Introduction
This practice test targets the most common traps that trip up A1 learners in the NLTV listening section. Each question is based on a short Vietnamese dialogue — try to understand it before revealing the transcript. Pay close attention to negation words, numbers, and time expressions, as these are the trickiest areas for beginners.
Question 1
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A: Bạn có xe máy không?
B: Không, tôi không có xe máy. Tôi có xe đạp.
A: Ồ, vậy à?
English translation: A asks if B has a motorbike. B says no, they do not have a motorbike — but they do have a bicycle.
Question:
What does person B have?
- A. A motorbike
- B. A car
- C. A bicycle
- D. Nothing
Answer
Answer: C. A bicycle Explanation: This is the classic negation trap. B says "không có xe máy" (no motorbike) but immediately adds "tôi có xe đạp" (I have a bicycle). Many learners hear "không" and stop listening, missing the second part of B's answer entirely.
Question 2
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A: Lớp học có bao nhiêu học sinh?
B: Lớp có ba mươi ba học sinh.
A: Nhiều quá!
English translation: A asks how many students are in the class. B says thirty-three. A says that is a lot.
Question:
How many students are in the class?
- A. 13
- B. 30
- C. 33
- D. 43
Answer
Answer: C. 33 Explanation: "Ba mươi ba" means 33 (thirty-three). This is a number trap — "ba mươi" (30) and "mười ba" (13) sound similar to beginners. In Vietnamese, the tens digit comes first: "ba mươi" = thirty, then the extra "ba" = three more, giving 33.
Question 3
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A: Hôm nay là thứ mấy?
B: Hôm nay là thứ Tư.
A: Vậy ngày mai là thứ Năm à?
B: Đúng rồi.
English translation: A asks what day today is. B says Wednesday. A asks if tomorrow is therefore Thursday. B confirms.
Question:
What day is tomorrow according to the dialogue?
- A. Tuesday
- B. Wednesday
- C. Thursday
- D. Friday
Answer
Answer: C. Thursday Explanation: Today is "thứ Tư" (Wednesday), so tomorrow "ngày mai" is "thứ Năm" (Thursday). The trap is confusing "hôm nay" (today) with "ngày mai" (tomorrow). The question asks specifically about tomorrow, not today.
Question 4
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A: Đây là ai vậy?
B: Đây là chị gái của tôi. Chị ấy tên là Lan.
A: Chị ấy học ở đâu?
English translation: A asks who this person is. B says it is their older sister named Lan. A asks where she studies.
Question:
What is Lan's relationship to person B?
- A. Younger sister
- B. Mother
- C. Older sister
- D. Friend
Answer
Answer: C. Older sister Explanation: "Chị gái" specifically means older sister. "Em gái" would mean younger sister. Vietnamese family terms encode the age relationship directly, so "chị" always refers to an older female sibling, never a younger one.
Question 5
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A: Xin lỗi, nhà vệ sinh ở đâu?
B: Nhà vệ sinh ở tầng hai, bên phải cầu thang.
A: Cảm ơn bạn nhiều.
English translation: A asks where the restroom is. B says it is on the second floor, to the right of the stairs. A thanks B.
Question:
Where is the restroom?
- A. First floor, left of the stairs
- B. Second floor, right of the stairs
- C. First floor, right of the stairs
- D. Second floor, left of the stairs
Answer
Answer: B. Second floor, right of the stairs Explanation: "Tầng hai" = second floor and "bên phải" = right side. Two-detail location answers (floor + direction) are a frequent trap — learners often remember one detail correctly but mix up the other. Listen for both pieces before choosing.
Question 6
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A: Bố bạn làm nghề gì?
B: Bố tôi là bác sĩ. Còn mẹ tôi là giáo viên.
A: Gia đình bạn thật thú vị!
English translation: A asks what B's father does for work. B says the father is a doctor and the mother is a teacher. A says B's family sounds interesting.
Question:
What is person B's father's occupation?
- A. Teacher
- B. Engineer
- C. Doctor
- D. Chef
Answer
Answer: C. Doctor Explanation: "Bác sĩ" means doctor. The trap is that B mentions two jobs in one sentence — "bác sĩ" (doctor) for the father and "giáo viên" (teacher) for the mother. The question asks only about the father, so do not confuse the two roles.
Question 7
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A: Bạn muốn uống gì?
B: Tôi không uống cà phê. Cho tôi một ly trà, cảm ơn.
A: Được, để tôi lấy cho bạn.
English translation: A asks what B wants to drink. B says they do not drink coffee and requests a glass of tea instead. A says they will get it.
Question:
What does person B want to drink?
- A. Coffee
- B. Tea
- C. Water
- D. Juice
Answer
Answer: B. Tea Explanation: B says "không uống cà phê" (does not drink coffee), then orders "trà" (tea). A very common beginner mistake is to hear the first item mentioned — "cà phê" — and select it, missing the negation "không" and the correction that follows immediately after.
Question 8
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A: Một cái bánh mì bao nhiêu tiền?
B: Dạ, một cái mười lăm nghìn đồng.
A: Cho tôi hai cái.
English translation: A asks the price of one baguette. B says 15,000 dong each. A orders two.
Question:
How much will person A pay in total?
- A. 15,000 VND
- B. 20,000 VND
- C. 25,000 VND
- D. 30,000 VND
Answer
Answer: D. 30,000 VND Explanation: One bánh mì costs "mười lăm nghìn" (15,000 VND). Person A orders "hai cái" (two pieces), so the total is 15,000 × 2 = 30,000 VND. The trap is selecting the unit price (A) instead of calculating the total based on the quantity ordered.
Question 9
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A: Bạn _____ ở Hà Nội không?
B: Có, tôi sống ở Hà Nội. Còn bạn?
A: Tôi sống ở Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh.
English translation: A asks if B lives in Hanoi. B confirms and asks A in return. A says they live in Ho Chi Minh City.
Question:
Fill in the blank: Bạn _____ ở Hà Nội không?
- A. làm
- B. sống
- C. đi
- D. học
Answer
Answer: B. sống Explanation: "Sống" means "to live / to reside." B's reply "tôi sống ở Hà Nội" confirms the verb used in the question. The other options — "làm" (work), "đi" (go), "học" (study) — would create different questions that do not match B's answer about living in Hanoi.
Vocabulary from This Test
| Vietnamese | English | Used in Question |
|---|---|---|
| xe máy | motorbike | Q1 |
| xe đạp | bicycle | Q1 |
| học sinh | student | Q2 |
| ba mươi ba | thirty-three (33) | Q2 |
| hôm nay | today | Q3 |
| ngày mai | tomorrow | Q3 |
| thứ Tư | Wednesday | Q3 |
| thứ Năm | Thursday | Q3 |
| chị gái | older sister | Q4 |
| nhà vệ sinh | restroom / toilet | Q5 |
| tầng hai | second floor | Q5 |
| bên phải | right side | Q5 |
| bác sĩ | doctor | Q6 |
| giáo viên | teacher | Q6 |
| cà phê | coffee | Q7 |
| trà | tea | Q7 |
| bánh mì | baguette / Vietnamese bread roll | Q8 |
| nghìn đồng | thousand dong (Vietnamese currency) | Q8 |
| sống | to live / to reside | Q9 |
Tips for A1 Listening
- Always listen to the complete sentence before choosing — negation words like "không" often appear early, but the real answer comes after.
- For number questions, remember that Vietnamese states tens before units: "ba mươi" = 30, "mười ba" = 13 — word order matters.
- When a dialogue gives two pieces of information (floor + direction, name + job), note both — the question will test the one you are most likely to forget.
- In preference questions, listen for "không" to identify what is rejected, then stay focused to catch what is actually chosen.
- For fill-in-blank questions, the answer is almost always confirmed by the other speaker's reply — use their response as your clue.
- Keep the time words straight: "hôm nay" (today), "hôm qua" (yesterday), "ngày mai" (tomorrow) — questions regularly ask about one while the dialogue mentions another.
- For price and quantity questions, do not stop at the unit price — check whether a quantity was ordered and calculate the total.