This document provides a list of names and then advice for taking an English listening test. The advice includes to understand question types and pronunciation, be careful of similarly sounding words, answer according to the question, and to block answer columns after questions rather than looking back or listening to directions. It emphasizes answering all questions as wrong answers will not reduce the test score.

1.  Achmad Badawi
 Adib Fathoni
 Andri Septiana
 Ari Puji S.
 Astrid Itania
 Dedi Priyo S.
 Dewi Lestari
 Hermanto
 Fatkhurahman
Taufik

2. 1. Make sure that you understand about kinds of questions, tag
questions, statements.
2. Make sure that you understand the pronunciation of the
speaker; at least you know what the speaker means.
3. Be careful with words that sound similar/almost similar but
have different meanings.
4. Answer the questions according to the kind of the question
itself.
5. Never listen to the directions given by the narrator since you
can use that time to read all the answer choices.
6. Never look at the previous question since it will make you have
no time to guess what the next question is talking about.
7. Make sure that you block the answer sheet columns after you
hear the questions.
8. Make sure that you answer all the questions. The wrong answer
will not reduce your score.

3. 1. Make sure that you understand about kinds
of questions, tag questions, statements.
• Yes/no Question
 a question that may be answered
by yes or no.
a. Question Auxiliary + subject + verb/3C?
• Information Question
 a question that asks for information by
using a question word.
QW + auxiliary + subject + verb/3C?

4. Auxiliary + subject + verb/ 3C?
Examples:
• Can you give me some money? Yes, of course or OK etc.
Aux. S V
• Are you sleepy? Yes, I am or No, I am not
Aux. S Adj.
etc.
Note: Yes/no question is not always answered yes or no.
 Has the ship arrived yet?
a. All shipments are undergoing inspection.
b. It’s entering the harbor now.
c. I’ll get it.

5. QW + auxiliary + subject + verb/3C?
Examples:
• When will employees start to pack their boxes?
QW Aux. S V
Note: do not use do/does/did in question if who/what/which is
the subject of the sentence.
Compare!
who object who subject
Fika telephoned somebody Somebody telephoned Fika
Who did Fika telephoned? Who telephoned Fika?

6. b. Tag questions
A word or phrase that is added to a sentence for emphasis consisting of an
auxiliary verb (or non-auxiliaries be or have) + pronoun subject, put on to
the end of a sentence.
Examples:
 Fahmi is ugly, isn’t he?
 They speak Englis, don’t they?
 Do the best, will you?
 Let’s play, shall we?

7. a. A word with consonant end and a word with
vowel initial will be read as if they were in one
word.
 Example:
 Why didn’t you get to work on time?
ju kon
The menu is in his hand.
isinis
The man is climbing the ladder. (bombing,
combing, etc.)

8.  Examples:
 They’re, it’s, she/he’s ,etc.: their, his, its, etc.
They are: They’re
a.They’re looking out the window.
b.They’re having a meeting.
c.They’re eating in a restaurant.
d.They’re moving the furniture.
 Hasn’t, won’t, wouldn’t, can’t, shan’t, etc.
Wasn’t new departure time announced yet?

9. 3. Be careful with words that sound similar/almost similar
but have different meanings.
Examples:
• For Four
• Message Massage
• Desert Desert
• Hear Hair Here
• Cap Cup
• Cat Cut
• Cough Calf

10. 5. Never listen to the directions given by the narrator
since you can use that time to read all the answer
choices.
Listen to the following direction of Question-response!
This direction take approximately 1.03 minutes.

11. 6. N E V E R LO O K AT T H E P R E V I O U S Q U E ST I ON
S I NC E I T W I L L M A K E YO U H AV E N O T I M E
TO G U E S S W H AT T H E NE X T Q U E ST I O N I S
TA L K I N G A B O U T.
7 . M A K E S UR E T H AT YO U B LO C K T H E A N S W E R
S H E E T CO LU M N S A F T E R YO U H E A R T HE
Q U E ST I O N S .
8 . M A K E S U R E T H AT YO U AN S W E R A L L T H E
Q U E ST I O N S . T H E W RO N G A N S W E R W I L L
N OT R E D U C E YO U R S CO R E .