HomePracticeListening: Fill in the BlanksEfficacy of Advertising
#357Listening: Fill in the BlanksAcademic,CoreMedium

Efficacy of Advertising

Official Question Material
Prep: Varies

Official Audio Prompt

We hope to have something meaningful to say in our next book about the efficacy of advertising. This is a huge question that [blank] everything from commerce to [blank] to journalism. But for now, let me give one example. My kids were recently watching a Yankees-Red Sox day game on TV, broadcast on the YES network. One of the [blank] was an anti-smoking ad - placed, I believe, by the City of New York. It was a gritty, documentary-style spot, [blank] a surgeon talking to the camera, then showing the [blank] he was about to operate on.

Sample Answer & Audio Transcript

We hope to have something meaningful to say in our next book about the efficacy of advertising. This is a huge question that impacts everything from commerce to politics to journalism. But for now, let me give one example. My kids were recently watching a Yankees-Red Sox day game on TV, broadcast on the YES network. One of the commercials was an anti-smoking ad - placed, I believe, by the City of New York. It was a gritty, documentary-style spot, featuring a surgeon talking to the camera, then showing the patient he was about to operate on.
Instant AI Speech & Writing Feedback

Practice This Question with Real-Time AI Scoring

Record your voice or submit your writing to get official Pearson-aligned scores (10-90) across Oral Fluency, Pronunciation, Grammar, and Content in 1.2 seconds.

Launch AI Practice Now

Pearson Official Scoring Guide for Listening: Fill in the Blanks

Scored Enabling Skills

  • Communicative Skills & Enabling Skills

Timing Standard

Response Window: Official Pearson Exam Standard

💡 Examiner Strategy & Pro Tip:Maintain focus on accuracy, timing, and Pearson automated scoring rubrics.
Previous QuestionQuantum Mechanics
Browse All Listening: Fill in the Blanks Questions
Next QuestionLivelihood