Highlight Correct Summary – You will hear a recording. Choose the paragraph that best relates to the recording. This is item type assesses listening and reading skills.
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PTE Listening: Highlight Correct Summary
Listen to the following audio and choose most accurate summary of the recording.
Note: This transcript is given for your reference purpose only. It will not be given in PTE Academic examination.
Transcript
Researchers in France and the United States have recently reported that baboons are able to think abstractly. It has been known for some time that chimpanzees are capable of abstract thought, but baboons are a more distant relation to mankind. In the experiment, scientists trained two baboons to use a personal computer and a joystick.
The animals had to match computer designs which were basically the same, but had superficial differences. In the experiment the baboons performed better than would be expected by chance. The researchers describe their study in an article in the Journal of Experimental Psychology.
Choose the best summary:
[A]. French and American scientists have shown for the first time that baboons have the ability to think in an abstract way. The animals were taught to use a computer, and then had to select patterns that were similar, which they did at a rate better than chance. [B]. Baboons are a kind of monkey more distant from man than chimpanzees. Although it is known that chimpanzees are able to think abstractly, until recently it was not clear if baboons could do the same. But new research by various scientists has shown that this is so. [C]. According to a recent article in the Journal of Experimental Psychology, baboons are able to think in an abstract way. The article describes how researchers trained two baboons to use a personal computer and a joystick. The animals did better than would be expected. FOR ANSWER: CLICK HEREClick here for more PTE Academic Listening practice samples
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Answer C is correct. Because it explains everything.
Its straight forward A. French and USA
The answer should be C Its explaining everything
But it does explain the experiment – “The animals had to match computer designs which were basically the same, but had superficial differences.”.
I too agree with Avinash because it is the only point which is explaining almost each and everything about the passage.
B does not summarize it completely and in C ..no where mentioned about “Journal of Experimental Psychology,”
‘B’ seems to summarize it completely, by including the comparison between chimpanzee and baboons.
seems like B summarizes it more than A.
why not answer C Bcs its explain same thing