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LISTENING COMPREHENSION

Pada bagian listening comprehension terdapat 50 pertanyaan pilihan ganda yang terdiri dari:
1. 30 soal Short dialogues atau dialog pendek yaitu dialog pendek antara dua orang
dengan satu pertanyaan.
2. 7 – 9 soal pada 2 Long conversations atau percakapan panjang mengenai topic
umum tentang pelajar.
3. 11 – 13 soal pada 3 Talks atau ceramah mengenai aktifitas pendidikan atau
perkuliahan akademik.

STRATEGI UMUM PADA LISTENING COMPREHENSION

1. Kenali perintahnya.
2. Dengarkan baik-baik dialognya.
3. Perhatikan pertanyaan yang mudah dan yang sulit. Tingkat kesulitan dimulai
dari yang mudah sampai yang tersulit.
4. Perhatikan waktu menjawab adalah 12 detik.
5. Jangan biarkan jawaban kosong. Tidak ada pengurangan nilai pada jawaban yang
salah.
6. Gunakan waktu yang tersisa untuk memeriksa kembali jawaban anda.

SHORT DIALOGUES
PROSEDUR UNTUK SHORT DIALOGUES (PART A)

1. Ketika mendengan dialog pendek, fokuslah pada pembicara kedua. Jawaban dari
pertanyaan umumnya terletak pada pembicara kedua.
2. Ingatlah bahwa jawaban yang benarnya kemungkinan merupakan pengulangan
kata kunci atau ide utama pada pembicara kedua.
3. Susunan kalimat dan ungkapan bahasa yang ditanyakan adalah restatement,
negatives, suggestion, passives, who and where, dan agreement.
4. Tingkat kesulitan soal dimulai dari yang mudah.
5. Bacalah pilihan jawaban dan pilihlah yang tepat.
6. Jika tidak mengerti keseluruhan dialog, maka:
 Jika tidak mengerti beberapa kata atau ide dari pembicara kedua, maka pilihlah
jawaban yang merupakan persamaan kata atau pengulangan ide.
 Jika tidak mengerti keseluruhan ucapan pembicara kedua, pilihlah jawaban yang
sama sekali berbeda dari kata-kata yang anda dengar.
 Jangan memilih jawaban karena terdengar sama dengan apa yang anda
denganr pada dialog
7. Siaplah pada pertanyaan berikutnya. Waktu menjawab hanya 12 detik.

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I. RESTATEMENTS and SYNONYMS

Contoh:
(woman) Steve, is something matter? You don’t look very good.
(man) Oh, I’m feeling a little sick today.
(narrator) What does the man mean?

Pilihan yang and baca:

A. He’s not very good looking.
B. He’s a bit ill.
C. He looks worse than he feels.
D. His feet are a little thick

(man) Can you tell me the time?

(woman) Sorry, but my watch needs to be repaired.
(narrator) What does the woman say about the watch?

A. It should be fixed.
B. She would like one more to make a pair.
C. She can't see it.
D. It doesn't matter to her.

II. WHO, WHAT dan WHERE (SIAPA dan DIMANA)

Contoh:
(man) What do you do during your performances?
(woman) I play the piano and sing.
(narrator) Who is the woman most likely to be?
A. An athlete.
B. A member of the audience.
C. A clerk in a music store.
D. A musician.

WHO dan WHERE

Pertanyaan yang umum dalam soal adalah:
1. Who is probably talking? (woman)
2. What will she probably do next? Do you
3. Where does the conversation take place? know where I
can get my
clothes cleaned?
(man) I do. There's a great place on Miller Avenue. They'll clean your
clothes for a reasonable price.
(woman) Thanks. I'll go there right now.
(narrator) Where is the woman most likely going?
A. To a bakery
B. To a laundry
C. To a clothing store
D. To a bank

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III. PASSIVES

Contoh:
(man) Is that a new chair?
(woman) Yes, we just bought it last week.
(narrator) What does the woman mean?
A. She brought the chair with her.
B. The chair was lost for a week.
C. The chair was purchased recently.
D. She bought the last chair from the store.

UNGKAPAN PASIF
1. Jika dialog menggunakan kalimat pasif, jawaban pertanyaan kemungkinan besar
dalam bentuk aktif.
2. Jika dialog menggunakan kalimat aktif, jawaban pertanyaan kemungkinan besar
dalam bentuk pasif.
Perhatikan who (siapa) atau what (apa) yang melakukan tindakan dalam kalimat.

(man) Did you get the loan from the bank?

(woman) Yes, I did. The loan was just approved by the bank manager.
(narrator) What does the woman mean?
A. She works as a bank manager.
B. She needs to see the manager.
C. Her family approved of the loan.
D. The manager approved the loan.

IV. MULTIPLE NOUNS

Contoh:
(man) Do you know who is in the band now?
(woman) I heard that Mara had replaced Robert in the band.
(narrator) What does the woman mean about the band?
A. Robert became a new member of the band
B. Robert took Mara’s place in the band
C. Mara didn’t have a place in the band
D. Mara took Robert’s place in the band

MULTIPLE NOUNS

Jika ada multiple nouns dalam sebuah kalimat, maka pilihan jawaban biaasanya sedikit
membingungkan tentang siapa yang melakukan apa

(man) Why is Bill not at work this week?

(woman) His doctor made him take a week off.
(narrator) What does the woman mean?
A. The doctor decided to take some time off from work.
B. The doctor told Bill he wasn’t too weak to work.
C. Bill was mad when the doctor took some time off.
D. Bill took a vacation on his doctor’s orders.

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V. NEGATIVES

Contoh:
(woman) Did you get a lot of work done at the library today?
(man) I couldn’t. It wasn’t very quite there.
(narrator) What does the man mean?
A. The library was noisy.
B. He got a lot done.
C. He couldn’t quite get to the library today.
D. The library’s a good place to work because it’s quiet.

Contoh bagaimana bentuk negatives ditanyakan dalam TOEFL

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KALIMAT NEGATIF
Expression Contoh Jawaban yang benar Ungkapan
negative
Regular negative: Tom is not sad about Tom is happy about the not sad = happy
Not or n’t the result. result.
The door isn’t open. The door is closed. not open = closed
Steve did not pass Steve failed the class. did not pass =
the class failed
Nobody, none, Nobody arrived on Everyone was late Nobody…on time
nothing, never time. = late
un-, in-, dis- The patient was The patient was crazy. Insane = not sane
insane. = crazy

VI. DOUBLE NEGATIVES

Contoh:
(man) I cant believe the news that I heard about the concert.
(woman) Well, it isn’t impossible for the concert to take place.
(narrator) What does the woman mean?
A. There’s no possibility that the concert will take place.
B. The concert will definitely not take place.
C. The concert might take place.
D. the concert can’t take place.

DOUBLE NEGATIVES
Expression Example
Negative word: He didn’t like the unclean
Not, no, none office.
Negative prefix:
In-, un- im-, dis-
Two negative verbs It isn’t snowing, so they
aren’t going to the mountains.
Neither or not…either Sue didn’t like the movie, and
neither did Mark.
Meaning
He liked clean office.
Implies that they would go
if there were snowing.
Both did not like the
movie

VII. ALMOST NEGATIVE EXPRESSION

contoh:
(woman) Were you able to pay the electric bill?
(man) I had barely enough money.
(narrator) What does the man imply?
A. He had plenty of money for the bill.
B. He did not have enough money for the bill.
C. He paid the bill but has no money left.
D. He was unable to pay the bill.

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ALMOST NEGATIVES
Meaning Expression Example
Almost none Hardly, barely, scarcely, There is hardly any food in the
only refrigerator.
Almost never Rarely, seldom He rarely drives to work.

(man) I hear that Mona’s been offered the manager’s job.

(woman) But she has hardly any work experience!
(narrator) What does the woman say about Mona?
A. Mona hasn’t worked hard.
B. Mona’s experience has been hard.
C. Mona’s job as manager is hard.
D. Mona hasn’t worked for very long.

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VIII. AGREEMENT (PERSETUJUAN)

Contoh:
(man) I thought that the meal was overpriced.
(woman) Me, too.
(narrator) What does the woman mean?
A. There were too many spices in the meal.
B. She has the same opinion of the meal with the man.
C. She wants to share the man’s meal.
D. The price of the meal was great.

UNGKAPAN PERSETUJUAN (AGREEMENT)

Agreement with positive Agreement with negative
statements statements
So do I.
Me, too. Neither do I
I’ll say! I don’t either
Isn’t it!
You can say that again.

(woman) The movie we saw last night was really funny.

(man) I'll say!
(narrator) What does the man mean?
A. He doesn't have anything to say.
B. He doesn't think the movie was funny.
C. He thinks they should see the movie tonight.
D. He agrees with the woman about the movie.

IX. UNCERTAINTY AND SUGGESTION

Contoh:
(man) I haven’t talked with my parents in a while.
(woman) Why don’t you call them now?
(narrator) What does the woman suggest?

A. Calling off his visit.

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B. Talking about his parents.
C. Calling his parents in a while.
D. Phoning his family.

UNCERTAINTY SUGGESTION

… isn’t it (tag)?
Why not…?
As far as I know.
Let’s….
As far as I concern.
As far as I can tell

(man) Is the exam still scheduled for 3:00 on Thursday?

(woman) As far as I know.
(narrator) What does the woman mean?
A. The exam is far away.
B. She knows that the exam scheduled has been changed.
C. She is sure that the exam is set for Thursday.
D. She thinks she knows when the test is.

X. CONTRARY MEANING: WISHES and UNTRUE CONDITIONS

contoh:
(man) Do you think we’ll be able to have the picnic today?
(woman) I wish the sky weren’t so cloudy.
(narrator) What does the woman mean?
A. The sky is not very cloudy.
B. The sky yesterday was cloudier than it is today.
C. The sky is too cloudy.
D. The sky is rather clear.

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(man) Do you think that you’ll be able to go to the party?
(woman) if I had time, I would go.
(narrator) What does the woman say about the party?
A. Maybe she’ll go.
B. She has time, so she’ll go.
C. She is going even if she doesn’t have time.
D. It’s impossible to go.

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LONG CONVERSATIONS dan TALKS
PROSEDUR UNTUK LONG CONVERSATIONS dan TALKS

1. Jika anda memiliki waktu yang cukup, bacalah terlebih dahulu pilihan jawaban.
Cobalah menebak kira-kira apa pertanyaan untuk pilihan jawaban tersebut.
2. Dengarkan baik-baik pernyataan pertama dari percakapan. Ide pokok, gagasan,
subyek atau topic mungkin terdapat di sini.
3. Ketika anda mendengarkan, telusuri pilihan jawaban dan tentukan jawabannya.
Pertanyaan detail umumnya dapat dijawab seusai urutan percakapan, dan jawabannya
umumnya hampir sama atau sesuai dengan apa yang diucapkan paca percakapan.
4. Tebaklah jawaban jika tidak yakin.
5. Gunakan waktu yang tersisa untuk memeriksa kembali jawaban.

GENERAL STRATEGIES for LONG CONVERSATION S and TALKS

Before Listening:
1. Anticipate the topic
Use the effective pause time to briefly looking at the lists of answers for the
questions and anticipate the topic.
2. Anticipate the questions
Read the lists of answers and try to guess what the questions might be.
While Listening:
3. Determine the topic
Listen to the beginning part of long conversation or talk and decide what the topic
is.
4. Draw conclusion of who, what, where, and when
Make inference about who the speakers might be, what the source of information,
where and when the conversation might take place, and what course is the talk
concerned with.
5. Answer the questions in order
Listen carefully for the whole recording and answer the questions.

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LISTENING PART B: LONG CONVERSATION

Then, try to determine what the questions will be.

Then, try to determine who the speakers might be, what the source of
information is, where and when the conversation might take place

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LISTENING PART C: LONG TALKS

Then try to determine what the question will be.

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