Language Testing (Contoh Soal)

A.   TEST OF GRAMMAR ANG USAGE

1.    Multiple-choice item

·         Ridwan … her father before he came home.

a.    have phoned

b.    phones

c.    has phoned

d.    phoned

e.    had phoned

2.    Error recognition item

·         I try to figure in the answer of what  the function of the organization is.  

                         a          b                                 c                                                        d

3.    Rearrangement item

Complete the sentence by putting the words below it in the right order. Put in the boxes anly the letters of the words.

·         Give me a call ……………………. in front of my house.

a.    If

b.    Arrived

c.    Have

d.    You

4.    Completing items

Write the correct word in each blank.

·         We …… in parepare since 2015.

5.    Transformation items

Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way, beginning each new sentence with the words given.

·         They are repairing the streets this month.

The streets ………………………….....

6.    Items involving athe changing of words

·         I (1)to look for red English books.                                     (1)……….

·         the book (2)to be my birthday present.                             (2)……….

7.    Broken sentence items

·         I / have / red / English book / that / be / my birthday present.

8.    Pairing and matching items

Column 1	Column 2
Can we do it?	A.   Yes, of course
Is he a student?	B.   No, she doesn’t
Are you a hard worker?	C.   No, he isn’t
Does she teach your English	D.   Yes, we can

9.    Combination items

Pair the sentences, using the word in the brackets

·         You say anything, I will explain why I’m here.(BEFORE)

10. Addition items

Insert the word capitals in the most appropriate place in each sentence.

(a)  STILL                   I’ve been waiting for over an hour and the bus hasn’t come.

(b)  ALREADY           The train’s left! What are we going to do?

B.   TESTING VOCABULARY

1.    Multiple-choice Group A Type 1

In this type of recognition item the stem is replaced by a picture. The testees see the picture and have to select the most appropriate word relating to the picture from four or five options.

    

                                                                                                  

A.   Reading

B.   Watching

C.   Playing

D.   Eating

2.    Multiple-choice group B

Choose the letter of the correct or best word to complete each sentence.

·         Abu’s laptop is broken. Abu is …. Now

A.   Happy

B.   Sad

C.   Confuse

D.   Charm

3.    Multiple-choice  group A Type 2

Select the correct option to which the definition refers.

·         a person who is trained and licensed to treat sick and injured people.

A.   Teacher

B.   Doctor

C.   Driver

D.   Chef

4.    Type 3

Select the synonym the word below.

·         Intelligent

A.   Important

B.   Smart

C.   Kind

D.    

5.    Type 4

Choose the letter or word which is the nearest in meaning to the word italic.

·         Education is important for our future

A.   Purpose

B.   Bright

C.   Vital

D.   Real

C.   LISTENING COMPREHENSION TESTS

Phoneme discrimination tests

1.    Type 1

This type os discrimination test consists of a picture, accompanied by three or four words spoken by the examiner in person or on tape.

          

The testees hear:

A.   Right

B.   Bright

C.   Straight

D.   Write

2.    Type 2

The testees hear three sentences and have to indicate which  sentence are the same and which are different.

·         They always pray to God.

·         They always prey to God.

·         They always pray to God.

3.    Type 2

The testees hear three sentences and have to indicate which  sentence are the same and which are different.

·         We can go to parepare by plain.

·         We can go to parepare by plane.

·         We can go to parepare by plane.

4.    Type 3

Choose the written word which corresponds to the spoken word.

·         Spoken : Plane

·         Written  : A. plain      B. blend         C. plan           D. plane

Tests of stress and intonation

5.    Type 1

Students listen to a sentence and then after hearing the sentence, the student puts the mark under the sentences.

·         Spoken : Abu is my English TEACHer.

·         Written  : Abu is my English teacher

    (     ) () (  ) (X) (    ) (x)   (  )

D.   ORAL PRODUCTION TESTS

Conversational exchanges

1.    Type 3

The students hear a stimulus to which they must respond in any appropriate way. (this test often relies on conventional greetings, apologies, acceptable ways of expressing polite disagreement etc).

·         Don’t mind if I borrow your laptop?

2.    type 4

you’re on the way to your class. Your teacher comes up and speak up to you.

·         Teacher : Abu, do you know I call you?

            PAUSE FOR TESTEE’S REPLY

·         Teacher : I saw attendance list this morning, I see you have many absent.

            PAUSE FOR TESTEE’S REPLY.

3.    Type 5

This item takes the form of an incomplete dialogue with prompts (shown in brackets in the following example) whispered in the student’s ear.

You are on the market.

Seller : can I help you?

             (you want to know if there is plastic bags for sale)

You     : ……………………………………………………

Seller : I have many size and shapes. What kind are you looking for?

             (ask the price)

You     : ……………………………………………………

Using pictures for assessing oral production

4.    Describe the pictures below

Oral overview

5.    The scoring of oral interview is highly subjective and thus sometimes has only low reliability. The performance of a student in a particular interview may not accurately reflect his true ability. The examiner can be asked on enchant 3 or more question.

·         Tell me about yourself!

·         What are you going to do today?

E.   TESTING READING COMPREHENSION

1.    Word matching

The testees are required to draw a fine under the word which is the same as the word on the left.

·         Plane                         : Plan/ Plane/ Blend/ Plain/ Train

·         Buy                            : bye/ by/ buy/ cry/ fly

2.    Sentence matching

read a sentence, followed by four similar sentences, only one of which is exactly the same as the previous one.

·         Abu is studying English.

A.   Abu study English

B.   Abu is not study English

C.   Abu is not studying English

D.   Abu is studying English

3.    Picture and sentence matching.

Look at the pictures and read the sentence about the pictures. And then identify the correct pictures.

They are playing in the garden.

4.    Pictures and sentence matching.

Look at the pictures and read the sentence about the pictures. And then select the correct sentence.

A.   Anto is playing piano

B.   Anto sit in the table

C.   Anto is reading book

D.   Anto fall asleep in the chair

True or false reading.

5.    Type 1

Put the circle round the letter T if the statement is true. If it is not true, put the circle round the letter F.

·         Indonesia is the largest archipelago country in the world      T      F

F.   TESTING THE WRITING SKILLS

1.    Punctuation type 2

Put the correct punctuation in each box.

·  What do you need      he asked

·  May I use you pen?     He asked.

2.    Spelling type 2 : Multiple-choice

Select the word which is incorrectly spelt.

A.   Plan

B.   Plain

C.   Plane

D.   Plin

E.   Blind

3.    Spelling type 3 : completing items

Write one or more letters in each of spaces in the following words.

·         I n   e l   i g   n c e       The ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills

·         G  m e                     An activity that one engages in for fun.

4.    Controlled writing type 3

Once upon a time, a man and his wife had the good fortune to have a goose which laid a golden egg every day. Lucky though they were, they soon began to think they were not getting rich fast enough.

They imagined that if the bird must be able to lay golden eggs, its insides must be made of gold. And they thought that if they could get all that precious metal at once, they would get mighty rich very soon. So the man and his wife decided to kill the bird.

However, upon cutting the goose open, they were shocked to find that its innards were like that of any other goose!

i.      Rewrite this story but imagine that you are actually watching everything that is happening. Begin there is a family have a goose …

5.    Controlled writing type 5

Read the sentences. Finish each one and then complete the story in your own word.

·         Yesterday, Abu and Ridwan got up early

to ……………………………………

·         They used motorcycle to the campus

Where ………………………………