Language Testing (Contoh Soal)

Testing Grammar

Type 1 - Multiple choice items
Choose the correct answer to complete the statement below:
I will ….. to Parepare and Makassar tomorrow.
a.         Going                             c. Go
b.         Be going                        d. Be gone

Type 2 – error recognition items
Each sentence contains four words or phrases underlined, marked A, B, C, and D. select the underlined word or phrase which is incorrect or unacceptable.
She have a greedy cat. It eats two mousses every day.
     A                  B            C           D

Type 3 – rearrangement item
Complete each sentence by putting the words bellow in the right order. Put in the boxes only the letters of the words.
A : do you always eat breakfast?
B : yes, I …..
a. Had                                         c. At 6.30
b.  Generally                                 d. My breakfast
Fill the letter in boxes bellow:





Type 4 – transformation item
Complete the following sentence with the correct word!
I’m going to bed after I ….. my homework.

Type 5 – transformation item
Rewrite the following sentence in another way with new beginning sentence with the word given!
I will arrive there as fast as possible
The Answer: I will arrive there soon

Type 6 – item involving the changing of words
“My uncle (1) are happy to help someone make (2) to a table sincerely”

Type 7 – constructing broken sentence item
There are mistake in grammar in each of the following sentence. Write the letter of that part of the sentence in which it occurs.
     A              B               C                    D
Newborn / babies / can’t take care / of itself

Type 8 – constructing matching item
Columns A
Columns B
Could I ask for more sugar, please?
A. yeah, you’re right
Do you have any papers left?
B. Yes, sure
The wheatear is so good today, isn’t it?
C. Yes, I still have some

Type 9 – combination item
Combine the following sentence by using word in brackets!
I don’t like horror movie. I never try to watch one before. [therefore]

Type 10 – additional item
Insert the word in capitals in the most appropriate place in the sentence!
I will angry if someone are talking bad thing about my best friend. (EXTERMELY)


Testing Listening

Example 1
In this part of test, you will hear some dialogues and question spoken in English. The dialogues and the question will be spoken twice. They will not be printed in your test book. Therefore you must listen carefully to understand what the speakers are saying.
After you listen about the dialogues and the question about it, read the five possible answers, and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have just heard. Now listen to a sample question.
You will hear:
Man                : We are almost out of cereal.
Woman        : I know. I will go to the grocery store to buy some more. I will also get some milk,  bread, and fruit.
Man                : Would you get me some instant noodles?
Woman          : Sure.
Narrator        : What does the man want the woman to buy?
A. Fruit
B.  Milk
C. Bread
D. Noodles
E. Cereal

Example 2
You will hear:
Man                : I will give up! I’ll stop learning Korean
Woman          : why do you say that? You are making a lot of progress.
Man               : no, I’m not. I’ve tried hard but still. I cannot speak it well
Woman         : how come? You can Arabic, Indonesian, Japanese and even Hindi well, can’t you?
Narrator       : what language is difficult for the man to learn?
A. Hindi
B. Arabic
C. Japanese
D. Indonesian
E. Korean

Example 3
Directions:
In this part of the test, you will hear some incomplete dialogues spoken in English, followed by four responses, also spoken in English. The dialogues and the responses will be spoken twice. They will not be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to understand what the speakers are saying. You have to choose the best response to each question.
Narrator: Now listen to a sample question!
You will hear:
Man        :  May I taste the caramel pudding you just made?
Woman  :  Of course you may. How does it taste?
Man
        :  …
Narrator : What is the most appropriate response for the man to reply?
A. It is very expensive I think.
B. It is very delicious. I really enjoy the taste.
C. I think I will cook it myself.
D. I don’t think I’ll come with you.

Example 4
In this part of the test, you will hear several monologues. Each monologue will be spoken twice. They will not be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to understand what the speakers are saying. After you hear the 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.
A. Surabaya’s climate
B. Rare rainfall in Surabaya
C. The tropical cyclone of Narelle
D. Weather report
E. High speed wind


Example 5
In this part of the test, you will hear several monologues. Each monologue will be spoken twice. They will not be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to understand what the speakers are saying. After you listen to the dialogues or monologue, look at the five pictures provided in your test book, and decide which would be the most suitable one for the dialogue or monologue you have heard.

Testing Vocabulary

Type 1 (multiple choice item A)
Direction : Choose the correct answer from the option a,b,c, or d
Ani      : Can you help me?
Budi    : Yes, of course. What can I do for you?
Ani      : Please, ….. this bag to my room.
Budi    : Yes, Miss.
a.       Bring
b.      Help
c.       Give
d.      Has

Type 2 (rearrangement item)
Adi Wibowo has been working for 15 years in the company. He is a 1._______man. He works night and day and he can sell more houses than any other manager in the company. but he is a very 2._______man. He will not tolerate any mistakes made by his subordinates. When he gets angry, he often uses bad language that's why many of his co-workers do not like him.
Arrange these jumbled letters into meaningful adjectives that describe someone’s personality traits.
1.         D-i-n-k =___________
2.         S-r-c-t-i-t =_________

 Type 3 - sets (associated words)
Instruction: Identify words and phrases in column A and B. Find out the synonym of the word from column A in column B. Write your answer by writing the letters of the alphabet which preceding each phrase or word in column B. Write your answers on the answer sheet.
Column A
Column B
Elderly
Pathetic
Shame
Salary
Employer
Personal
Paycheck
Old
Private
Worker

Type 4 (pairing item)
Draw lines to connecting the pairs of opposites
A
B
Brave
Awake
Female
Expensive
Cheap
Succeed
Asleep
Cowardly
Fail
Male

Type 5 (more objective item)
Choose the letter of the item which is the nearest in meaning to the word in italics:
He was reluctant to answer.
a) Unprepared       b) Unwilling       c) Refusing       d) Slow

Testing Reading

Type 1 – initial stages and of reading matching (picture and sentence matching)
Choose the following sentence that suitable with the picture bellow!

a.  The students are studying English in the class
b. The students are playing football at the field
c. The students are cleaning the classroom
d. The students plants the flowers on the yard

Type 2 – True/False reading test
Write the ‘T’ letter in the blank space that have given at the left side if the statement True and write ‘F’ if the statement False.
1. _____ Penguin is kinds of bird and snake is kinds of reptile
2.  _____ 17th august Indonesian independent day
3.  _____ There are 4 season in Indonesia

Type 3 – rearrange item
Rearrange the letter of the sentences in their correct order in the boxes below!
1. How to make an instant noodle
2. Pour in the seasoning
3. Add the instant noodles
4. Serve the noodle
5. Boil some water
6. Cook the noodles








Type 4 – completion item
Counting wisely
Akbar once put a question to his court that left everyone puzzled. As they all tried to figure out the answer, Birbal walked and asked what the matter was. And so they told him the question.
‘How many crows are there in the city?’
Birbal immediately smiled, went up to Akbar and announced that the answer to his questions was twenty-one thousand five hundred and twenty-three. If there are fewer, then the crows are visiting their relatives outside the city.’ Pleased with the answer, Akbar presented Birbal with a ruby and pearl chain.
Moral of The Story
Having an explanation for your answer is just as important as having an answer.
Write one word or more in each of the blank!
a.       The question that makes everyone puzzled is…
b.      The one that answer Akbar’s question is…
c.       Akbar presented Birbal with a ruby and…

Type 5 – word matching
Draw a line under the word which is the same as the word on the left!
a.       Though (trough / tough / though / thought / through)
b.      Fall (flat / far /fast / fail / fall)
c.       Prawn (power / prawn / powder / parrot / prove)

Oral Production Test

Type 1
Describing a picture

Describe the picture above with your own language!

Type 2
Conversational exchanges
“You are in the market right now to complete the ingredients of a birthday cake so you’re looking for some eggs but you can’t find it anywhere. So, you approach the cashier to ask about that” (what do you say to her?)

Type 3
Discussion
You will make a small group with your friends and discussed about some topic that had been given by the teacher
Ex : “nowadays even a 3 years old children can use a Smartphone too and surfing on the internet as well. Internet has a lot of content either positive or negative content. In many cases we sometimes find a lot of children get a bad impact from internet, because they still couldn’t distinguish between good and bad things. According to you, what should we do to overcome this problem?” Discuss it with your group to present the conclusions in front of the class.

Type 4
do a simple conversation
Make some simple conversation with your partner about your daily activity. The first person is in charge of asking a question and the second person will answer and so on. Make sure to do it alternatively.
Example :
A. How was your holiday?
B. That was so refreshing. How about you, did you go to your grandma house this year too?
A. of course I did, she welcome us as well. And so on

Type 5
completing dialogue
Complete the dialogue with the suitable answer in the brackets!
Suzy : me and my family are going to holiday in Malang. My grandma live there and we’re going to playing in the rice fields and enjoy the nature feel that we can’t get here. I’m sure it will be so exciting.

You : you already sounds extremely exciting. ………………. (you tell Suzy that you don’t have family in the village and say to her to enjoy the holiday)






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