Contoh Soal Listening 1 | SMA UNBK

Contoh Soal Listening | SMA UNBK

Part I 
Questions 1 to 6

Directions: ln this part of the test, you will hear some dialogues or questions spoken in English. The dialogues or questions will be spoken twice. They will not be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to understand what the speakers say.

After you listen to the dialogue and the question about it, read the five possible answers, and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. 

Now listen to a sample question:

You will hear:
Man      : Well, I'm very glad to have you with me. By the way, my name's James Bond. 
                How do you do?
Woman : How do you do? I'm Barbara.

You will also hear:
Narrator: What do we learn from the dialogue?

You will read in your test book:

Sample answer:

A. The man has never met Barbara before.
B. The man never knows James Bond.
C. Barbara has met the man before.
D. Barbara met James Bond yesterday.
E. Barbara meets James Bond every day.


The best answer to the question is "The man has never met Barbara before."
Therefore you should answer (A).


Let's begin by question no. 1.

1.

Man           : It’s a beautiful day for a drive?

Woman      : Yes, I’m glad we didn’t fly.

Man           : We can see some of the countryside instead.

Narrator    : How did the man and the woman travel?   

a.	by plane
b.	by air
c.	by car
d.	by ship
e.	on a bike

2.

Man           : Who won the grand final match?

Woman      : Ardi! He is really great, isn’t it?

 Narrator   : What is the woman saying?

a.	ability
b.	greeting
c.	uncertainty
d.	pride
e.	unhappiness

3.

Man           : Are you free to meet for lunch at twelve?

Woman      : No, I’m busy all day. How about dinner on Tuesday?

Man           : I’m afraid I can’t. Hey, why don’t we have breakfast on Wednesday?

Woman      : That’s good idea.

Narrator    : When will the man and the woman have breakfast together?

a.	on Wednesday
b.	on Tuesday
c.	today
d.	at twelve
e.	in the afternoon

4.                                                    

Man           : Is it all right if I put my bag over here?

Woman      : Please don’t. It’s not safe here.

 Narrator    : What do we learn from the woman’s expression?

a.	she is showing a surprise
b.	she is asking a permission
c.	she is making an approval
d.	she is showing a sympathy
e.	she is warning the man

5.

Man           : Dear, do you think our daughter will arrive on time?

Woman      : Well, I really hope so. You know trains are usually late.

 Narrator    : What do we learn from the dialogue?

a.	they hope their daughter is arriving on time
b.	the trains are never late
c.	the man is conforting the woman
d.	the daughter has arrived home safely
e.	the woman is happy to meet her daughter

6.

Man           : Mr. Gatot got an accident last night.

Woman      : Yes, I heard about it too. It was pretty bad.

 Narrator    : From what the woman said, what did she express?  

a.	surprise
b.	permission
c.	warning
d.	sympathy
e.	pride

Part 2
Questions 7 to 10

Directions: 

ln this part of the test, you will hear several questions or statements. The questions and responses will be spoken two times. They will not be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to understand what the speakers say. You have to choose the best response to each question or statement. 

Now listen to a sample question.

You will hear:

Woman: Well, I'm very glad to have you with me. By the way, my name's Lucy Liu. 

               How do you do?

Man     : ........

You will also hear:

A. How do you do? I'm Setiawan.

B. I amfine, thank you.

C. Let me introduce myself.

D. How do you know me?

The best answer to the question "How do you do?" is choice A. Therefore you should choose answer (A).

7.

Woman      : Mind the step, dear!

Man           : Okay, honey.

Woman      : And don’t walk so fast, I can’t keep up with you.

Man           : .........

a.	Oh, don’t bother, please
b.	Take care, please
c.	Don’t mention it
d.	I’m sorry

8.

Woman      : The floor is so dirty. The servant never sweeps it, does she?

Man           : .........

a.	She doesn’t do it
b.	I think so
c.	She doesn’t think so
d.	I hope so

9.

Woman      : Look at the old man. He is coughing all the time.

Man           : It looks like he is suffering from a bad cold.

Woman      : 

a.	How pity the old man is
b.	It’s not good for you to say so
c.	You should consult to the doctor
d.	I hope so

10.

Woman      : You look unhappy today.

Man           : I’m having trouble with the carburetor.

Woman      : 

a.	I should repai your car
b.	That’s very kind of you
c.	You can use my car if you need it
d.	That won’t be necessary

Part 3

Questions: 11 to 15

Directions: ln this part of the test, you will hear several monologues. Each monologue will be spoken two times. They will not be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to understand what the speakers say. You have to choose the best response to each question or statement.

After you hear a monologue and the question about it, read the five possible answers and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. 

There are three ways of cooking rice. Let me tell you the first way. Well, to cook rice, you will need some rice and water. Now, these are the five steps of cooking rice.

            First, rinse the rice in cold water. Like this, Right. Secondly, put the rice with some water in a pot. Then, boil it. Next, cook it for about 20 minutes. See, there is no water now. Afterwards, put the rice into the steamer and steam the rice for about 45 minutes. The rice is ready to be served now.

11. What is the purpose of the text?

a.	To tell how to make something through a set of instructions
b.	To tell acertain event in the past
c.	To persuade people to eat rice
d.	To tell how something happens
e.	To describe rice

12. How many ways of cooking rice are there? 

a.	One
b.	Two
c.	Three
d.	Four
e.	Five

            Good evening, listeners. This is Archid radio station. I am Riza Monalisa, your host in actual news program tonight. The first news is coming from Daerah Istimewa Yogjakarta. A slight earthquake jolted Yogjakarta last night but authorities said there were no immediate reports of causalities or damage. A spokesman for the Yogjakarta meteorological agency said that an earth tremor was registered in Yogjakarta but there are no reports of victims.

13. Where did the disaster happen?

a.	In Tokyo
b.	In Kyoto
c.	In the radio station
d.	In meteorological station
e.	In meteorological agency

14. Who said that there were no victims during the tremor? 

a.	Yolanda Patiasina
b.	The radio reporter
c.	The authorities
d.	The Archid's reporter
e.	The meteorological spokesman

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c.	In the evening
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