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Question 1Listening Comprehension

You hear a speaker say: «Сайн байна уу? Таны нэрийг хэн гэдэг вэ?» What is the speaker asking for?

  1. The listener's age
  2. The listener's name Correct answer.
  3. The listener's job
  4. The listener's address

Explanation

The phrase «нэрийг хэн гэдэг вэ» literally asks 'what is your name called', built from нэр ('name'). It does not ask about age, location, or occupation.

Question 2Listening Comprehension

A speaker says: «Би багш, энэ миний шавь.» Who is being described?

  1. Two teachers
  2. A teacher and their student Correct answer.
  3. A doctor and a patient
  4. A student and a teacher

Explanation

багш means 'teacher' and шавь means 'pupil/student', and миний marks possession ('my'). The speaker identifies as the teacher and points to their student.

Question 3Listening Comprehension

You hear: «Өнөөдөр пүрэв гараг.» What day is it today?

  1. Friday
  2. Thursday Correct answer.
  3. Wednesday
  4. Tuesday

Explanation

пүрэв is the Mongolian name for Thursday, and гараг means 'day (of the week)'. The other weekday names differ in their first syllable.

Question 4Listening Comprehension

A speaker says: «Би хоёр ахтай, нэг эгчтэй.» How many siblings does the speaker mention?

  1. Two sisters and one brother
  2. One brother and two sisters
  3. Three brothers
  4. Two brothers and one sister Correct answer.

Explanation

ах means 'older brother' and эгч means 'older sister', and -тай expresses having. So the speaker has two older brothers and one older sister.

Question 5Listening Comprehension

You hear a shop announcement: «Манай дэлгүүр өнөөдөр есөн цагт нээгдэнэ.» When does the shop open?

  1. At nine o'clock Correct answer.
  2. At eleven o'clock
  3. At seven o'clock
  4. At noon

Explanation

есөн is the numeral 'nine' and цагт means 'at ... o'clock'. The verb нээгдэнэ means 'will open'.

Question 6Listening Comprehension

A speaker says: «Өнөөдөр цас орж байна.» What is the weather like?

  1. It is raining
  2. It is snowing Correct answer.
  3. It is sunny
  4. It is windy

Explanation

цас means 'snow' and орж байна describes precipitation falling. The sentence therefore reports that it is snowing today.

Question 7Listening Comprehension

You hear: «Би Улаанбаатарт амьдардаг.» Where does the speaker live?

  1. In Ulaanbaatar Correct answer.
  2. In Erdenet
  3. In Darkhan
  4. In Khovd

Explanation

Улаанбаатарт is Ulaanbaatar with the locative suffix -т, and амьдардаг means 'lives'. The place named is therefore the capital.

Question 8Listening Comprehension

A speaker says: «Та сүүтэй цай уух уу?» What is being offered?

  1. A piece of bread
  2. Milk tea Correct answer.
  3. Black coffee
  4. Cold water

Explanation

сүүтэй means 'with milk' and цай means 'tea', so сүүтэй цай is milk tea. The final уу marks a polite yes/no offer.

Question 9Listening Comprehension

You hear: «Би дөрвөн цагт ажил тардаг.» What does the speaker do at four o'clock?

  1. Starts work
  2. Eats lunch
  3. Takes the bus
  4. Finishes work Correct answer.

Explanation

ажил тардаг means 'finishes work', while starting work would use эхэлдэг. The time phrase дөрвөн цагт ('at four o'clock') sets when this happens.

Question 10Listening Comprehension

A speaker says: «Ээж маань зах дээр ногоо авч байна.» What is the mother doing?

  1. Cooking vegetables at home
  2. Buying vegetables at the market Correct answer.
  3. Selling vegetables at the market
  4. Planting vegetables in a garden

Explanation

зах дээр means 'at the market' and авч байна means 'is buying/taking'. Together they describe buying vegetables at the market.

Question 11Listening Comprehension

You hear: «Маргааш би сургуульдаа явахгүй.» What does the speaker mean?

  1. They will not go to school tomorrow Correct answer.
  2. They are at school now
  3. They went to school yesterday
  4. They will go to school tomorrow

Explanation

Маргааш means 'tomorrow' and the suffix -гүй negates the verb явах ('to go'). So the sentence states that the speaker will not go to school tomorrow.

Question 12Listening Comprehension

A speaker says: «Бичиг хэргийн дэлгүүр хаана байдаг вэ?» What is the person looking for?

  1. A stationery shop Correct answer.
  2. A pharmacy
  3. A bakery
  4. A bank

Explanation

бичиг хэрэг means 'stationery/school supplies' and дэлгүүр means 'shop'. The question word хаана ('where') shows the person is asking for the location.

Question 13Listening Comprehension

You hear: «Надад нэг ширхэг цамц өгнө үү.» What does the customer want?

  1. One hat
  2. One shirt Correct answer.
  3. One pair of shoes
  4. One pair of trousers

Explanation

цамц means 'shirt' and нэг ширхэг is the counter phrase for 'one item'. The request өгнө үү means 'please give'.

Question 14Listening Comprehension

A speaker says: «Манай гэр бүл дөрвөн хүнтэй.» How many people are in the family?

  1. Five
  2. Three
  3. Six
  4. Four Correct answer.

Explanation

дөрвөн is the numeral 'four' and хүнтэй means 'has people'. The sentence therefore states that the family has four members.

Question 15Listening Comprehension

You hear: «Би өнөөдөр кино үзэхээр кино театрт очно.» What is the speaker's plan?

  1. To study at the library
  2. To watch a film at the cinema Correct answer.
  3. To meet a friend at a café
  4. To buy a book at a shop

Explanation

кино үзэхээр means 'in order to watch a film' and кино театр means 'cinema'. The verb очно indicates the speaker is going there.

Question 16Listening Comprehension

A speaker says: «Би монгол хэл сурч байгаа, гэхдээ хэцүү байна.» What attitude does the speaker express?

  1. They are not studying the language
  2. They have already mastered the language
  3. They find the language difficult Correct answer.
  4. The language is easy for them

Explanation

сурч байгаа means 'am studying' and гэхдээ хэцүү байна means 'but it is difficult'. The contrast word гэхдээ signals the difficulty despite ongoing study.

Question 17Listening Comprehension

You hear: «Өчигдөр би найзтайгаа уулзсан.» When did the meeting happen?

  1. Today
  2. Yesterday Correct answer.
  3. Last year
  4. Tomorrow

Explanation

Өчигдөр means 'yesterday', and the past suffix -сан in уулзсан confirms a completed action. The meeting therefore took place yesterday.

Question 18Listening Comprehension

A speaker says: «Энэ зам шууд төв талбай руу явдаг.» What information is being given?

  1. The road is closed today
  2. The road leads straight to the central square Correct answer.
  3. The square is far from here
  4. The road ends at the market

Explanation

шууд means 'straight' and руу marks direction toward төв талбай ('central square'). The verb явдаг describes where the road goes.

Question 19Listening Comprehension

You hear a phone message: «Би одоо хурал дээр байна, дараа залгана.» What will the speaker do next?

  1. Cancel the meeting
  2. Attend a meeting now and call later Correct answer.
  3. Leave the meeting to go home
  4. Call immediately

Explanation

одоо хурал дээр байна means 'am at a meeting now', and дараа залгана means 'will call later'. Both parts together describe the current situation and the promised follow-up.

Question 20Listening Comprehension

A speaker says: «Би багадаа хөдөө өвөө, эмээ дээрээ амьдардаг байсан.» What does this tell us?

  1. The speaker used to live with grandparents in the countryside as a child Correct answer.
  2. The speaker never met their grandparents
  3. The speaker lives in the countryside now
  4. The speaker's grandparents live in the city

Explanation

багадаа means 'when I was little', and the past habitual байсан signals a repeated past situation. өвөө, эмээ means 'grandfather and grandmother', and хөдөө means 'countryside'.

Question 21Listening Comprehension

You hear: «Та энэ эмийг хоолны дараа өдөрт гурван удаа ууна.» What instruction is given?

  1. Take the medicine three times a day after meals Correct answer.
  2. Take the medicine before meals once a day
  3. Stop taking the medicine after a week
  4. Take the medicine only at night

Explanation

хоолны дараа means 'after meals', өдөрт гурван удаа means 'three times a day', and ууна is the instruction 'to take (medicine)'. The full instruction combines timing and frequency.

Question 22Listening Comprehension

A speaker says: «Хэрэв маргааш бороо орвол бид явж чадахгүй.» What does this mean?

  1. We will go whether or not it rains
  2. If it rains tomorrow, we cannot go Correct answer.
  3. We will go if it snows
  4. It rained yesterday, so we did not go

Explanation

Хэрэв ... -вол is the conditional structure 'if', here 'if it rains tomorrow'. явж чадахгүй means 'cannot go', so the rain is presented as the condition preventing the trip.

Question 23Listening Comprehension

You hear: «Би түүнтэй уулзаагүй байсан бол энэ асуудлыг мэдэхгүй байсан.» What is implied?

  1. The speaker met the person but learned nothing
  2. Meeting that person was necessary for knowing about the problem Correct answer.
  3. The speaker never met the person
  4. The problem does not exist

Explanation

The counterfactual pattern -агүй байсан бол ... -хгүй байсан means 'if X had not happened, Y would not have been the case'. Here, without meeting the person, the speaker would not have known about the problem.

Question 24Listening Comprehension

A speaker says: «Дэлгүүрт орохдоо баримтаа авч үлдээрэй.» What is the listener told to do?

  1. Pay before entering the shop
  2. Show their ID at the shop
  3. Keep the receipt when entering the shop Correct answer.
  4. Leave their bag at the entrance

Explanation

орохдоо means 'when entering', баримт means 'receipt', and авч үлдээрэй is an instruction to keep or retain it. The sentence therefore asks the listener to keep the receipt.

Question 25Listening Comprehension

You hear: «Тэр хүн надад туслахаас гадна бусдад ч тусалсан.» What does the speaker emphasize?

  1. The person was helped by others
  2. The person helped only the speaker
  3. The person helped the speaker and also others Correct answer.
  4. The person refused to help anyone

Explanation

-аас гадна means 'besides/in addition to', and бусдад ч ('also to others') extends the scope. The sentence stresses that help went beyond the speaker alone.

Question 26Listening Comprehension

A speaker says: «Би өнөөдөр өглөөний долоон цагт боссон.» What time did the speaker get up?

  1. Есөн цагт
  2. Зургаан цагт
  3. Долоон цагт Correct answer.
  4. Найман цагт

Explanation

The sentence names the hour directly: «долоон цагт» means 'at seven o'clock'. The verb «боссон» (got up) confirms the event happened at that time.

Question 27Listening Comprehension

You hear: «Манай багш монгол, англи хоёр хэлээр ярьдаг.» Which languages does the teacher speak?

  1. Монгол, орос
  2. Англи, солонгос
  3. Монгол, хятад
  4. Монгол, англи Correct answer.

Explanation

The phrase «монгол, англи хоёр хэлээр» lists exactly two languages: Mongolian and English. The structure 'X, Y хоёр' means 'the two, X and Y'.

Question 28Listening Comprehension

A speaker says: «Өнөөдөр би дэлгүүрээс талх, сүү, өндөг авсан.» What did the speaker buy?

  1. Талх, сүү, өндөг Correct answer.
  2. Сүү, алим, будаа
  3. Талх, мах, чихэр
  4. Мах, будаа, тос

Explanation

The object list after «дэлгүүрээс» is «талх, сүү, өндөг» - bread, milk, and eggs. All three items must match to be correct.

Question 29Listening Comprehension

You hear: «Миний дүү есөн настай, сурагч.» What is said about the younger sibling?

  1. Тэр багш
  2. Тэр сурагч Correct answer.
  3. Тэр жолооч
  4. Тэр эмч

Explanation

The word «сурагч» means 'pupil/student', which is stated directly about the younger sibling. The age «есөн настай» (nine years old) supports this.

Question 30Listening Comprehension

A speaker says: «Би ажилдаа автобусаар явдаг, машингүй.» How does the speaker go to work?

  1. Машинаар
  2. Автобусаар Correct answer.
  3. Явганаар
  4. Таксигаар

Explanation

The instrumental form «автобусаар» means 'by bus', and «машингүй» explicitly says 'without a car'. Together they identify the bus as the means of transport.

Question 31Listening Comprehension

You hear: «Өрөөнд хоёр сандал, нэг ширээ байна.» What is in the room?

  1. Гурван сандал
  2. Хоёр ширээ, нэг сандал
  3. Хоёр сандал, нэг ширээ Correct answer.
  4. Нэг сандал, хоёр ор

Explanation

The sentence gives the quantity before each noun: two chairs and one table. The order of number and object must be matched carefully.

Question 32Listening Comprehension

A speaker says: «Намайг Бат гэдэг, би оюутан.» What is the speaker's occupation?

  1. Инженер
  2. Эмч
  3. Багш
  4. Оюутан Correct answer.

Explanation

The predicate «оюутан» means 'student', and it directly answers the question about occupation. The name «Бат» is separate information.

Question 33Listening Comprehension

You hear: «Өнөөдөр бие муутай байгаа тул би эмнэлэгт очно.» Why is the speaker going to the hospital?

  1. Эм худалдаж авахаар
  2. Найзтайгаа уулзахаар
  3. Эмчлүүлэхээр Correct answer.
  4. Ажил хийхээр

Explanation

The clause «бие муутай байгаа тул» means 'because I feel unwell', which explains the reason for going to the hospital. The causal «тул» links the illness to the visit.

Question 34Listening Comprehension

A speaker says: «Би чамайг хүлээж байна, гудамжинд гар.» Where is the speaker waiting?

  1. Ажил дээр
  2. Дэлгүүрт
  3. Гэрт
  4. Гудамжинд Correct answer.

Explanation

The speaker says «гудамжинд гар» (come out to the street) while waiting, so the meeting point is the street. The imperative «гар» indicates where the listener should go.

Question 35Listening Comprehension

You hear: «Энэ ном минийх биш, найзынх.» Whose book is it?

  1. Багшийнх
  2. Минийх
  3. Найзынх Correct answer.
  4. Ахынх

Explanation

The possessive form «найзынх» means 'belonging to a friend', and «минийх биш» negates the speaker's ownership. The final possessive carries the answer.

Question 36Listening Comprehension

A speaker says: «Би монгол хоол идэх дуртай, ялангуяа бууз.» What food does the speaker especially like?

  1. Банш
  2. Хуушуур
  3. Цуйван
  4. Бууз Correct answer.

Explanation

The adverb «ялангуяа» means 'especially' and singles out «бууз» from the general preference for Mongolian food. The item after this adverb is the emphasized one.

Question 37Listening Comprehension

You hear: «Би энэ киноны талаар юу ч мэдэхгүй, гэхдээ үзэхийг хүсэж байна.» What does the speaker want?

  1. Киноны тухай ярих
  2. Кино үзэхийг хүсэх Correct answer.
  3. Киноны тасалбар зарах
  4. Кино үзэхгүй байх

Explanation

Despite the lack of knowledge about the film, «үзэхийг хүсэж байна» states the desire to watch it. The «гэхдээ» (but) contrast separates ignorance from desire.

Question 38Listening Comprehension

A speaker says: «Би маргааш өглөө эрт явах ёстой, тиймээс одоо унтах гэж байна.» Why is the speaker going to sleep now?

  1. Ажил дууссан тул
  2. Өвдсөн тул
  3. Хүйтэн байгаа тул
  4. Маргааш эрт явах ёстой тул Correct answer.

Explanation

The «тиймээс» (therefore) clause links the early departure tomorrow to going to bed now. The obligation «явах ёстой» is the stated cause.

Question 39Listening Comprehension

You hear: «Манай хотод өвөл маш хүйтэн, харин зун нь халуун байдаг.» How is the weather in the speaker's city?

  1. Өвөл халуун, зун хүйтэн
  2. Жилийн турш халуун
  3. Зөвхөн өвөл хүйтэн
  4. Өвөл хүйтэн, зун халуун Correct answer.

Explanation

The two clauses contrast winter («хүйтэн») and summer («халуун») with «харин» (whereas). Both halves must be taken together.

Question 40Listening Comprehension

A speaker says: «Тасалбар нэг хүнд арван мянган төгрөг, хоёр хүн бол арван тав.» How much do two tickets cost?

  1. Хорин мянган төгрөг
  2. Таван мянган төгрөг
  3. Арван таван мянган төгрөг Correct answer.
  4. Арван мянган төгрөг

Explanation

The price for one person is 10,000 tögrög, but the speaker states a special price of fifteen (thousand) for two people. The conditional «бол» introduces the two-person rate.

Question 41Listening Comprehension

You hear: «Би түүнд захидал бичсэн боловч тэр хариу өгөөгүй.» What happened?

  1. Тэр хариу өгсөн
  2. Тэр захидал бичсэн
  3. Тэр хариу өгөөгүй Correct answer.
  4. Тэр захидал хүлээж авсан

Explanation

The concessive «боловч» (although) contrasts writing the letter with the absence of a reply. The negated verb «өгөөгүй» is the key fact.

Question 42Listening Comprehension

A speaker says: «Би чамд туслахыг хүсэж байна, гэхдээ одоо ажилтай байна.» What is the speaker's situation?

  1. Туслахыг хүсэхгүй байна
  2. Тусламж хүсэж байна
  3. Туслахыг хүсэж байгаа ч завгүй байна Correct answer.
  4. Ажилгүй байна

Explanation

The speaker expresses willingness with «туслахыг хүсэж байна» but adds «гэхдээ одоо ажилтай байна» - currently busy. Both parts of the contrast matter.

Question 43Listening Comprehension

You hear: «Хэрэв тасалбар үлдсэн бол бид өнөөдөр л кинонд явна.» What condition decides the plan?

  1. Киноны цаг
  2. Цаг агаар
  3. Найзын хүсэл
  4. Тасалбар үлдсэн эсэх Correct answer.

Explanation

The «хэрэв ... бол» construction sets the condition: if tickets remain, they will go. The condition is the availability of tickets.

Question 44Listening Comprehension

A speaker says: «Би энэ хотыг анх удаа үзэж байна, тиймээс зам мэдэхгүй.» What does the speaker explain?

  1. Замыг мэдэхгүй шалтгаан Correct answer.
  2. Энд амьдардаг
  3. Жолооч хүн
  4. Хотыг сайн мэддэг

Explanation

The first clause (first time seeing the city) is the cause given by «тиймээс» for not knowing the way. The sentence explains the reason for being lost.

Question 45Listening Comprehension

You hear: «Тэр хүн ярьж байхдаа утас руугаа байнга харж байсан.» What does this behaviour suggest?

  1. Тэр утсаа алдсан
  2. Тэр яриаг бичээд байсан
  3. Тэр яриаг анхаарахгүй байсан Correct answer.
  4. Тэр яриаг сайн сонсож байсан

Explanation

Repeatedly looking at the phone while someone speaks signals divided or absent attention. The adverbial «ярьж байхдаа» sets the moment when attention should have been on the conversation.

Question 46Listening Comprehension

A speaker says: «Би түүнийг ирнэ гэж бодсон, гэтэл тэр ирсэнгүй.» What does «гэтэл» signal here?

  1. Хүлээлт биелсэн
  2. Тэр хоцорсон
  3. Тэр урьд нь ирсэн
  4. Хүлээлт биелээгүй Correct answer.

Explanation

«Гэтэл» introduces an outcome contrary to expectation: the speaker expected arrival, but the person did not come. The negated verb «ирсэнгүй» confirms the unfulfilled expectation.

Question 47Listening Comprehension

You hear: «Надад мөнгө байсан бол би тэр байшинг худалдаж авах байсан.» What is true now?

  1. Тэр мөнгөтэй байна
  2. Тэр байшинг зарсан
  3. Тэр байшинг авсан
  4. Тэр байшинг аваагүй Correct answer.

Explanation

The past counterfactual «байсан бол ... авах байсан» describes an unreal condition: the speaker did not have the money and therefore did not buy the house. Both verbs are in a hypothetical past form.

Question 48Listening Comprehension

A speaker says: «Тэр хүн хэлсэн үгээ бүрэн биелүүлээгүй ч хүмүүс түүнд итгэдэг хэвээр байна.» What does the speaker convey?

  1. Хүмүүс түүнд итгэхээ больсон
  2. Тэр үгээ бүрэн биелүүлсэн
  3. Хүмүүсийн итгэл хэвээр байна Correct answer.
  4. Тэр хүн итгэлгүй болсон

Explanation

The concessive «ч» (although) and «хэвээр байна» (remains as before) together show that trust persists despite the unfulfilled promise. The main clause carries the key meaning.

Question 49Listening Comprehension

You hear a shop assistant say: «Хямдрал маргааш хүртэл үргэлжилнэ, дараа нь үнэ буцаж өснө.» What should a customer understand?

  1. Үнэ маргаашаас хойш өсөхгүй
  2. Үнэ үргэлж ижил байна
  3. Хямдрал өнөөдөр дуусна
  4. Үнэ маргаашаас хойш өснө Correct answer.

Explanation

The discount lasts until tomorrow («маргааш хүртэл»), and afterwards «үнэ буцаж өснө» - prices will rise again. The time boundary is the end of tomorrow.

Question 50Listening Comprehension

A speaker says: «Би түүнийг магтах гэж байгаа юм биш, зөвхөн ажлыг нь дурдах гэсэн юм.» What is the speaker's intention?

  1. Түүнийг шүүмжлэх
  2. Түүнийг магтах
  3. Ажлыг нь нуух
  4. Зөвхөн ажлыг дурдах Correct answer.

Explanation

The «юм биш, зөвхөн ...» pattern explicitly denies praise and limits the intention to mentioning the work. The negated part must be excluded.