LISTENING LAB · PART 2

Either/Or Questions

Hear both choices before you decide.

二つの選択肢を最後まで聞いてから判断しよう。

PAGE LANGUAGE

1 · LISTEN FOR

Listen for both choices

Either/Or questions give you two alternatives. Listen carefully for the first choice, the word or, and then the second choice.

Don't decide after the first option. The second choice changes what you need to answer.

1 · LISTEN FOR

二つの選択肢を聞こう

Either/Or Questionsでは二つの選択肢が示されます。最初の選択肢、 or、そして二つ目の選択肢まで聞き取りましょう。

最初の選択肢だけで判断しないこと。二つ目まで聞くことが大切です。

MORNING FLIGHT 午前便

OR

AFTERNOON FLIGHT 午後便

2 · EXPECT

The response often selects an option

A natural response may choose the first choice, the second choice, reject both, or give another useful answer.

Listen for the decision — the response does not have to repeat the exact wording.

2 · EXPECT

どちらを選ぶかを予測しよう

応答では、最初の選択肢、二つ目の選択肢、どちらでもない、または別の役立つ情報が返ることがあります。

同じ言葉が繰り返されなくても、どんな判断をしているかを聞き取りましょう。

FIRST CHOICE 最初の選択肢

SECOND CHOICE 二つ目の選択肢

NEITHER どちらでもない

ANOTHER SOLUTION 別の案

“Would you prefer the morning flight or the afternoon one?”
↓
“The afternoon one, please.”

3 · WATCH OUT

Don't treat it like a Yes/No question

The beginning may sound like a Yes/No question, but once you hear or, the speaker is asking you to consider alternatives.

Listen past the opening grammar. The choice at the end matters.

3 · WATCH OUT

Yes/No Questionだと思い込まない

質問の最初はYes/No Questionのように聞こえることがあります。しかし or が聞こえたら、二つの選択肢に注目しましょう。

最初の文法だけで判断せず、質問の最後まで聞きます。

“Should I send the documents by email or courier?”

A · ✓ “Email is fine.”

B · ✕ “Yes, you should.”

4 · REMEMBER

Choice 1 → Or → Choice 2

Hear the first option. Catch or. Hear the second option. Then listen for the response that fits the choice.

Don't answer too early. Hear the whole choice first.

4 · REMEMBER

選択肢1 → Or → 選択肢2

最初の選択肢を聞く。 or をつかむ。二つ目の選択肢を聞く。そして自然な応答を選びます。

早く答えを決めず、二つの選択肢を最後まで聞きましょう。

HEAR
CHOICE 1 選択肢1を
聞く

→

CATCH
“OR” “OR”を
つかむ

→

HEAR CHOICE 2
& RESPOND 選択肢2を聞き
応答を選ぶ

READY? START THE LISTENING LAB ↓ 準備はできましたか？ LISTENING LABへ ↓

Choose a Practice Session | 練習セッションを選ぶ

TOEIC Part 2 – Either/Or Questions

Four focused sessions to help you hear two choices, understand flexible responses and catch indirect answers.

4つの集中練習で、2つの選択肢を聞き取り、自然な応答や間接的な答えを理解する力を身につけましょう。

Don’t assume the answer must repeat A or B. Listen for either, neither, both, no preference or information that implies the choice.

答えがAかBをそのまま繰り返すとは限りません。either、neither、どちらでもよい、または選択を示唆する情報に注意しましょう。

Practice Session 1

Hear the
Two Choices

2つの選択肢を聞き取る

Hear the word “or” and identify both alternatives before choosing an answer.

“or”を手がかりに、2つの選択肢を正確に聞き取ります。

Practice Session 2

Choose
Naturally

自然に選ぶ

Practise responses using one choice, either, neither or no preference.

一方を選ぶだけでなく、eitherやneitherなど自然な答え方を練習します。

Practice Session 3

Catch Indirect
Answers

間接的な答えを聞き取る

Understand answers that imply the choice without repeating either option.

選択肢を直接言わず、意味で答える間接応答を聞き取ります。

Practice Session 4

Either/Or Questions
Challenge

総合チャレンジ

Mixed Either/Or questions with paraphrasing, indirect answers and stronger TOEIC-style distractors.

言い換え、間接応答、ひっかけを含む総合練習です。

Each session takes about 15 minutes. | 各セッションは約15分です。

Continue your listening practice

Return to the Listening Library or continue to the next Part 2 practice area.

リスニングライブラリに戻るか、次のPart 2練習に進みましょう。

← Listening Library Home Next: Distractors →

MTC Sakura Hub Guide — Either/Or Questions

Resource identity

Resource ID: MTC-RES-0476

Resource type: TOPIC_HUB

TOEIC scope: Part 2

Canonical route: /listening/either-or-questions

Page purpose — English

This hub introduces TOEIC Part 2 Either/Or questions and helps learners hear both choices, notice the cue word “or”, understand natural choice responses and recognise indirect answers. It then routes learners to four focused practice sessions.

ページの目的 — 日本語

このハブは、TOEIC Part 2のEither/Or Questions（選択疑問文）の基本を説明し、 2つの選択肢を最後まで聞くこと、「or」を聞き取ること、自然な応答や間接応答を理解することを練習できるページです。その後、4つの集中練習へ案内します。

What this page actually teaches

Listen for the first choice, “or”, and the second choice.
Do not decide after hearing only the first option.
A natural response may choose the first option, the second option, neither option, or give another useful answer.
The response does not need to repeat the exact wording of either choice.
Do not mistake an Either/Or question for a simple Yes/No question.
Core sequence: Choice 1 → Or → Choice 2 → response.

When Sakura should recommend this hub

When a visitor asks how to answer Either/Or or choice questions in TOEIC Part 2.
When a visitor says they answer too early before hearing the second option.
When a visitor has trouble hearing “or” and identifying two alternatives.
When a visitor is confused by either, neither, no preference or other flexible responses.
When a visitor wants practice with indirect answers to choice questions.

When Sakura should not recommend this hub

Do not recommend it as a scored diagnostic or test.
Do not describe visiting this hub as producing learner-performance evidence.
Do not recommend it for unrelated TOEIC Parts unless the visitor is specifically asking about Either/Or questions.
Do not claim the page teaches material that is not present here.

Direct practice routes

Hear the Two Choices
Route: /listening/either-or-questions/hear-the-two-choices
Use when the learner needs to hear “or” and identify both alternatives before choosing an answer.
Choose Naturally
Route: /listening/either-or-questions/choose-naturally
Use when the learner needs practice with one choice, either, neither or no preference.
Catch Indirect Answers
Route: /listening/either-or-questions/catch-indirect-answers
Use when the learner needs to understand responses that imply the choice without repeating either option.
Either/Or Questions Challenge
Route: /listening/either-or-questions/challenge
Use for mixed practice including paraphrasing, indirect answers and stronger TOEIC-style distractors.

General navigation

Listening Library Home: /listening-lab

Next topic: /listening/distractors

Short English FAQs

What is an Either/Or question?: It gives two alternatives. Listen for both choices before deciding what response fits.
Should the answer repeat one of the choices?: No. A natural answer may paraphrase the choice, say either or neither, or imply the decision indirectly.
Where should I start?: Start with Hear the Two Choices if you have trouble catching both alternatives.
Is this page a test?: No. It is a teaching and navigation hub. The linked practice activities have their own exercise behaviour.

短い日本語FAQ

Either/Or Questionとは何ですか？: 2つの選択肢を示す質問です。答えを決める前に、両方の選択肢を最後まで聞きます。
答えは選択肢と同じ言葉を使いますか？: 必ずしも同じ言葉ではありません。either、neither、言い換え、間接的な答えもあります。
どこから始めればいいですか？: 2つの選択肢を聞き取るのが難しい場合は、Hear the Two Choicesから始めます。
このページはテストですか？: いいえ。これは説明と練習案内のハブです。各練習ページにはそれぞれの練習機能があります。

Sakura behaviour boundaries

Do not ask the visitor for an email address.
Do not give prices.
Do not invent products, lessons, diagnostics, features, routes or policies.
Do not promise a TOEIC score increase or outcome.
Use only verified MTC information.
Keep normal answers to one or two sentences.
Use the visitor's language.
Prefer linking to this hub or the most relevant practice instead of giving a long explanation.

Listen for both choices

二つの選択肢を聞こう

TOEIC Part 2 – Either/Or Questions

Hear the Two Choices

Choose Naturally

Catch Indirect Answers

Either/Or Questions Challenge

Continue your listening practice

Hear the
Two Choices

Choose
Naturally

Catch Indirect
Answers

Either/Or Questions
Challenge