NOCN Entry Level Certificate in ESOL International (Entry
1) – Listening Examination 300 Practice Questions with
Answers, Choices, and Rationale
Section A: Personal Information (Questions 1–50)
1. What is your name?
A) I am fine.
B) My name is Ali.
C) I am from Kenya.
D) I am 25 years old.
Answer: B
Rationale: "What is your name?" asks for a name. The correct response gives a name.
2. Where are you from?
A) I am from Somalia.
B) I am a student.
C) I am 30.
D) I am fine.
Answer: A
Rationale: "Where are you from?" asks about origin/country.
3. How old are you?
A) I am from Egypt.
B) I am twenty-two.
C) My name is Sara.
D) I am a teacher.
Answer: B
Rationale: "How old are you?" asks about age.
4. What is your address?
A) I am 18.
B) 45 Green Street, London.
C) I am a nurse.
D) I am from Syria.
Answer: B
Rationale: "What is your address?" asks where you live.
5. What is your telephone number?
A) 07700 900123.
B) I am from Iraq.
,C) My name is Omar.
D) I am a driver.
Answer: A
Rationale: A telephone number is a series of digits.
6. Are you married?
A) Yes, I am married.
B) Yes, I am from Yemen.
C) Yes, I am 40.
D) Yes, I am a chef.
Answer: A
Rationale: "Are you married?" asks about marital status.
7. Do you have any children?
A) Yes, I have two children.
B) Yes, I am from Sudan.
C) Yes, I am 35.
D) Yes, I am a student.
Answer: A
Rationale: The question asks about children.
8. What is your nationality?
A) I am Sudanese.
B) I am a nurse.
C) I am 28.
D) I live in Cairo.
Answer: A
Rationale: Nationality describes which country you belong to.
9. What language do you speak?
A) I speak Arabic and English.
B) I am from Libya.
C) I am 19.
D) I am a student.
Answer: A
Rationale: The question asks about languages.
10. When is your birthday?
A) It is on 5th June.
B) I am from Jordan.
C) I am a teacher.
D) I live in London.
Answer: A
Rationale: A birthday is a date.
,11. What is your job?
A) I am a carpenter.
B) I am from Algeria.
C) I am 45.
D) I am married.
Answer: A
Rationale: "What is your job?" asks about work.
12. Where do you work?
A) I work in a hospital.
B) I am 30.
C) I am from Morocco.
D) I am single.
Answer: A
Rationale: The question asks about the workplace.
13. What is your email address?
A)
B) I am from Tunisia.
C) I am 22.
D) I am a student.
Answer: A
Rationale: An email address contains @ and a domain.
14. Do you have a brother or sister?
A) Yes, I have one brother.
B) Yes, I am 27.
C) Yes, I am from Egypt.
D) Yes, I am a driver.
Answer: A
Rationale: The question asks about siblings.
15. What is your father's name?
A) His name is Ahmed.
B) I am from Iraq.
C) I am 33.
D) I am a nurse.
Answer: A
Rationale: The question asks for a name.
16. Where do you live?
A) I live in Manchester.
B) I am 29.
, C) I am a chef.
D) I am married.
Answer: A
Rationale: The question asks about your home city.
17. How do you spell your surname?
A) S-M-I-T-H.
B) I am from Poland.
C) I am 41.
D) I am a builder.
Answer: A
Rationale: Spelling a surname means saying letters.
18. What is your date of birth?
A) 12/03/1995.
B) I am from Turkey.
C) I am a student.
D) I am single.
Answer: A
Rationale: Date of birth is a date.
19. Are you a student?
A) Yes, I am a student.
B) Yes, I am from Iran.
C) Yes, I am 24.
D) Yes, I am married.
Answer: A
Rationale: The question asks about being a student.
20. What is your mother's name?
A) Her name is Fatima.
B) I am 38.
C) I am from Lebanon.
D) I am a doctor.
Answer: A
Rationale: The question asks for a name.
21. How many people are in your family?
A) There are five people.
B) I am from India.
C) I am 26.
D) I am a teacher.
Answer: A
Rationale: The question asks for a number.
1) – Listening Examination 300 Practice Questions with
Answers, Choices, and Rationale
Section A: Personal Information (Questions 1–50)
1. What is your name?
A) I am fine.
B) My name is Ali.
C) I am from Kenya.
D) I am 25 years old.
Answer: B
Rationale: "What is your name?" asks for a name. The correct response gives a name.
2. Where are you from?
A) I am from Somalia.
B) I am a student.
C) I am 30.
D) I am fine.
Answer: A
Rationale: "Where are you from?" asks about origin/country.
3. How old are you?
A) I am from Egypt.
B) I am twenty-two.
C) My name is Sara.
D) I am a teacher.
Answer: B
Rationale: "How old are you?" asks about age.
4. What is your address?
A) I am 18.
B) 45 Green Street, London.
C) I am a nurse.
D) I am from Syria.
Answer: B
Rationale: "What is your address?" asks where you live.
5. What is your telephone number?
A) 07700 900123.
B) I am from Iraq.
,C) My name is Omar.
D) I am a driver.
Answer: A
Rationale: A telephone number is a series of digits.
6. Are you married?
A) Yes, I am married.
B) Yes, I am from Yemen.
C) Yes, I am 40.
D) Yes, I am a chef.
Answer: A
Rationale: "Are you married?" asks about marital status.
7. Do you have any children?
A) Yes, I have two children.
B) Yes, I am from Sudan.
C) Yes, I am 35.
D) Yes, I am a student.
Answer: A
Rationale: The question asks about children.
8. What is your nationality?
A) I am Sudanese.
B) I am a nurse.
C) I am 28.
D) I live in Cairo.
Answer: A
Rationale: Nationality describes which country you belong to.
9. What language do you speak?
A) I speak Arabic and English.
B) I am from Libya.
C) I am 19.
D) I am a student.
Answer: A
Rationale: The question asks about languages.
10. When is your birthday?
A) It is on 5th June.
B) I am from Jordan.
C) I am a teacher.
D) I live in London.
Answer: A
Rationale: A birthday is a date.
,11. What is your job?
A) I am a carpenter.
B) I am from Algeria.
C) I am 45.
D) I am married.
Answer: A
Rationale: "What is your job?" asks about work.
12. Where do you work?
A) I work in a hospital.
B) I am 30.
C) I am from Morocco.
D) I am single.
Answer: A
Rationale: The question asks about the workplace.
13. What is your email address?
A)
B) I am from Tunisia.
C) I am 22.
D) I am a student.
Answer: A
Rationale: An email address contains @ and a domain.
14. Do you have a brother or sister?
A) Yes, I have one brother.
B) Yes, I am 27.
C) Yes, I am from Egypt.
D) Yes, I am a driver.
Answer: A
Rationale: The question asks about siblings.
15. What is your father's name?
A) His name is Ahmed.
B) I am from Iraq.
C) I am 33.
D) I am a nurse.
Answer: A
Rationale: The question asks for a name.
16. Where do you live?
A) I live in Manchester.
B) I am 29.
, C) I am a chef.
D) I am married.
Answer: A
Rationale: The question asks about your home city.
17. How do you spell your surname?
A) S-M-I-T-H.
B) I am from Poland.
C) I am 41.
D) I am a builder.
Answer: A
Rationale: Spelling a surname means saying letters.
18. What is your date of birth?
A) 12/03/1995.
B) I am from Turkey.
C) I am a student.
D) I am single.
Answer: A
Rationale: Date of birth is a date.
19. Are you a student?
A) Yes, I am a student.
B) Yes, I am from Iran.
C) Yes, I am 24.
D) Yes, I am married.
Answer: A
Rationale: The question asks about being a student.
20. What is your mother's name?
A) Her name is Fatima.
B) I am 38.
C) I am from Lebanon.
D) I am a doctor.
Answer: A
Rationale: The question asks for a name.
21. How many people are in your family?
A) There are five people.
B) I am from India.
C) I am 26.
D) I am a teacher.
Answer: A
Rationale: The question asks for a number.
