1. Listening Comprehension Test
A. Phoneme Discrimination Tests.
Type 1
This type of discrimination test consists of a picture, accompanied by three of four words
spoken by the examiner in person or on tape.
The testes hear :
1. a. pin b. pen c. pair d. pain
2. a. shark b. sock c. sack d. shock
3. a. thin b. tin c. fin d. din
After each group of four words the testes write the letter of the most appropriate word for that
picture. For example :
1. A 2. B 3.B
B. Tests of Stress and Intonation
Type 1
The following item type is designed to test the ability to recognize word stress or sentence
stress. The testes listen to a sentence (usually spoken on tape) and are required to indicate the
syllable which carries the main stress of the whole structure. They show main stress by
putting a cross in the brackets under the appropriate syllable.
Example : Spoken : I’ve just given THREE books to Bill
Written : I’ve just given three books to Bill
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C. Statements and dialogue
Example :
This item type may be included in a test of grammar, a test of reading comprehension or a
test of listening comprehension, depending on whether the item is written or spoken. It tests
the ability to understand both the grammatical and lexical features of a short utterance. The
testes hear a statement (usually on tape) and then choose the best option from four written
paraphrases.
Spoken : I wish you’d done it when i told you
Written :
1. I told you and you did it then
2. I didn’t tell you but you did it then
3. I told you but you didn’t do it then
4. I didn’t tell you and you didn’t do it then
D. Testing Comprehension Through Visual Materials
Type 1
Name : Andi Sudiharto
NIM : 1341110001P
Subject: Evaluation
2. In this item type a picture is used in conjunction with spoken statements. The statements are
about the picture but some are correct and others incorrect. The testes have to pick out the
true (i.e. correct) statements and write T (or put a tick √) at the side of the appropriate
numbers. They write F (or put a cross X) at the side of the numbers of the false (i.e. incorrect)
statements.
Spoken:
1. The lorry’s on the left of the motorcyclist.
2. The car’s travelling in the same direction.
3. A dog’s running in front of thr car.
4. A little girl’s running after her mother.
5. She’s holding a doll.
E. Understanding Talks and Lectures
The ability to understand both informal talks and formal lectures is an important skill for
students studying subjects in the medium of English at intermediate and advanced levels.
Example :
Testes listen to a short talk and select the correct answer about the talk.
Spoken :
There’s a marked tendency for most developed countries to grow steadily noise each year.
This continually increasing amount of noise is uncomfortable and, what is more important,
can affect our health. The noise of machines, heavy traffic and aero planes constitutes
perhaps the most serious threat to public health. Such noise can interfere with our ability to
converse, it can disturb our sleep, and it can quickly make us become nervous wrecks. A loud
blast or an explosion may even cause damage to our hearing. Bit there’s another danger – just
as great. This is the gradual damage which may be caused if we‘re continually exposed to
noise over several years. Such exposure to noise can undermine our health – as well as our
performance and efficiency. Fortunately, technology is progressing at a very rapid rate. Some
manufacturers are now designing new silencing mechanisms in their products, and planning
experts are even beginning to plan cities according to sound zones.
Written :
Only one of the following statements about the talk you have just heard is correct. Put a circle
round the letter next to the correct statement.
A. Modern technology is now making towns in developing countries free of loud
noise.
B. The increase in noise is a problem which cannot yet be solved by modern
technology.
C. Gradual noise over a long period may have just as harmful an effect as loud or
sudden noise.
D. There is no real solution the problem of increasing noise in modern life.
