NHI OET Listening Test 1

Extract 1: Questions 1-12

You hear a consultant endocrinologist talking to a patient called Sarah Croft.

For questions 1-12, complete the notes with a word or short phrase.
You now have 30 seconds to look at the notes.

Patient Sarah Croft

• (1)......... tending to get worse

Medical history • suffered from asthma since (2).............

• stomach is (3).................
• hair appeared on face

• others noticed (4) ............... between shoulder

• ankles (5)..........................

• (6).................. offers no help for sweating problems

- takes (7)....................... for back pain

painful periods in the past noticeable

stretch marks on the thighs

Current Condition
• skin at the neck gone (8).......................

– depressed

• started getting (9)............................................

• (10)........................ all the time

• can't concentrate

Points raised

• hard to work out a (11)...................

• unable to remember (12)................

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 Extract 2: Questions 13-24

You hear an anesthetist talking to a patient called Mary Wilcox. For questions 13-24, complete the
notes with a word or short phrase.
You now have thirty seconds to look at the notes.

Patient Mary Wilcox

Patient posted for Operation

Description of medical background

• has high blood pressure

• usually take medicines before (13)....................

• had a small heart attack

• at pre-assesment, they asked to continue (14)...........

- (15).............. stopped 1 week before operation

• felt breathlessness
(16)................. sent Mary to the cardiology team

• a couple of stents put in

• can do any type of (17).................

• stairs at home

• (18)..................., if stands for long time

• veins (19)............. badly last year

– heart beats(20).................after running

• wake up in the night,if (21)............are consumed

• (22)................ work well with heartburn

• worried about (23)...............after the operation

• has (24)..................teeth with crowns

That is the end of Part A. Now look at Part B.

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 Part B
In this part of the test, you’ll hear six different extracts. In each extract, you’ll hear people talking in
a different healthcare setting.
For questions 25-30, choose the answer (A, B or C) which fits best according to what you hear.
You’ll have time to read each question before you listen. Complete your answers as you listen.
Now look at question 25.

25. You hear two trainee doctors doing an activity at a staff training.

What are they doing?

A limiting the number of patient’s to be referred

B ranking the patients to be referred to the consultant urgently

C comparing their list with other trainees'

26. You hear a radiographer talking to a patient about her MRI scan.

The patient can

A use the call bell, if needed .

B be claustrophobic

C squeeze the bell after 15 minutes

27. You hear two nurses discussing an article in a nursing journal.

The nurse found the article interesting because

A visual impairment is quite common after a stroke.

B it provides evidence to get treatment progress.

C there will be a push to have eye assessments.

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 28. You hear two hospital managers talking about a time management course for staff

Two 2-hour sessions would have

A made one staff aware of the course's aims

B made it apparently impossible.

C made it easier for nurses to be released from their wards .

29. You hear an optometrist reporting on some research he's been doing

Placement of contact lenses ensures

A release of eye drops every hour

B ability of the hydrogel structure .

C drug gets released directly to the cornea.

30. You hear a consultant talking to a trainee about a patient’s eye condition

What causes distorted vision?

A the age of the sufferers.

B leak of fluid behind the retina .

C stress and steroids.

That is the end of Part B. Now look at Part C.

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 Part C
In this part of the test, you’ll hear two different extracts. In each extract, you’ll hear health
professionals talking about aspects of their work.
For questions 31-42, choose the answer (A, B or C) which fits best according to what you hear.
Complete your answers as you listen.
Now look at extract one.

Extract 1: Questions 31-36

You hear an interview with a neurosurgeon called Dr. Ian Marsh who specializes in the treatment
of concussion in sport.
You now have 90 seconds to read questions 31-36.

31. When is the aim of the new guidelines?

A provide a resource for the top-level professionals

B to educate parents teachers and coaches of young people playing sport.

C to get information from a GP and an emergency physician.

32. When can we clearly say that someone is suffering from concussion?

A If the person vomits

B If the person is knocked out.

C If the symptoms return

33. How long should a young person wait before resuming physical activity following
a hard knock to head?

A more than 14 days

B less than 14 days

C until all of the symptoms settle

34. The brain should be allowed to recover fully before playing again because

A one concussion followed by another can be fatal

B compounding effect of concussion is fairly slim

C The treatment will be less succeessful without it.

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35. People playing rugby stand more chance of concussion because

A they kicking the ball around a park

B they receive a blow to the head usually

C of more bodily contacts

36. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy

A comes out when there is repeated impacts on the head

B can be triggered by helmets and weapons

C is quite common in the USA

Now look at extract two.

Extract 2: Questions 37-42

You hear a presentation by a consultant cardiologist called Dr. Pamela Skelton who’s talking
about a research trial called sprint which investigated the effects of setting lower blood
pressure targets
You now have 90 seconds to read questions 37-42.

37. The doctor's description includes

A the time when the trial was conducted

B details about the participants of the trial

C the names of her colleagues

38. some medics suggested that a 120 was too low a target for the over 75 referring to the

A natural stiffening of the arteries with aging

B increase of dizzy spells

C the number of tablets needed

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 39. some participants were taken out from the study because

A they denied blood pressure checks

B their blood pressure increased

C conditions like obesity worsened

40. How was blood pressure measured in the study?

A by giving patients an arm cuff for at home monitoring

B an automated machine averaged three readings at hospital

C three separated readings were taken by the staff

41. Which aspect makes sprint a landmark study

A It is sponsored by government

B It does contradict previous findings

C It support 120 as a recommended blood pressure target

42. What remains unanswered after the sprint results

A whether it can help guide doctors decisions

B his commitment to making them more widely accepted.

C whether people with a lower heart attack risk need lower blood pressure goals

That is the end of Part C.

You now have two minutes to check your answers.

END OF THE LISTENING TEST

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