used homing pigeons to send messages back home. When people traveled they carried pigeons with them. When they needed to send a message home, they wrote a message on a small piece of paper and attached it to the bird's legs. Then, they set the pigeon free and let it fly. The pigeon carried the mail all the way back home.
(Narrator): Now answer the questions.
30. What is special about the homing pigeon?
31. What is true about these birds?
32. How did these birds help people in the past?
📖 Whales — Aquarium guide
Listen to the talk. Then answer the questions about what you hear.
Listen to a guide talking in an aquarium.
(Man): Whales are some of the largest animals on Earth. Whales swim in the ocean. But even though whales live in the ocean, they are not really fish. They breathe air, just like you and me. And they don't swim like fish either. Whales move their tails up and down to move around in the water, while fish move their tails to side when they swim. And did you know that whales can sing? Different kinds of whales sing different kinds of songs.
But whale songs do NOT sound like songs that people sing. Whale songs are more like strange sounds than songs to us. Some of these sounds include noises like groans, clicking, and roars. Why do whales sing songs? Some whales sing to find food. Others sing as way to talk to other whales. And some sing to find other whales, especially their own children!
(Narrator): Now answer the questions.
(Man): Whales are some of the largest animals on Earth. Whales swim in the ocean. But even though whales live in the ocean, they are not really fish. They breathe air, just like you and me. And they don't swim like fish either. Whales move their tails up and down to move around in the water, while fish move their tails to side when they swim. And did you know that whales can sing? Different kinds of whales sing different kinds of songs.
But whale songs do NOT sound like songs that people sing. Whale songs are more like strange sounds than songs to us. Some of these sounds include noises like groans, clicking, and roars. Why do whales sing songs? Some whales sing to find food. Others sing as way to talk to other whales. And some sing to find other whales, especially their own children!
(Narrator): Now answer the questions.
33. How are whales different from fish?
34. What do whale songs sound like?
35. Why do whales sing?
📖 The Old Boat — History class
Listen to the talk. Then answer the questions about what you hear.
Listen to a teacher in a history class.
(Woman): Almost one thousand two hundred years ago, a large boat traveled thousands of kilometers across the Indian Ocean. But when it was near Singapore, in Asia, the boat sank to the bottom of the ocean. Divers swam down and found the boat in 1998. The boat was very different from today's boats. Today, people use computers, metal, and large machines to make boats. But a long time ago, people used wood and small machines to make boats.
After the divers found the old boat underwater, a group of people decided to build another boat. They wanted the new boat to be exactly like the boat they found underwater. And they wanted to make it the old way, too. Workers used wood from trees in Africa. They put the wood together with rope. They covered the rope with fish oil. The workers learned a lot about the old way of building boats. They finished the boat in 2010. They sailed to Singapore from Oman and traveled thousands of kilometers across the ocean. The boat sailed through storms and strong winds, but this time, it arrived safely.
(Narrator): Now answer the questions.
(Woman): Almost one thousand two hundred years ago, a large boat traveled thousands of kilometers across the Indian Ocean. But when it was near Singapore, in Asia, the boat sank to the bottom of the ocean. Divers swam down and found the boat in 1998. The boat was very different from today's boats. Today, people use computers, metal, and large machines to make boats. But a long time ago, people used wood and small machines to make boats.
After the divers found the old boat underwater, a group of people decided to build another boat. They wanted the new boat to be exactly like the boat they found underwater. And they wanted to make it the old way, too. Workers used wood from trees in Africa. They put the wood together with rope. They covered the rope with fish oil. The workers learned a lot about the old way of building boats. They finished the boat in 2010. They sailed to Singapore from Oman and traveled thousands of kilometers across the ocean. The boat sailed through storms and strong winds, but this time, it arrived safely.
(Narrator): Now answer the questions.
36. What is a good name for this lesson?
37. How did people find the old boat?
38. How did the workers build the new boat?
39. Where did the workers go on the new boat?
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