This is the time of the listening component of the test. You have a booklet and an answer book and you are holding the pencil as if your life depends on it. Suddenly, the invigilator hits the CD player's play button. For the first five to ten minutes, you focus as much as possible and write the answers. But at some point, maybe halfway through or after the recording, your mind seems to be gone. By the time you get back to reality you missed a few answers, at that point, your brain goes into overdrive and you have no idea what to write and you miss one or two more answers. This happened to me and a lot of people while taking the exam. Sometimes it’s hard to concentrate for long in that kind of artificial environment. Other reasons for missing answers are: - The test site is close to the road and the traffic sounds are suddenly louder than the recordings. Test organizers will usually do their best to make sure this doesn't happen but they can't stop an ambulance or fire tru