Answers Questions about Activities, Plans, Topics, and Problems

These questions follow dialogs that involve people talking about what they're doing. They are a kind of inference question because the activity itself is not mentioned in the dialog. Instead, you must determine the activity from the special vocabulary used by the speakers. 

You will hear:

F1: Is there room for that box up there?
M1: I can fit it in the trunk. And this suitcase should fit in the back seat. 

What are the speakers probably doing?

You will read:

  1. Boarding an airplane. 
  2. Unpacking a box. 
  3. Loading a car. 
  4. Buying a suitcase. 

The words box, trunk, suitcase, and back seat all indicate that the speakers are putting things into a car. 

Questions About Plans


You will hear:

F1: Are you going to go to Boston with Michael this summer?
M1: Wish I could, but if I want to graduate next year, I've got to stay here and take a couple classes. 

What does the  man plan to do?

  1. Graduate. 
  2. Attend classes. 
  3. Visit Michael 
  4. Go to Boston. 

Questions About Topics. 


You will hear: 

F1: Have you seen this letter form the bursar's office?
M1: Oh, no, not another increase. If you ask me, we're already spending too much to go to school here. 

What are these speakers talking about?

  1. Higher tuition costs. 
  2. A poor grade. 
  3. Higher postage rates. 
  4. A letter from a relative. 

Questions about Problems


You will hear:

M2: Gordon, what happened to your window?
M1: When I was painting the house last week, I hit it with a ladder. 

What problem does Gordon probably have?

  1. His house needs painting. 
  2. He broke his ladder. 
  3. He spilled some paint. 
  4. His window is broken. 

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