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OPIc Test Question for Intermediate Mid

1. Please tell me about yourself. 2. I would like to talk about where you live. Describe your house to me.

What does it look like? Where is it located?

3. Id like to know about your favorite room. Which room do you like the best in your

house. And why do you like it?

4. Have any changes been made to your house for the past few years that you are

currently living? If so, please give me a detailed description of all changes in as much detail as you can.
5. Lets talk about your room. What kind of furniture and things are in your room?

Please describe your room in detail.

6. What does the countryside look like in your country? Please describe me

countryside that surrounds a typical village for me.

7. Lets talk about people who live in the countryside. What things do they do during

the weekdays and weekend? Tell me in detail.

8. Lets talk about the furniture and home appliances your house is equipped with.

Tell me about all of the furniture and appliances in your house in as much detail as possible.
9. Tell me what you can see outside your house. Buildings, parks, cars? Describe

the things you can see outside your window from your home.
10. Think of the day when you moved to your current home. I wonder if you liked the

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area around your home or not. Tell me what you liked the best. Then tell me if there was anything that you did not like.
11. Meeting friends, arranging business meetings or making appointments or

arrangements with doctors is a part of daily life. Please tell me about the kind of appointments or arrangements you usually make.
12. When did you make an appointment recently? What appointment was it? Why did

you make it? Who was the appointment with? Tell me all about your recent appointment in detail.

13. Can you tell me about your neighborhood? What is it like to live in that part of

town?
14. Lets talk about the traffic near your house. Does your neighborhood have easy

access to public transportation? Tell me about the public transportation you use in your neighborhood.
15. I would like to know whether there were any memorable events that took place in

your neighborhood since you started living there. Can you tell me about the event and why it was so memorable?
16. Lets talk about banks in your country. When do they open and close? Please

describe a typical bank for me.

17. What kind of banking services do you usually use? Why is it beneficial for you to

use those services?

18. Please tell me about your neighborhood. Where do you live? What kind of

neighbors do you have? Are you close with them?

19. Have you seen neighbors recently? What did you talk about with them?

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20. Have you ever had any help from your neighbors? If so, give me a detailed

description of the experience.

21. What kind of holidays are there in your country? Please tell me about the holidays

in detail.
22. Now, lets talk about holidays you like the best. Just pick one of them and tell me

about

it.

What

things

do

you

usually

do

on

the

holiday?

How do you celebrate it?

23. What kind of movies do you like to see? Do you like action movies? Do you like

comedy or horror movies? Whats your favorite type of movie?

24. You indicated that you go to the movies. Who is your favorite movie star? Please

describe one of the movie stars that you like the best.
25. What do you usually do before and after watching a movie? Tell me about your

typical daily routine from beginning to end when going to the theater.
26. Now, Id like to know about a dental clinic you often visit. Please describe the

dental clinic you go to for me.

27. Lets talk about your dentist. What does he or she look like? Please give me a

detailed description of your dentist.

28. Lets say you are at the movie theater. What things can you see there? The movie

screen, people, or popcorn? Please name all the things you see at the movies.
29. Can you tell me about a movie theater you often go to? Where is it? Why do you

often go there rather than to other theaters?

30. You indicated that you go to the theaters. I d like to know about the most recent

movie you have seen. Briefly tell me about the featured actors and the overall

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plotline.
31. What kind of identification cards do you have now? Please tell me all about them

in detail.
32. Lets talk about steps you have to take in order to get an identification card.

Please explain them in detail.

33. You said that you go to a concert hall in our survey. Please describe the concert

hall you often go to for me.

34. How often do you go to a concert? When do you normally go? Who do you go

there with? Tell me all the details.

35. Id like to know about one of your memorable experiences at a concert. Tell me

what exactly happened. Why was the concert so memorable? Tell me about the experience with a lot of details.

36. What kind of performances do you like to go to? Why do you like that performance?

How frequently do you go to see the performance?

37. What play have you seen most recently? What was the play about? How was it?

Who did you go to the theater with? Tell me with a lot of details.
38. Id like to know about one of your memorable experiences at a play. Tell me what

exactly happened. Why was the play so memorable? Tell me about the experience with a lot of details.
39. Lets talk about your relatives. What kind of people are they? Please introduce

them to me.
40. What kind of things do you normally do when you meet with your relatives? Tell

me all about the activities you do with them in detail.

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41. Can you describe one of the countries or cities you have traveled to? What was it

like? What did you do when you were there? Tell me about it in as much detail as possible.
42. Please describe one of your favorite trips. Where did you go and where did you

stay? Why is this particular trip so memorable? Include as many details as possible.
43. Which country or city do you want to travel in the future? Why do you want to go

there? Is there any special reason for that?

44. Which one was the best among the countries (or cities) youve traveled in? Why

did you like there? Can you tell me about the country in detail?
45. Please tell me what kinds of activities people from other countries like to do when

they come to your country for traveling. And what would you suggest that they should do?

46. What do you usually bring when you travel? Name all the things you pack in your

suitcase.
47. Id like to know about the amount of vacation you get each year, and more

importantly, how you normally spend this time.

48. Lets say you are preparing to take a trip somewhere. Describe for me all the

things that you do in order to get ready.

49. Please tell me about one of the memorable dishes you ve tried while traveling.

Where did you go and what kind of food did you try there? What did you think about the food.
50. I frequently visit New York for my vacation. Now, ask three to four questions about

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the places I like to go to.

51. You have responded that you jog. Why do you like to jog? How did you first

become interested in jogging? (What was the purpose of jogging?)

52. You have indicated that you jog frequently. How often do you usually go jogging?

When and where do you usually jog? Tell me about it in as much detail as possible.
53. Have you had any unforgettable experiences when jogging? If so, when was it

and where were you jogging? What things made it unforgettable? Tell me about the experience in as much detail as you can.
54. You have responded that you go hiking. Why did you start hiking? Was there a

special reason?
55. Is there any place you like to go hiking? Tell me about your favorite hiking course

in detail.

56. Im sorry, but there is a problem which I need to ask you to resolve. You called a

hotel to reserve a room, but they said that there arent any available rooms on the dates of your stay. Call your friend and explain what the situation is. Then, give some options to resolve this matter.
57. Ill give you a situation and ask you to act it out. Let s assume that you want to buy

a new MP3 player which has been put on the market recently. Call the shop and ask the clerk three to four questions to find out about the new MP3 player you want to purchase.

58. Unfortunately, there is a problem which I need to ask you to solve. You ordered

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the new MP3 Player ten days ago, but it has not arrived yet. Call the store and explain the exact situation. Then, offer some alternatives in order to handle this matter.
59. I m sorry but there is a problem that you have to solve. You borrowed a CD from

your friend, but you accidentally broke it. Call your friend and explain what the situation is now. Then offer two or three alternatives to resolve this matter.
60. Im going to give you a situation and ask you to act it out. Let s assume that you

are planning to go overseas during your vacation. Call one of the travel agencies you know and ask three to four questions about the overseas trip you want to go on.

61. You indicated in the survey that you go to the park. How often do you go to the

park? Who do you go with? What do you usually do in the park?

62. Please tell me about one of your experiences when you went to a park recently.

Give me a full story of what you did from the moment you arrived at the park till you left.
63. Can you tell me about people you see at the park that you often go to? What kind

of people are there and what do they usually do there? Are there many children or old people?
64. Please tell me about a memorable event that happened in the park when you

visited there.
65. I like to go to parks with my friends, too. Give me at least three questions about

the park I like to visit.

66. What things do you usually bring when you go to a park? Tell me about all the

things in detail.
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67. Tell me what adults and children do together at the parks you often go to. 68. You indicted in your survey that you do housework. What kind of household

chores did
69. You answered in the survey that you do household chores. What chores do you

mainly help with? Tell me about the housework in as much detail as possible. you manage last week and will you manage this week?
70. What is your favorite website? What kind of information do you get from the site?

Please describe you favorite site.

71. Id like to know about the household chores of your family members. Tell me how

your family members assign the household chores. Describe all the chores your do.
72. Lets talk about a game you like to play. How often do you play the game? When

and where do you play the game? Why do you like playing that game?
73. What is your favorite game? Why do you like it? What are the rules? 74. How did you become interested in playing games at first? How did you learn it? 75. How many books do you usually read per month? What kind of books do you

normally like to read? Where do you usually read books?

76. Can you tell me about the last time you played games? What did you play?

Did you win or lose the game?

77. You have indicated that you play games frequently. I think you have experienced

something interesting or memorable while playing games. Please tell me about it in as much detail as possible.
78. You indicated in the survey that you like to play games. Can you tell me about a

game you play most often?

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79. You indicated in the survey that you go camping. When and with whom do you

usually leave for camping?

80. I also like to play games by myself. Now, ask me three or four questions to learn

more about the game I enjoy playing.

81. I'm sorry, but there is a problem you have to solve. You've got a new video game

but it doesn't work very well. Call the game store you visited in order to purchase a new game and explain the situation. And then offer some solutions to resolve the matter.

82. You have answered in the survey that you like to camp. Tell me about all of the

activities that you do during your camping.

83. Have you ever experienced something interesting during camping? If so, please

pick one and tell me in detail.

84. When and where do you usually listen to music. How do you normally listen to

music, with an MP3, or a CD player? Tell me in detail.

85. You have answered in the Background Survey that you like to listen to music.

What kind of music do you like the best? Do you like Rock and roll? Dance music? And tell me why.
86. You have replied that you chat on the phone. Tell me about what your friends and

you like to talk about on the phone.

87. Let's talk about some memorable experience that you have had while surfing the

Internet. When was it? What happened? What did you do at that time? Tell me all about the experience in as much details as possible.

88. When and where do you usually listen to music. How do you normally listen to

music, with an MP3, or a CD player? Tell me in detail.

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89. You have answered in the Background Survey that you like to listen to music.

What kind of music do you like the best? Do you like Rock and roll? Dance music? And tell me why.
90. You indicated in your survey that you like listening to music. Id like to know about

one of the singers you like the best. Explain your favorite singer to me and some of his or her features. you like that kind of music.
91. Please tell me how your taste in music has changed from your childhood to now. 92. I enjoy reading books as well. Just ask me three or four questions to find out

about the book which I am reading now.

93. I also like to chat on the phone. Ask me more than three questions about what I

like to talk about when chatting on the phone.

94. How often do you cook food? When do you normally cook? What food do you like

to cook? Tell me in detail.

95. You indicated in the survey that you enjoy cooking. Why do you like cooking?

How did you become interested in cooking?

96. Please tell me about your first cooking experience. When was it? What did you

cook?

Were

you

satisfied

with

the

taste

of

your

own

dishes?

97. You indicated in the survey that you like music. Choose two musicians you like

and describe differences between them.

98. Do you have any special memory about a specific song? What is the song? What

kind of memory do you have? Please give me a full story about your memory.

99. Please tell me about where you often go shopping.

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100. Tell me about the last time you went shopping. Where did you go shopping?

What kind of goods did you buy? With whom did you go? Were you satisfied with the items? Tell me in detail.

101. How often do you dine out? What kind of restaurants do you go to? What kind of

menus do you like? And with whom do you go to the restaurant?

102. Can you tell me about the most memorable experience you had at a restaurant?

When was it? What exactly happened? What food did you have? Why was it so memorable to you? Tell me in as much detail as you can.

Company
103. Tell me about your company. What kind of business is it? Tell me as many details

about the company as possible.

104. You have said in the survey that you are currently employed at a company.

Please tell me about the products or services your company offers.

105. Ive completed several projects myself, too. Ask three to four questions that you

wish to know about them in detail.

106. You indicated in the Survey that you are a student. I would like to know about

your school. Describe your campus, focusing on the school buildings.

107. You indicated in the Survey that you are a student. Tell me the reason why you

have chosen your major and what you are learning from it.

Company
108. What kind of usual tasks do you do at your work? What are your responsibilities?

How do you accomplish them?

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109. You have replied in the survey that you are an employee. Please tell me what

you do on a typical day.

110. Id like to give you a situation and ask you to act it out. You are being interviewed

for a new job. Ask the interviewer three or four questions to find out more about this job.

111. You indicated in the survey that you go to school. What is your favorite class at

school? Why do you like the class? Can you tell me about it in detail?
112. You indicated in the survey that you go to school. What kind of courses are you

taking or have you taken in the past? Please describe the classes you are taking or have taken in as much detail as possible.

113. Im sorry, but there is a problem that you have to solve. You have to complete a

project by this Friday, but you feel like you cant complete it on time. Call your professor and explain .
114. what the situation is. Offer two alternatives to solve this issue. 115. Tell me about a project that you recently completed. What were the steps you

took in order to finish the project.

116. Describe one of the interesting projects that you have worked on, from beginning

to end.
117. Unfortunately, you have a problem to solve. Lets assume that you are late on the

day of your interview. Call the company and explain your situation. Suggest two possible solutions that you can offer to the company.

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118. I would like to know about something memorable that happened to you in one of

your classes. What kind of interesting stories do you have? Please tell me about one from the beginning to the end.
119. You indicated that you go to school. Tell me about some of the projects that you

do in school.
120. Im afraid there is an issue that you have to address. You have been irregular in

your attendance and you are about to fail this course. Call your professor, explain the situation and offer him/her more than two alternatives that you can think of to avoid failing.

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