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<!-- (Audio) Tom: Were the changes in the contact page noticed? -->

--instructions--

Listen to the audio and answer the question below.

--questions--

--text--

What does Tom want to find out?

--answers--

If the page loads correctly.

--feedback--

Tom isn't asking about performance or loading speed.


If users saw the updates to the page.


If anyone updated the team's contact list.

--feedback--

He's not referring to a list.


If the layout matches the homepage.

--feedback--

The layout of the homepage is not mentioned.

--video-solution--

2

--explanation--

To notice means to become aware of something through seeing, hearing, or sensing it — especially when something has changed or stands out. For example:

Did you notice the new button on the homepage? – This is the same as to ask if someone saw the change.

Tom's question, Were the changes noticed?, is in the passive voice. It focuses on the changes (the object), not the person who noticed them (the subject). Another example of the passive voice in a question:

Was the mistake corrected before the launch? – This focuses on the correction, not on who corrected it.

--scene--

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        "character": "Tom",
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          "z": 1.2
        },
        "opacity": 0
      }
    ],
    "audio": {
      "filename": "B1_21-2.mp3",
      "startTime": 1,
      "startTimestamp": 32.52,
      "finishTimestamp": 34.88
    }
  },
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      "character": "Tom",
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      "dialogue": {
        "text": "Were the changes in the contact page noticed?",
        "align": "center"
      }
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