Construct validity refers to whether or not the test is actually testing the criteria it claims to test (Cunningham, 2002). Focusing on listening comprehension, the constructs to be measured are the ability to understand the vocabulary and idiom, discriminate the minimal pairs, make inference and extract the main idea from the conversation. The format use in TOEIC is the multiple-choice type that can be measured accurately and objectively. However, this format type has been claimed by many researchers of its negative effect on the issue of validity. Cunningham, 2002 states that “…real-life interaction does not consist of multiple-choice options. The format does not require examinee to demonstrate an ability to use the language; neither are they required to manipulate it.”