Listening/Speaking 5: Fall 2014
Name: ______________________________
Test #3: Chapters 5 & 6
ANSWER KEY!
Listen as your teacher reads five shocking statistics out loud! Write ONLY the numbers that you hear:
(4 points each) Read each once, or twice? Up to you 
1. 315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary were misspelled.
2. The present population of the world is predicted to become 15.3 billion by 2080.
Answer could also be written as: 15,300,000,000
3. Drying fruit causes massive nutrient loss, depleting 30 to 80 percent of its vitamin and
antioxidant content.
Answer could also be written as 30-80%, 30%___80%.
4. Over 24 and a half million plastic bottles are thrown away every hour in the U.S., a small
part of the nearly 219 million tons of garbage produced in this country every year.
Answers could be written as: 24,500,000 or 24 ½ million ______ 219,000,000
5. By recycling just one-tenth of our newspapers, we could save about 25 million trees each
year.
Answers could be written as: 1/10th ____25,000,000
The following sentences are taken directly from the lecture “Exploring a Market: Attitudes toward Pets.”
Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word below. (2 points each)
phenomenon
ethnicity
implications
matures
statistically
1. “They also surveyed an older group called, they labeled them “_matures__,” and they were born before
1945.”
2. “What kind of pets to people have? Dogs and cats are the most popular: 7 in 10 pet owners have a dog, and
just over half, 52%, have a cat. Now, we said that there are were more cats in the U.S. than dogs, but that’s
owing to the idea that, __statistically__, cat owners are more likely to have more than one cat, while dog
owners are more likely to have just one dog.”
3. “Today, I’m going to look specifically at a survey that was taken to look at the issue of pets; to look at pets as
a cultural __phenomenon___; to look at pets in people’s lives.”
4. “This was an online poll taken in late 2007 and the poll looked at age, race, ___ethnicity____, education,
region. And when they looked at age, they broke down the groups into sections.”
5. “Given that the pet industry in the U.S. is growing by 6% each year, and the pet industry in China has grown
by over 30% since 2003, what are the ___implications____, or possible consequences, for market
outreach, investment, and advertising for businesses?”
Use your notes from the lecture “How to Deal with Stress” to answer the following questions.
(True/False 2 points each)
1. TRUE FALSE The term “stress” was first used in the field of Anthropology.
2. TRUE FALSE “Eustress” is stress from good things like marriage, vacations, and personal achievements.
3. Which of the following are ALL signals of stress? (2 points)
A. weight gain, daydreaming, and sleepiness
B. nervous tics, smoking, and insane laughter
C. insomnia, tension, and tightness of breath
D. there are no signals of stress, it’s the “silent killer!”
4. Who adapted the term “stress”? (2 points)
A. Ronald Reagan
B. Dr. Betty White
C. Hansel Gretel
D. Dr. Hans Selye
5. The five ways to deal with stress are: (2 points)
A. Recognize signals, run away from stressors, hide in bed, come out when it’s safe
B. Recognize signals, pay attention to body, make plans, accept your situation, pace activities
C. Ignore signals, accept your situation, get more sleep, meditate and medicate
D. Recognize signals, pay attention in class, plan ahead, acceptance, pace yourself
Short Answer: Answer the following question with 5-7 complete sentences.
**Use at least 3 of the vocabulary words listed below in your response**
(10 points)
hazardous
inevitable
immune
monitor
virtually
6. The person who adapted the word “stress” once said, “It’s not stress that kills us, but our reaction to it.
Therefore, adopting the right attitude towards stress can convert a negative stress into a positive one.”
Now, based on the quote above and what you learned in the lecture, what advice would you give to help a
“stressed out” friend at school?
Answers will vary 