Highlight Incorrect Words

What is “Highlight Incorrect Words”?

In this task, you will:

• Listen to an audio recording
• See a transcript on screen
• Some words in the transcript are wrong
• You must click the incorrect words

👉 Your goal: Match what you hear with what you read

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🧠 Key Skills Tested

• Listening accuracy
• Attention to detail
• Vocabulary recognition
• Spelling awareness

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⚠️ Important Rules

• There can be multiple incorrect words
• Words may be:
• Similar sounding (affect / effect)
• Different form (increase / increased)
• Completely wrong (city / country)
• You cannot replay the audio

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🎯 Smart Strategy

1. Read quickly before audio starts

• Understand the general idea

2. Follow the text with your eyes

• Move line by line with the audio

3. Focus on meaning + sound

• If meaning changes → likely incorrect
• If pronunciation doesn’t match → incorrect

4. Don’t overthink

• Trust your first hearing

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📝 Practice Set 1

🔊 Audio (Correct Version)

The government has introduced new policies to support small businesses.

📄 Transcript (with errors)

The government has produced new policies to support small business.

👉 ✅ Incorrect words:

• produced → introduced
• business → businesses

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📝 Practice Set 2

🔊 Audio

Students are required to submit their assignments before the deadline.

📄 Transcript

Students are requested to submit their assignments before the deadlines.

👉 ✅ Incorrect words:

• requested → required
• deadlines → deadline

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📝 Practice Set 3

🔊 Audio

Technology has significantly improved communication in recent years.

📄 Transcript

Technology has slightly improved communication in recent year.

👉 ✅ Incorrect words:

• slightly → significantly
• year → years

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📝 Practice Set 4

🔊 Audio

The professor explained the concept in a very clear and simple manner.

📄 Transcript

The professor explained the topic in a very clear and simplest manner.

👉 ✅ Incorrect words:

• topic → concept
• simplest → simple

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📝 Practice Set 5

🔊 Audio

Many companies are investing in renewable energy sources.

📄 Transcript

Many companies are interested in renewable energy source.

👉 ✅ Incorrect words:

• interested → investing
• source → sources

High-Scoring Tips

✔ Focus more on content words (nouns, verbs, adjectives)
✔ Ignore small words unless clearly wrong
✔ Watch for:

• Singular vs plural
• Verb tense
• Word form (adjective vs adverb)

✔ Practice daily → accuracy improves fast

Common Traps

❌ Same pronunciation, different word

• their / there
• affect / effect

❌ Extra or missing “s”

• student / students

❌ Wrong verb tense

• go / went / gone