Rules library / Listening
Select Missing Word
Listen to the last full sentence — the ending must continue its logic.
The rule
- 1Ignore the beginning; the answer depends on the final idea.
- 2Note whether the speaker is agreeing, warning or concluding.
- 3Reject options that repeat earlier detail — endings summarise, they do not repeat.
- 4Pick the option that would sound natural if the speaker kept talking.
Worked example
'…and that is why funding alone will not …'
- Logic: limitation
- Reject positive endings
- Choose 'solve the problem'
Answer: solve the problem
Three drills
Drill 1. Which part of the audio matters most?
Drill 2. An option repeating an earlier example is…
Drill 3. What tells you the direction of the ending?