FREE CLB Understanding Complex Conversations Questions and Answers

Question 1

While the people came, Rachel sneaked in through the window.

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Question 2

I want to go to the gym, yet I don't go there.

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Question 3

Maya should not handle this situation.

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Question 4

Paul and Stephen never attended the party.

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Question 5

Since it's a dark night, we should stay here.

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Question 6

Although he searched everywhere, Mr. Brooks could not find the keys to the computer lab.

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Question 7

What is a sentence that has an independent clause and at least one dependent clause called?

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Question 8

Sarah and Ashley giggled and whispered all night.

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Question 9

Choose the best restatement of what you hear.

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How should we go about persuading him that the success of the project is assured?

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Why can't he admit that the success of the project is in doubt?

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Why can't we persuade him that the scheme is sure to fail?

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Why must he believe that the scheme is sure to succeed?

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Doesn't he w ant us to believe that the project is sure to succeed?

Question 10

Choose the best restatement of what you hear.

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If you really want to know, the new production of Carmen wasn't as good as I’d hoped it would be

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To be fair, there wasn't much that was new in this production of Carmen

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Obviously I was disappointed to learn that they were doing Carmen again

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Someone should have told you that the new production of Carmen is not as good as we hoped

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They’ll have to admit that this new production of Carmen may prove unsatisfactory