English Forums's Weekly QUIZ. [06]. Results in comment 20

[mohbaboo]

Welcome everyone
This week's quiz gonna be restricted to Listening


Quiz 01
English Forum's Weekly QUIZ. [01]- play, plays, played, playing - RESULTS in comment 35
Quiz 02
English Forums's Weekly QUIZ. [02]. Results in comment 25
quiz 03
English Forums's Weekly QUIZ. [03]. Results in comment 31
quiz 04
English Forums's Weekly QUIZ. [04]. Affixes. Results in comment 12
quiz 05
English Forums's Weekly QUIZ. [05].l Results in comment 21







Rules

You should have at least 50 participations so you can send private messages

Each quiz will last only a week and the answers should be written and sent to me in a private message

Every week, we will have a different type of quiz, vocabulary, certain grammar rules... etc

You can discuss your answers after the end of submission time (deadline) and not before the end of the quiz, if you did so, you will be banned from getting the points of the week



How does this work?l

I will give the questions here

You take them and answer them, preferably alone without any help from outside or the internet

I will grade your answers and give a point for each correct answer which will be calculated untill the end of the month and we will have our monthly top three

By the end of the week, I will announce the grades and show you the corrects answers

[mohbaboo]

There are 4 questions
A= 5
B= 5
C= 5
D= 5

Today's quiz is listening. You need to download the files and answer based on what you listen to. Pretty simple
Good luck



A
Download the mp3
Dropbox
mediafire

Listen and fill the gabs

Last week, we told you that the number of foreign students in the United States had reached an all-time high. More than six hundred seventy-one thousand foreign students attended an American college or university during the last school year. So says the latest report from the Institute of International Education.
Many international students choose 1)……………. schools. But a growing number of them are attending smaller ones

Douglas Bennett is the president of Earlham College, a liberal arts college in Richmond, Indiana, that actively seeks 2)………………….. students

DOUGLAS BENNETT: "We're a small college, just twelve hundred students. But about fifteen percent of our undergraduates come from homes outside the United States, which is astronomically 3)………………….. for an American college or university

Doug Bennett has written several articles aimed at helping students choose a college that best fits their needs. He says one of the important things to consider is the 4)………………… of a school. He says Earlham College is small for a reason

DOUGLAS BENNETT: "We aren't that small because we couldn't be bigger. We're that small because we think we educate much more effectively and much more powerfully because we stay small. It stretches everyone more. It draws everyone into more different kinds of 5)……………..l

^^" Please, just send me the numbers and the answers, don't copy the whole thing


B
Download the video
Dropbox
mediafire

Listen and answer by choosing the correct answer

1
The study says American children eat an average of _____________ a day on top of three regular meals
three snacks
five snacks
six snacks

2
Desserts and candy are the major source of calories from snacks
True
False
It's not said on the video

3
Childhood obesity has ________ over the last 30 years
Remained
Doubled
Tripled

4
The federal government is encouraging schools to make more time for physical activity
True
False
It's not said on the video

5
The Centers for Disease Control wants the government to put taxes on sugary drinks and junk food
True
False
It's not said on the video

^^" Please, just send me the numbers and the answers, don't copy the whole thing


C
Download the mp3
Dropbox
mediafire

Listen and fill the gabs

A few 1)……………….. can make a big difference when it comes to food storage. Foods can go bad if they get too warm. But for many of the world's poor, finding a good way to keep food cool is difficult. Refrigerators are 2)……………….. and they need electricity

Yet spoiled food not only creates health risks but also economic 3)……………. . Farmers lose money when they have to throw away products that they cannot sell quickly

But in nineteen ninety-five a teacher in northern Nigeria named Mohammed Bah Abba found a solution. He developed the "Pot-in-Pot Preservation/Cooling System." It uses two 4)………………. containers made of clay. A smaller pot is placed inside a larger one. The space between the two pots is filled with wet 5)…………….. . The inner pot can be filled with fruit, vegetables or drinks. A wet cloth covers the whole cooling system

^^" Please, just send me the numbers and the answers, don't copy the whole thing



D
Download the video
Dropbox
mediafire

Listen and answer by choosing the correct answer

1
Tuman's family has been working there since _____
1980
1889
1880

2
The lakes have shrunk to _______________ of their original size
less than half
half
more than half

3
India's government has spent ____________________________ to have the lakes cleaned
ten million dollars
tens of millions of dollars
twenty million dollars

4
Tuman says the dredging machines have not helped with the pollution problem
True
False
It's not said on the video

5
Houseboats also contribute to the lake's pollution
True
False
It's not said on the video

^^" Please, just send me the numbers and the answers, don't copy the whole thing





The deadline
Monday midnight
06/02/2012

[Narcon-sama]

Done
hoping for a full mark

[lavandera]

WoW I really like the idea if this quiz

It's a good one

ThanQ Mr. Mohbaboo

[black fox]

^ ^...Hi there
.........................................
...On & Off & On & Off
^ ^"...? What's the deal with you bro

^ ^...Good to have you back pal
.........................................

...,Hmm

I think there is a mistake in here

Many international students choose 1)……………. schools. But a growing number of them are attending smaller ones

schools. But a growing number of them are attending smaller ones. 2)……………………. Students

...It's repeated
^ ^"...? Am I right

[mohbaboo]

^ ^...Hi there
.........................................
...On & Off & On & Off
^ ^"...? What's the deal with you bro

^ ^...Good to have you back pal
.........................................

...,Hmm

I think there is a mistake in here


...It's repeated
^ ^"...? Am I right

Welcome bro
I fixed it now
thanks for noticing

The reason for the delay is that the quizzes supposed to finish by the end of the February, so we still have enough time for the last 2 quizzes

good luck

[Miaka Yuki]

my place.........

done

....

[lavandera]

Done

I've really enjoyed this quiz

[mohbaboo]

Everyone
I deleted the messages of those who submitted their answers by mistake
Sorry about that

please send me your answers again
I can't remember who they were exactly

I still have Azuma's + Miaka yuki's
the rest, please send your answers again

sorry again ~_~
a very bad week

[أسمـــاء]

that's good coz mine was kinda messy
no problem

[mohbaboo]

I got
Azuma's
Miaka's
Fox's
Narcon's

I remember there were another one or two
I hope they see the comment

[محبة الخير]

peace be upon you
i didnot notice this quiz before......... so
can I answer this quiz and takepart in the competition? or
not.

[SHaKooSH]

I'm done !!

Really liked the fact that the QUIZ is "Listening" this time for a change

I hope those who have already handed over to get the message before the Deadline ..

thank you for your efforts

all the best for you all ^_^

[mohbaboo]

due to what happened
I will still accept any late messages until I start marking the quiz around Wednesday

Thank you all

[أسمـــاء]

When is the dead line Sir ?
Excited to know the results

[mohbaboo]

I was supposed to mark them today
but I got caought up in so many stuff
I'll try to finish by Saturday if I can insha'Allah

Z_Z

[الآنسة سالي]

?Does it mean that I can do it

I`m so sad to lose this quiz

I forget every thing about it and I was absent too




????

[mohbaboo]

as long as you send to me before I start marking them as I said
I might mark them tomorrow or Sunday maximum

[mohbaboo]

Ok
The time has passed
I will post the results today

wait for it

[mohbaboo]

Here we are with the results
The 1st three are still the same
The next two quizzes will be the last
So, don't quit now



A

Listen and fill the gabs

Last week, we told you that the number of foreign students in the United States had reached an all-time high. More than six hundred seventy-one thousand foreign students attended an American college or university during the last school year. So says the latest report from the Institute of International Education.
Many international students choose 1) large schools. But a growing number of them are attending smaller ones

Douglas Bennett is the president of Earlham College, a liberal arts college in Richmond, Indiana, that actively seeks 2) foreign students

DOUGLAS BENNETT: "We're a small college, just twelve hundred students. But about fifteen percent of our undergraduates come from homes outside the United States, which is astronomically 3) high for an American college or university

Doug Bennett has written several articles aimed at helping students choose a college that best fits their needs. He says one of the important things to consider is the 4) size of a school. He says Earlham College is small for a reason

DOUGLAS BENNETT: "We aren't that small because we couldn't be bigger. We're that small because we think we educate much more effectively and much more powerfully because we stay small. It stretches everyone more. It draws everyone into more different kinds of 5) activities l




B


Listen and answer by choosing the correct answer

1
The study says American children eat an average of _____________ a day on top of three regular meals
three snacks
five snacks
six snacks

2
Desserts and candy are the major source of calories from snacks
True
False > it says in the video that the major source are desserts and sweetened drinks, after that comes salted food and candy
It's not said on the video

3
Childhood obesity has ________ over the last 30 years
Remained
Doubled
Tripled

4
The federal government is encouraging schools to make more time for physical activity
True
False
It's not said on the video

5
The Centers for Disease Control wants the government to put taxes on sugary drinks and junk food
True
False
It's not said on the video




C

Listen and fill the gabs

A few 1) degrees can make a big difference when it comes to food storage. Foods can go bad if they get too warm. But for many of the world's poor, finding a good way to keep food cool is difficult. Refrigerators are 2) costly and they need electricity

Yet spoiled food not only creates health risks but also economic 3) losses . Farmers lose money when they have to throw away products that they cannot sell quickly

But in nineteen ninety-five a teacher in northern Nigeria named Mohammed Bah Abba found a solution. He developed the "Pot-in-Pot Preservation/Cooling System." It uses two 4) round containers made of clay. A smaller pot is placed inside a larger one. The space between the two pots is filled with wet 5) sand . The inner pot can be filled with fruit, vegetables or drinks. A wet cloth covers the whole cooling system





D

Listen and answer by choosing the correct answer

1
Tuman's family has been working there since _____
1980
1889
1880

2
The lakes have shrunk to _______________ of their original size
less than half
half
more than half

3
India's government has spent ____________________________ to have the lakes cleaned
ten million dollars
tens of millions of dollars
twenty million dollars

4
Tuman says the dredging machines have not helped with the pollution problem
True
False
It's not said on the video

5
Houseboats also contribute to the lake's pollution
True
False
It's not said on the video







I'm sorry if anyone submitted the answers before I lost them
but I did what I could and wrote a comment, changed the topic, and even extended the submition for another 4 days. There is nothing more I can do, and it's everyone's responssibility to check on the topic regularly




Here is the table of the results and marks


http://i918.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1329043543

Please remind me if there's any errors in the table
Until we meet next time soon
^_^