The Complete Guide To The TOEFL Test

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TWE Essay Prompt 3

Good, affordable housing is one of the factors that make a community a desirable place to live. Choose one other factor that you feel is important. Give specific reasons for your choice.

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410 Three Complete Practice Tests

About Taking the Practice Tests

One of the best ways to ensure success on TOEFL is to take realistic practice exams. The three tests in this book are accurate and up to date. They duplicate actual exams in terms of format, content, and level of difficulty. They cover all the types of items that commonly appear on actual exams. All items have been pre-tested.

These tests can be used in the classroom or by self-study learners. In order to get the most from these practice tests, suggestions for both types of users are given below.

Using the Tests in the Classroom

•The test should be given under actual testing conditions-for example, desks should be arranged as they would be during a test, and no talking should be allowed. If possible, each test should be given in its entirety rather than section by section.

•Sections 2 and 3 should be carefully timed, and students should not work ahead.

•Students should mark answers on the answer sheets provided at the end of the book.

•An analysis and a discussion of all three parts of the exam is an important follow-up for the practice tests. These activities can be done as a class or in small groups. Test-takers should understand why a choice is correct.

Using the Tests for Self-Study

•Take each test all at one time rather than section by section.

•Use a watch to time yourself carefully during Sections 2 and 3. Do not go ahead to the next section even if you finish early. Do not give yourself extra tinle even if you haven't finished the section.

•Sit at a desk or table, not in an easy chair or on a sofa, and work away from distractions such as a television or a stereo.

•Mark your answers on the answer sheets rather than in the book.

•After completing the test, mark incorrect answers but do not write in the corrections. Instead, go back and answer these questions a second time.

•Read the explanations in the Written Expression section and the Reading Comprehension section for all items that you answer incorrectly.

•If you have time, take the entire test over again on another answer sheet. (You may want to

make photocopies of the answer sheets in the back of the book before you begin.)

• Use the scoring charts in the back of this book to calculate your scores for each practice test.

•Keep track of your scores in the Personal Score Record in the Scoring section of this book. If you have consistently lower scores on one section of the test, you might want to review the corresponding section in the Guide.

•If you have enough time, take the entire test over on a separate answer sheet.

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Scoring the Practice Tests

The level of difficulty varies slightly from one TOEFL test to another. ETS uses a statistical process called "test equating" to adjust each set of scores. The chart given here can only be used to determine a range of scores. ETS, of course, reports your score as a single number, not as a range.

After completing each test, obtain a raw score for each of the three sections by counting the number of correct answers in the three sections. Then look at the conversion chart to determine the range of scaled scores for each section. Add the three low scores from the range of scores for each section, then the three high scores. Multiply both totals by 10 and divide by 3. Your "actual" TOEFL score will lie somewhere in that range of numbers.

For example, suppose that you had 32 correct answers in Listening Comprehension, 29 in Structure and Written Expression, and 37 in Reading Comprehension:

49 + 50 + 53 = 152

50 + 52 + 54 = 156

152 X 10 = 1,520 -7- 3 = 507 156 X 10:;;:: 1,560 -7- 3 = 520

Your score on the practice test would be between 507 and 520.

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Personal Score Record

Practice Test 1

Practice Test 2

Practice Test 3

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[IJ Listening Comprehension

This section tests your ability to comprehend spoken English. It is divided into three parts, each with its own directions. You are not permitted to turn the page during the reading of the directions or to take notes at any time.

Part A

l1li))) Directions: Each item in this part consists of a brief conversation involving two speakers. Following each conversation, a third voice will ask a question. You will hear the conversations and questions only once, and they will not be written out.

When you have heard each conversation and question, read the four answer choices and select the one-(A), (B), (C), or (D)-that best answers the question based on what is directly stated or on what can be inferred. Then ftll in the space on your answer sheet that matches the letter of the answer that you have selected.

Here is an example.

You will hear:

Sample Answer

You will read: (A) Open the window.

(B)Move the chair.

(C)Leave the room.

(D)Take a seat.

From the conversation you find out that the woman thinks the man should put the chair over by the window. The best answer to the question, "What does the woman think the man should do?" is (B), "Move the chair." You should fill in (B) on your answer sheet.

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