Figure 4

You are talking with one other person and there is a TV on in the same room. Without turning the TV down, can you follow what the person you're talking to says?
You are in a group of about five people in a busy restaurant. You cannot see everyone else in the group. Can you follow the conversation?
You are listening to someone on the telephone and someone next to you starts talking. Can you follow what's being said by both speakers?

You are sitting in between two people. One of them starts to speak. Can you tell right away whether it is the person on your left or your right, without having to look?
In the street, can you tell how far away someone is, from the sound of their voice or footsteps?
Can you tell from the sound which direction a bus or truck is moving, for example, from your left to your right or right to left?
Do the sounds of people or things you hear, but cannot see at first, turn out to be closer than expected when you do see them?

You are in a room and there is music on the radio. Someone else in the room is talking. Can you hear the voice as something separate from the music?
Can you tell the difference between different sounds, for example, a car versus a bus; water boiling in a pot versus food cooking in a frypan?
Do other people's voices sound clear and natural?
Do you have to put in a lot of effort to hear what is being said in conversation with others?

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