6. LISTENING SECTION THE LISTENING SECTION TESTS HOW WELL AN EXAMI...

1.6.1. Listening section The listening section tests how well an examinee understands spoken English. It consists of four parts and contains 100 questions. The examinee will be asked to answer questions based on a variety of statements, questions, conversations, and talks recorded in English. The total time is approximately 45 minutes. To measure the skill, the test uses four different types of test items or questions. They are: photographs, question-respond, short conversations and short talks specialized as follows: Photographs: Each item involves a picture in the test booklet, showing a familiar situation. The examinee is asked to choose the lette r in the test booklet that corresponds to most accurate of four spoken statements describing the picture. Question-Response: A question in English, spoken only one time is followed by three spoken responses, also spoken only one time in English. Questions pertain to situations deemed to be generally familiar. Examinees are asked to choose the letter in the test booklet that corresponds to the most accurate of the spoken responses. Short Conversations: Examinees hear a short conversation between two people, followed by a brief written question and four short, written answers. They

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12 are to choose the best answer to each question and mark it on the answer sheet. Conversations are on general topics. Short Talks: A short talk is presented on a general topic. Two or more written questions and response options (four) are provided in the test booklet.