Understanding Point Comprehension
Point comprehension questions test your ability to identify specific information, reasons, opinions, or conclusions in conversations and monologues. You need to filter out unnecessary details and focus on what the question asks about: reasons, purposes, opinions, or specific facts.
๐ฏ Key Strategies for Point Comprehension
1. Question Types to Expect
- Reasons (็็ฑ): ใชใใใฉใใใฆ
- Purposes (็ฎ็): ไฝใฎใใใซ
- Opinions (ๆ่ฆ): ใฉใๆใฃใฆใใพใใ
- Facts (ไบๅฎ): ไฝใงใใใใฉใใงใใ
- Problems (ๅ้ก): ไฝใๅ้กใงใใ
2. Before Listening
- Read the question carefully
- Identify what specific point to listen for
- Note if asking about speaker A or B
- Look at answer choices
3. During Listening
- Focus on the target information only
- Listen for reason markers: ใ ใใใใชใใชใใใฎใง
- Listen for opinion markers: ใใจๆใใใในใ
- Note contrast words: ใงใใใใใใใใฉ
- Pay attention to final conclusions
4. Key Phrases for Reasons
- ใใใ (because)
- ใใฎใง (because, since)
- ใใใ๏ผใซ๏ผ (for the purpose of, because)
- ใชใใชใ (because, the reason is)
- ใ ใฃใฆ (because - casual)
5. Key Phrases for Opinions
- ใใจๆใใพใ (I think)
- ใในใใ (should)
- ใใๆนใใใ (had better)
- ใใซ้ใใชใ (must be)
- ๆฎๅฟตใชใใ (unfortunately)
- ๅฌใใใใจใซ (happily)
๐ฌ Practice Scenario 1: Office Conversation
Listening Script
ใ็ถๆณใ
ๅๅไบไบบใ่ฉฑใใฆใใพใใ
ใ้ณๅฃฐใ
็ท๏ผไฝ่คใใใไปๆฅใฎไผ่ญฐใๆฌ ๅธญใใใใ ใฃใฆ๏ผ
ๅฅณ๏ผใใใๅฎใฏๅญไพใ็ฑใๅบใใกใใฃใฆใ็
้ขใซ้ฃใใฆ่กใใชใใจ
ใใใใใชใใฎใ็ณใ่จณใชใใใ ใใฉใ
็ท๏ผใใใชใใ ใใใใฏๅคงๅคใ ใญใไผ่ญฐใฎใใจใฏๆฐใซใใชใใฆใใใใ
ใใๅคงไบใชใใจใใใฃใใใๅพใง้ฃ็ตกใใใใใ
ๅฅณ๏ผใใใใจใใๅฉใใใใ
ใ่ณชๅใ
ๅฅณใฎไบบใฏใชใไผ่ญฐใๆฌ ๅธญใใพใใใ
ใ้ธๆ่ขใ
1. ่ชๅใ็
ๆฐใ ใใ
2. ๅญไพใ็
ๆฐใ ใใ
3. ไปไบใๅฟใใใใ
4. ไผ่ญฐใฎๆบๅใใงใใฆใใชใใใ
Analysis
ๆญฃ่งฃ๏ผ2
Correct Answer: 2 - Because her child is sick
Reasoning:
Question word: ใชใ (why) โ looking for REASON
Key statement: ๅฎใฏๅญไพใ็ฑใๅบใใกใใฃใฆ
(Actually, my child has a fever)
Connecting statement: ็ ้ขใซ้ฃใใฆ่กใใชใใจใใใชใ
(I have to take them to the hospital)
Option 1: Wrong - SHE is not sick
Option 2: Correct - child has fever
Option 3: Wrong - not about being busy
Option 4: Wrong - not about preparation
Reasoning:
Question word: ใชใ (why) โ looking for REASON
Key statement: ๅฎใฏๅญไพใ็ฑใๅบใใกใใฃใฆ
(Actually, my child has a fever)
Connecting statement: ็ ้ขใซ้ฃใใฆ่กใใชใใจใใใชใ
(I have to take them to the hospital)
Option 1: Wrong - SHE is not sick
Option 2: Correct - child has fever
Option 3: Wrong - not about being busy
Option 4: Wrong - not about preparation
๐ซ Practice Scenario 2: Student Discussion
Listening Script
ใ็ถๆณใ
ๅญฆ็ไบไบบใใขใซใใคใใซใคใใฆ่ฉฑใใฆใใพใใ
ใ้ณๅฃฐใ
ๅฅณ๏ผใญใใ้ง
ๅใฎๆฐใใใซใใงใใขใซใใคใๅ้ใใฆใใใ
ใใไธ็ทใซๅฟๅใใฆใฟใชใ๏ผ
็ท๏ผใใผใใใฉใใใใใใชใ็ขบใใซๅฎถใใ่ฟใใใๆ็ตฆใ
ใใๆชใใชใใใ ใใญใใงใใไฟบใๆฅๆใใ่ฉฆ้จใ็ถใใใใ
ใใไปใฏ็ก็ใใชใ่ฉฆ้จใ็ตใใฃใฆใใใซใใใใ
ๅฅณ๏ผใใฃใใใใใใ็งใฏๅ
ใซๅฟๅใใฆใฟใใญใ
็ท๏ผใใใ้ ๅผตใฃใฆใ
ใ่ณชๅใ
็ทใฎไบบใฏใชใไปใใขใซใใคใใซๅฟๅใใพใใใใ
ใ้ธๆ่ขใ
1. ๅฎถใใ้ ใใใ
2. ๆ็ตฆใๅฎใใใ
3. ่ฉฆ้จใใใใใ
4. ่ๅณใใชใใใ
Analysis
ๆญฃ่งฃ๏ผ3
Correct Answer: 3 - Because he has exams
Reasoning:
Question: ใชใไปใใขใซใใคใใซๅฟๅใใพใใใ (why not apply NOW)
Man acknowledges: ๅฎถใใ่ฟใใใๆ็ตฆใๆชใใชใ
(Close to home, hourly wage is good)
BUT (ใงใ): ๆฅๆใใ่ฉฆ้จใ็ถใใใใไปใฏ็ก็
(Exams continue from next month, so can't now)
Conclusion: ่ฉฆ้จใ็ตใใฃใฆใใใซใใ (will do after exams end)
Listen for contrast words (ใงใ, ใใใ, ใใฉ) - they signal the TRUE reason!
Option 1: Wrong - says "close" (่ฟใ)
Option 2: Wrong - says wage "not bad" (ๆชใใชใ)
Option 3: Correct - has exams
Option 4: Wrong - shows interest
Reasoning:
Question: ใชใไปใใขใซใใคใใซๅฟๅใใพใใใ (why not apply NOW)
Man acknowledges: ๅฎถใใ่ฟใใใๆ็ตฆใๆชใใชใ
(Close to home, hourly wage is good)
BUT (ใงใ): ๆฅๆใใ่ฉฆ้จใ็ถใใใใไปใฏ็ก็
(Exams continue from next month, so can't now)
Conclusion: ่ฉฆ้จใ็ตใใฃใฆใใใซใใ (will do after exams end)
Listen for contrast words (ใงใ, ใใใ, ใใฉ) - they signal the TRUE reason!
Option 1: Wrong - says "close" (่ฟใ)
Option 2: Wrong - says wage "not bad" (ๆชใใชใ)
Option 3: Correct - has exams
Option 4: Wrong - shows interest
๐ช Practice Scenario 3: Customer Service
Listening Script
ใ็ถๆณใ
ๅฎขใๅบๅกใซ่ณชๅใใฆใใพใใ
ใ้ณๅฃฐใ
ๅฎข๏ผใใฟใพใใใใใฎใทใฃใใMใตใคใบใฏใใใพใใใ
ๅบๅก๏ผ็ณใ่จณใใใใพใใใMใตใคใบใฏๅฃฒใๅใใฆใใพใใพใใฆใ
ใใใLใตใคใบใจSใตใคใบใชใใใใใพใใใ
ๅฎข๏ผใใใงใใใ็งใซใฏLใฏๅคงใใใใใใSใฏๅฐใใใใใใงใ
ใใใใญใๆฎๅฟตใงใใ
ๅบๅก๏ผ็ณใ่จณใใใใพใใใใใ ใๆฅ้ฑใฎๆๆๆฅใซๆฐใใๅ
ฅ่ทใใ
ใใใไบๅฎใงใใฎใงใใใใใใใฐๅใ็ฝฎใใใใใพใใใใใ
ๅฎข๏ผใ้กใใใพใใ
ใ่ณชๅใ
ๅฎขใฏไฝใๅบๅกใซ้ ผใฟใพใใใใ
ใ้ธๆ่ขใ
1. Lใตใคใบใฎใทใฃใใ่ฒทใใใจ
2. Mใตใคใบใฎใทใฃใใๅใ็ฝฎใใใใใจ
3. Sใตใคใบใฎใทใฃใใๅใ็ฝฎใใใใใจ
4. ๆฅ้ฑใพใๆฅใใใจ
Analysis
ๆญฃ่งฃ๏ผ2
Correct Answer: 2 - Reserve M size shirt
Reasoning:
Question: ไฝใ้ ผใฟใพใใใ (what did customer request)
Sequence of events:
1. Customer wants M size
2. M size sold out (ๅฃฒใๅใ)
3. L too big, S too small for customer
4. Staff offers: ๆฅ้ฑใฎๆๆๆฅใซๅ ฅ่ทใๅใ็ฝฎใใใใใพใใใใ
(Will arrive Monday, shall we reserve it?)
5. Customer accepts: ใ้กใใใพใ (Please)
ใ้กใใใพใ = accepting the offer to reserve M size
Option 1: Wrong - L is too big
Option 2: Correct - reserving M size that will arrive
Option 3: Wrong - S is too small
Option 4: Wrong - staff will reserve it, no need to come again just to ask
Reasoning:
Question: ไฝใ้ ผใฟใพใใใ (what did customer request)
Sequence of events:
1. Customer wants M size
2. M size sold out (ๅฃฒใๅใ)
3. L too big, S too small for customer
4. Staff offers: ๆฅ้ฑใฎๆๆๆฅใซๅ ฅ่ทใๅใ็ฝฎใใใใใพใใใใ
(Will arrive Monday, shall we reserve it?)
5. Customer accepts: ใ้กใใใพใ (Please)
ใ้กใใใพใ = accepting the offer to reserve M size
Option 1: Wrong - L is too big
Option 2: Correct - reserving M size that will arrive
Option 3: Wrong - S is too small
Option 4: Wrong - staff will reserve it, no need to come again just to ask
๐ฌ Practice Scenario 4: Making Plans
Listening Script
ใ็ถๆณใ
ๅ้ไบไบบใๆ ็ปใซใคใใฆ่ฉฑใใฆใใพใใ
ใ้ณๅฃฐใ
็ท๏ผไป้ฑๆซใๆฐใใๆ ็ป่ฆใซ่กใใชใ๏ผ่ฉๅคใใใใใใใ
ๅฅณ๏ผใใใญ๏ผใงใใๅๆๆฅใฏ็จไบใใใใใ ใๆฅๆๆฅใฏใฉใ๏ผ
็ท๏ผๆฅๆๆฅใใไฟบใๆฅๆๆฅใฎๅๅไธญใฏใใคใใชใใ ใใญใๅๅพใชใ
ใใๅคงไธๅคซใ ใใฉใ
ๅฅณ๏ผๅๅพใญใใใฃใจใ3ๆใใใฎๅใฏใฉใ๏ผ
็ท๏ผใใใใใใใใใใใๆฅๆๆฅใฎ3ๆใซๆ ็ป้คจใงๅพ
ใกๅใใใญใ
ๅฅณ๏ผไบ่งฃ๏ผๆฅฝใใฟ๏ผ
ใ่ณชๅใ
ไบไบบใฏใใคๆ ็ปใ่ฆใซ่กใใพใใใ
ใ้ธๆ่ขใ
1. ๅๆๆฅใฎๅๅ
2. ๅๆๆฅใฎๅๅพ
3. ๆฅๆๆฅใฎๅๅ
4. ๆฅๆๆฅใฎๅๅพ
Analysis
ๆญฃ่งฃ๏ผ4
Correct Answer: 4 - Sunday afternoon
Reasoning:
Question: ใใค (when)
Process of elimination:
- Saturday: ๅๆๆฅใฏ็จไบใใใ (woman has plans) โ
- Sunday morning: ๆฅๆๆฅใฎๅๅไธญใฏใใคใ (man has part-time job) โ
- Sunday afternoon: ๅๅพใชใๅคงไธๅคซ (man is free) โ
Final agreement: ๆฅๆๆฅใฎ3ๆใซๆ ็ป้คจใง (Sunday 3pm at cinema)
3ๆ = 3pm = afternoon
Track the negotiation process:
Proposal โ Problem โ Counter-proposal โ Agreement
Final agreement is the answer!
Reasoning:
Question: ใใค (when)
Process of elimination:
- Saturday: ๅๆๆฅใฏ็จไบใใใ (woman has plans) โ
- Sunday morning: ๆฅๆๆฅใฎๅๅไธญใฏใใคใ (man has part-time job) โ
- Sunday afternoon: ๅๅพใชใๅคงไธๅคซ (man is free) โ
Final agreement: ๆฅๆๆฅใฎ3ๆใซๆ ็ป้คจใง (Sunday 3pm at cinema)
3ๆ = 3pm = afternoon
Track the negotiation process:
Proposal โ Problem โ Counter-proposal โ Agreement
Final agreement is the answer!
๐ฑ Practice Scenario 5: Opinion Question
Listening Script
ใ็ถๆณใ
็คพๅกใในใใผใใใฉใณใซใคใใฆๆ่ฆใ่ฟฐในใฆใใพใใ
ใ้ณๅฃฐใ
ๆ่ฟใในใใผใใใฉใณใฐใใ่ฆใฆใใไบบใๅคใใงใใใญใ
้ป่ปใฎไธญใงใใๆญฉใใชใใใงใใใฟใใช็ป้ขใ่ฆใฆใใพใใ
็ขบใใซไพฟๅฉใงใใใใใใใใ ใจๆใใพใใ็นใซใๆญฉใในใใใฏ
ๅฑ้บใงใใๅฎ้ใไบๆ
ใ่ตทใใฆใใพใใใใฃใจใใใผใๅฎใ
ในใใ ใจ็งใฏ่ใใพใใในใใผใใใฉใณใฏไพฟๅฉใช้ๅ
ทใงใใใ
ไฝฟใๆนใ่ใใชใใจใใใพใใใญใ
ใ่ณชๅใ
ใใฎไบบใฏในใใผใใใฉใณใฎไฝฟใๆนใซใคใใฆใฉใๆใฃใฆใใพใใใ
ใ้ธๆ่ขใ
1. ใใฃใจไฝฟใในใใ
2. ๅ
จใไฝฟใใชใๆนใใใ
3. ใใใผใๅฎใฃใฆไฝฟใในใใ
4. ้ป่ปใฎไธญใ ใใงไฝฟใในใใ
Analysis
ๆญฃ่งฃ๏ผ3
Correct Answer: 3 - Should use with proper manners
Reasoning:
Question: ใฉใๆใฃใฆใใพใใ (what does person think)
Speaker's opinion markers:
- ใใใใใ ใจๆใใพใ (I think it's too much)
- ๆญฉใในใใใฏๅฑ้บใงใ (walking while using phone is dangerous)
- ใใฃใจใใใผใๅฎใในใใ ใจ็งใฏ่ใใพใ (I think should follow manners more)
- ไฝฟใๆนใ่ใใชใใจใใใพใใ (must think about how to use it)
Speaker acknowledges: ในใใผใใใฉใณใฏไพฟๅฉใช้ๅ ท (convenient tool)
BUT: needs proper usage and manners
Option 1: Wrong - says ใใใใ (too much)
Option 2: Wrong - says ไพฟๅฉ (convenient), doesn't oppose all use
Option 3: Correct - explicitly states ใใใผใๅฎใในใ
Option 4: Wrong - not limiting to trains only
Reasoning:
Question: ใฉใๆใฃใฆใใพใใ (what does person think)
Speaker's opinion markers:
- ใใใใใ ใจๆใใพใ (I think it's too much)
- ๆญฉใในใใใฏๅฑ้บใงใ (walking while using phone is dangerous)
- ใใฃใจใใใผใๅฎใในใใ ใจ็งใฏ่ใใพใ (I think should follow manners more)
- ไฝฟใๆนใ่ใใชใใจใใใพใใ (must think about how to use it)
Speaker acknowledges: ในใใผใใใฉใณใฏไพฟๅฉใช้ๅ ท (convenient tool)
BUT: needs proper usage and manners
Option 1: Wrong - says ใใใใ (too much)
Option 2: Wrong - says ไพฟๅฉ (convenient), doesn't oppose all use
Option 3: Correct - explicitly states ใใใผใๅฎใในใ
Option 4: Wrong - not limiting to trains only
๐ Common Question Patterns
Reason Questions (็็ฑ)
Question patterns:
- ใชใใใพใใ / ใฉใใใฆใใพใใ (Why...?)
- ใฉใใช็็ฑใงใ (For what reason...?)
- ไฝใๅๅ ใงใ (What's the cause of...?)
What to listen for:
- ใใใ / ใใฎใง (because)
- ใใใ๏ผใซ๏ผ (for the purpose of, because)
- ใ ใฃใฆ / ใชใใชใ (because)
- Contrast words (ใงใ, ใใใ) often signal real reason
Example:
Q: ใชใไผ่ญฐใซ่กใใพใใใใ
A: ๅญไพใ็
ๆฐใชใฎใงใ่กใใพใใใ
Opinion Questions (ๆ่ฆ)
Question patterns:
- ใฉใๆใฃใฆใใพใใ (What does [person] think?)
- ใฉใ่ใใฆใใพใใ (How does [person] consider it?)
- ใใซใคใใฆใฉใใชๆ่ฆใงใใ (What's the opinion about...?)
What to listen for:
- ใใจๆใใพใ (I think)
- ใใจๆใใใพใ (It seems)
- ใในใใ (should)
- ใใๆนใใใ (had better)
- ใใซ้ใใชใ (must be)
- Evaluation words: ใใ, ๆชใ, ็ด ๆดใใใ, ๅ้กใ
Example:
Q: ใใฎไบบใฏ็ฐๅขๅ้กใซใคใใฆใฉใๆใฃใฆใใพใใใ
A: ๆทฑๅปใชๅ้กใ ใจ่ใใฆใใพใใ
Fact Questions (ไบๅฎ)
Question patterns:
- ไฝใงใใ (What is it?)
- ไฝใใใพใใใ (What did [person] do?)
- ใฉใใซ่กใใพใใ (Where will [person] go?)
- ใใคใงใใ (When is it?)
What to listen for:
- Concrete nouns, dates, times, places
- Verbs indicating completed or future actions
- Final decisions or conclusions
Example:
Q: ็ทใฎไบบใฏไฝใ่ฒทใใพใใใใ
A: ๆฌใ่ฒทใใพใใใ
Problem Questions (ๅ้ก)
Question patterns:
- ไฝใๅ้กใงใใ (What's the problem?)
- ไฝใซๅฐใฃใฆใใพใใ (What is troubling [person]?)
- ใฉใใใฆๅฐใฃใฆใใพใใ (Why is [person] troubled?)
What to listen for:
- ๅฐใฃใฆใใ (troubled)
- ๅ้กใ (it's a problem)
- ๅคงๅคใ (it's difficult)
- Negative expressions
- Complaints or concerns
Example:
Q: ๅฅณใฎไบบใฏไฝใซๅฐใฃใฆใใพใใใ
A: ๆ้ใใชใใฆๅฐใฃใฆใใพใใ
โ ๏ธ Common Traps
Trap 1: Similar Answer Choices
Choices may differ by one small detail:
1. ๅๆๆฅใฎๅๅไธญ
2. ๅๆๆฅใฎๅๅพ
3. ๆฅๆๆฅใฎๅๅไธญ
4. ๆฅๆๆฅใฎๅๅพ
1. ๅๆๆฅใฎๅๅไธญ
2. ๅๆๆฅใฎๅๅพ
3. ๆฅๆๆฅใฎๅๅไธญ
4. ๆฅๆๆฅใฎๅๅพ
Listen carefully for BOTH day AND time!
Take notes: ๅ or ๆฅ? AM or PM?
Take notes: ๅ or ๆฅ? AM or PM?
Trap 2: Mentioned But Not the Answer
Audio mentions: ๅฎถใใ่ฟใใใๆ็ตฆใใใใใงใใ่ฉฆ้จใใใใใ็ก็ใ
Q: Why not apply?
Wrong: ๅฎถใใ้ ใ (not mentioned as reason)
Correct: ่ฉฆ้จใใใ (real reason after ใงใ)
Q: Why not apply?
Wrong: ๅฎถใใ้ ใ (not mentioned as reason)
Correct: ่ฉฆ้จใใใ (real reason after ใงใ)
Items mentioned โ the reason/answer
Listen for connecting logic and contrast words
Listen for connecting logic and contrast words
Trap 3: Confusing Who Said What
Man says: ใใใญ๏ผ
Woman says: ใงใใใกใใฃใจ้ซใใจๆใใ
Q: ๅฅณใฎไบบใฏใฉใๆใฃใฆใใพใใใ
Wrong: ใใใจๆใฃใฆใใ
Correct: ้ซใใจๆใฃใฆใใ
Woman says: ใงใใใกใใฃใจ้ซใใจๆใใ
Q: ๅฅณใฎไบบใฏใฉใๆใฃใฆใใพใใใ
Wrong: ใใใจๆใฃใฆใใ
Correct: ้ซใใจๆใฃใฆใใ
Track WHO says WHAT
Note: ็ท or ๅฅณ? ๅ ็ or ๅญฆ็?
Note: ็ท or ๅฅณ? ๅ ็ or ๅญฆ็?
๐ฏ Key Takeaways
- Focus on the point: Filter out details, focus only on what question asks
- Reason markers: Listen for ใใ, ใฎใง, ใใ, ใชใใชใ
- Opinion markers: Listen for ใจๆใ, ในใ, ใๆนใใใ
- Contrast words matter: ใงใ, ใใใ, ใใฉ often introduce the real reason
- Track speakers: Note who says what, especially in dialogues
- Final conclusion: The agreed-upon decision is usually the answer
- Take brief notes: Jot down key facts, reasons, or opinions
- Don't be distracted: Mentioned items may not be the answer to the question