ALCPT - American Language Course Placement Test Listening Comprehension Dialogues 6 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Speaker A: 'I heard you're moving off base next month.' Speaker B: 'That's the plan, but I still haven't found a place within my budget.' What is Speaker B's problem?
- Speaker B does not want to move off base.
- Speaker B has not yet found affordable housing. (Correct answer)
- Speaker B is moving sooner than expected.
- Speaker B cannot afford to live on base.
Correct answer: Speaker B has not yet found affordable housing.
Speaker B says the plan is to move but that finding a place within budget has been a challenge, indicating the problem is affordability of available housing.
Question 2: Speaker A: 'Are you coming to the unit barbecue on Saturday?' Speaker B: 'I'd love to, but I'm pulling weekend duty.' What does Speaker B mean?
- Speaker B is too tired to attend.
- Speaker B will arrive late to the barbecue.
- Speaker B has to work on Saturday and cannot attend. (Correct answer)
- Speaker B does not enjoy barbecues.
Correct answer: Speaker B has to work on Saturday and cannot attend.
'Pulling weekend duty' means being assigned to work during the weekend, so Speaker B cannot attend the barbecue.
Question 3: Speaker A: 'How was the English class this morning?' Speaker B: 'Tough. The instructor moved on to a new chapter before I felt ready.' What can be inferred about Speaker B?
- Speaker B missed the English class.
- Speaker B thinks the instructor made a mistake.
- Speaker B felt the pace of the class was too fast. (Correct answer)
- Speaker B enjoyed the challenge of the new chapter.
Correct answer: Speaker B felt the pace of the class was too fast.
Speaker B saying the chapter changed before feeling ready suggests the class moved faster than Speaker B could comfortably follow.
Question 4: Speaker A: 'Did you catch the announcement about the physical fitness test?' Speaker B: 'Only part of it. What time does it start?' What does Speaker B's response tell us?
- Speaker B does not want to take the fitness test.
- Speaker B heard the full announcement but forgot the time.
- Speaker B did not hear all of the announcement. (Correct answer)
- Speaker B already knows when the test starts.
Correct answer: Speaker B did not hear all of the announcement.
Speaker B says they only caught 'part of it,' which means they did not hear the complete announcement and missed some details, including the time.
Question 5: Speaker A: 'The bus to the training site leaves at 0730.' Speaker B: 'I'd better get moving then. It's already 0715.' What does Speaker B imply?
- Speaker B thinks the bus schedule is wrong.
- Speaker B plans to drive to the training site instead.
- Speaker B needs to hurry so as not to miss the bus. (Correct answer)
- Speaker B will ask someone else for a ride.
Correct answer: Speaker B needs to hurry so as not to miss the bus.
With only 15 minutes before departure, Speaker B saying 'I'd better get moving' implies urgency — they need to hurry to catch the bus in time.
Question 6: Speaker A: 'I thought you were studying for the language placement exam this weekend.' Speaker B: 'I was, but my roommate had family visiting, so I couldn't concentrate.' What prevented Speaker B from studying?
- Speaker B forgot about the exam.
- Speaker B chose to spend time with the family instead.
- Speaker B's roommate asked Speaker B not to study.
- The presence of visitors made it hard for Speaker B to focus. (Correct answer)
Correct answer: The presence of visitors made it hard for Speaker B to focus.
Speaker B explains that having visitors in the room made concentration difficult, which is why studying did not go as planned.
ALCPT - American Language Course Placement Test Listening Comprehension Dialogues 6
Speaker A: 'I heard you're moving off base next month.' Speaker B: 'That's the plan, but I still haven't found a place within my budget.' What is Speaker B's problem?