ALCPT - American Language Course Placement Test Listening Comprehension Dialogues 9 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Speaker A: 'I heard the base clinic is closed on Fridays now.' Speaker B: 'Really? I had no idea. I was planning to go tomorrow.' What can be inferred about Speaker B?
- Speaker B already knew the clinic was closed.
- Speaker B planned to visit the clinic on Friday but did not know it was closed. (Correct answer)
- Speaker B decided to cancel the appointment earlier.
- Speaker B works at the base clinic on Fridays.
Correct answer: Speaker B planned to visit the clinic on Friday but did not know it was closed.
Speaker B says 'I had no idea' and 'I was planning to go tomorrow,' which means Friday was the intended visit day and the closure was news to them.
Question 2: Speaker A: 'Are you coming to the farewell dinner for Sergeant Mills?' Speaker B: 'I wish I could, but I have guard duty that night.' What does Speaker B mean?
- Speaker B will attend the dinner after guard duty.
- Speaker B is organizing the farewell dinner.
- Speaker B cannot attend the dinner because of a work obligation. (Correct answer)
- Speaker B does not know Sergeant Mills.
Correct answer: Speaker B cannot attend the dinner because of a work obligation.
Saying 'I wish I could, but...' signals that Speaker B wants to attend but is prevented by guard duty, a scheduled work obligation.
Question 3: Speaker A: 'The cafeteria runs out of the hot breakfast pretty fast.' Speaker B: 'Good to know. I'll make sure to get there before 0730.' What does Speaker B plan to do?
- Speaker B plans to bring breakfast from home.
- Speaker B plans to arrive at the cafeteria early to get hot breakfast. (Correct answer)
- Speaker B plans to complain about the cafeteria hours.
- Speaker B plans to skip breakfast tomorrow.
Correct answer: Speaker B plans to arrive at the cafeteria early to get hot breakfast.
Speaker B responds to the warning about food running out by deciding to arrive before 0730, showing a plan to get there early enough.
Question 4: Speaker A: 'Did you hear back from the housing office about your request?' Speaker B: 'They said it could take up to three weeks to process.' What do we know about Speaker B's request?
- The housing office denied the request.
- The request has already been approved.
- The request is still being processed and will take time. (Correct answer)
- Speaker B forgot to submit the request.
Correct answer: The request is still being processed and will take time.
The housing office told Speaker B it 'could take up to three weeks to process,' meaning the request was received but has not been resolved yet.
Question 5: Speaker A: 'I thought the formation was at 0800.' Speaker B: 'It got moved up. We need to be there by 0730.' What does Speaker B tell Speaker A?
- The formation was cancelled.
- The formation time was changed to an earlier time. (Correct answer)
- The formation was postponed to later in the morning.
- Speaker A should skip the formation today.
Correct answer: The formation time was changed to an earlier time.
'Got moved up' means the event was rescheduled to an earlier time — from 0800 to 0730.
Question 6: Speaker A: 'How did your physical fitness test go?' Speaker B: 'I passed the run, but I need to work on my push-ups before the next one.' What can be inferred about Speaker B?
- Speaker B failed every part of the fitness test.
- Speaker B passed all parts of the fitness test.
- Speaker B did well on the run but struggled with push-ups. (Correct answer)
- Speaker B did not show up for the fitness test.
Correct answer: Speaker B did well on the run but struggled with push-ups.
Speaker B explicitly states passing the run but needing improvement on push-ups, indicating mixed results with one strong area and one weak area.
ALCPT - American Language Course Placement Test Listening Comprehension Dialogues 9
Speaker A: 'I heard the base clinic is closed on Fridays now.' Speaker B: 'Really? I had no idea.
I was planning to go tomorrow.' What can be inferred about Speaker B?