Navigate the legacy Listening paper
Recognise the four Listening exercise types and use two hearings to catch corrections and verify answers.
Exam scope and assessment notes
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Before you begin
Work on paper. Try each question before revealing help, and explain why your method works.
Quick readiness check
How can two hearings reduce an avoidable listening error?
What you will learn
- Identify short-answer, gap-fill, information-correction and multiple-choice tasks.
- Use each hearing for a clear purpose.
- Know the legacy paper duration and mark allocation.
Recognise each task
The legacy Paper 2 is approximately 35–45 minutes and worth 30 marks. Its four exercises use short answers, gap-fill sentences, information correction and multiple-choice questions.
A spoken text is played twice. The first hearing establishes the situation; the second checks exact details and corrections.
Use audio responsibly
StudyForA’s original practice scripts may be spoken by a device’s Hindi text-to-speech voice. This can help rehearse question strategies, but it is not Cambridge audio or a reliable pronunciation model.
Practise with official audio for the actual examination year, under your centre’s instructions.
Sources for this lesson
- Cambridge IGCSE Hindi as a Second Language 0549 subject page
- 0549 syllabus for exams in 2023–2025
- 0549 syllabus update for exams in 2023–2025
- 0549 syllabus for exams in 2026 · Version 2
- 0549 syllabus update for exams in 2026
- 0549 syllabus for exams in 2027–2029 · Version 2
- 0549 syllabus update for exams in 2027–2029
Pause and explain
How many Listening exercise types are in the legacy paper?
Worked example
Script: «संग्रहालय मंगलवार को बंद है। हमारी यात्रा बुधवार सुबह होगी।» Which day is the visit?
Show the worked solution
- Separate the closure date from the visit date.
- Find the sentence that names the journey.
- Select the date attached to the visit.
Answer The visit is on Wednesday morning; Tuesday is when the museum is closed.
Try a topic test
Choose Easy, Normal or Difficult. Save your answers and open worked review after finishing.
Test this topic →From guided practice to a new situation
Write your answer and reasoning first. Use a hint only if you are stuck. The model solution is for self-checking; your written work is not automatically marked.
The recording says: «कार्यक्रम शाम छह बजे शुरू होगा।» Complete the start time.
Give me a hint
Listen for the time phrase with «बजे».
Compare my reasoning
- Identify the event.
- Find the number before «बजे».
- Write the time requested.
The programme starts at 6 p.m.
Look for these in your work
- Finds the time
- Uses the right event
- Answers concisely
A note says the office is on the first floor. The speaker corrects it: «दूसरी मंज़िल पर». What should the corrected note say?
Give me a hint
Use the location after the correction.
Compare my reasoning
- Identify the old location.
- Listen for the revised floor.
- Replace the old note.
The office is on the second floor.
Look for these in your work
- Recognises a correction
- Uses the final location
- Does not keep the distractor
A multiple-choice item asks why a student missed a bus. The audio mentions rain, a late alarm and a closed road. What should you do before choosing?
Give me a hint
Connect the question’s cause to the speaker’s explanation.
Compare my reasoning
- Check which detail the speaker links to missing the bus.
- Separate other facts in the story.
- Choose the cause that answers the question.
Select the detail the speaker explicitly connects to missing the bus; the other events may be distractors.
Look for these in your work
- Answers why
- Uses the stated relationship
- Avoids choosing a nearby but unrelated fact
Common mistakes
- Choosing a date that refers to a different event
- Ignoring a changed detail
- Assuming a practice voice matches exam conditions
What can you explain now?
How many Listening exercise types are in the legacy paper?
Compare with the explanation
Four
The legacy paper has four exercises.
After trying it yourself, choose your next review. This is your self-assessment.
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Make it stick
Explain one decision that helped you: identify short-answer, gap-fill, information-correction and multiple-choice tasks.
If you needed the solution, close it and solve the problem again from a blank page. A correct answer is stronger when you can explain the reason for each step.