A listening exercise.

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Use this Listening Exercise to help evaluate the listening skills of your preschoolers. Make copies of this page for children. Use the exercise on an individual basis, apart from the rest of the class. Read the story aloud. Read each question, and help the child identify the pictures. Then ask the child to point to or mark the picture that correctly answers each question.

A Trip to the Harbor

   One day, Banana Monkey, Frisky Squirrel, Jumper Frog, and
   their teacher went to the harbor.
   The three friends wore sailor hats.
   Banana saw a tugboat pulling a large ship.
   Frisky saw men take fish out of nets on a fishing boat.
   Jumper heard the ferryboat's horn.
   Later, Banana, Frisky, and Jumper had ice-cream sandwiches.
1. What did the three friends wear on their heads?

football helmets
baseball caps
sailor hats

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2. What did Banana see pulling a large ship?

motorcycle
tugboat
airplane

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3. What did Banana, Frisky and Jumper eat?

ice-cream sandwiches
pizza
apples

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