How can I improve at Listening multiple-choice and matching questions?
Read the questions before the recording starts and identify key differences between the options. Listen for meanings and paraphrases rather than expecting to hear the wording of the correct answer. Speakers may mention one possibility and then correct, qualify or reject it, so keep listening before choosing.
For matching tasks, remember that answer options do not necessarily follow the order in which they appear on the recording. In review, identify both the words that support the correct answer and the language that rules out distracting alternatives.