TOEFL Listening Comprehension
A. TOEFL Listening Comprehension Test
Understand
the shape of the command (direction) on each part (part) well before the exam
day.
Read the
choices on each question as much as possible when the narrator is reading the
direction and example questions (example).
Listen
attentively and focus your attention on the conversation you are listening to.
Maximize
your listening skills on the first questions in each part.
Part A: short conversation
Focus your
hearing on the second person.
Don't panic
if you can't comprehend word for word in a complete conversation. You only need
to capture the idea or content of the conversation.
If you can't
understand what the second speaker is talking about at all, choose the answer
that is the most different from what you hear.
Understand
the forms of funtional expression (agreement), uncertainty (uncertainty),
suggestion (suggestion), surprise (shock)), idiomatic, expression, and the
situation when the conversation is conducted.
Part B: longer conversation
When the
narrator reads direction B part, you should read the answer choices at a glance
then record it and estimate the theme of what will be the conversation.
When
listening to the conversation, you must know what the theme / topic is being
discussed.
Beware of
each question.
Pay
attention to the conditions and situations that occur during the conversation,
which concerns the place and time of conversation, what and who is discussed.
Part C: talks
If you have
time, look at the answer choices listed on the question sheet and find the
keywords.
Be aware of
the conversation in the first sentence because it will usually be the topic for
the following sentences.
Focus your
hearing on things related to 5-W questions (what, who, when, where, why) and
How.
Make
conclusions or inferitions for the situation that occurred when the conversation
was held.
B. TOEFL Structure Test and Written
Expression
General key
Understand
the shape of the command (direction) on each part (part) well before the exam
day.
Work on
structural questions first.
Continue on
written expression questions
Key structure
First note
the questioned question in the question.
Pay
attention to each of the answers available, the most appropriate choice to
address the questioned sentence.
Don't ever
inspire a choice of answers by just looking at the answers without looking at
the sentence.
First note
the words or groups of words underlined and quickly find out which parts are
not right.
If the
problem you are facing is not identifiable, it only sees words or groups of
words that are underlined, immediately read the sentence in full.
C. TOEFL Reading Comprehension Test
General key
Don't read
the reading text too long.
Pay
attention to all the questions in a reading and remember the keywords.
Don't panic
if the reading theme is not a discipline that you master.
Do
previewing to find out the topic of reading.
Pay
attention to the first sentence of a paragraph reading to find out the main
idea.
Understand
the context contained in the reading to find out the meaning of certain words.
Perform
scanning to find certain information related to the query.
Gather facts
and data in the reading to infer.
Concentrate
while reading reading texts.
Increase
your reading speed.
EXAMPLE :
Structure
1. ... Jane has an excellent resume,
she hasn’t found a job yet.
Answer:
Although
Keyword:
has; hasn’t.
Discussion:
• However:
(though) if in front of the sentence, the sentence consists of only one clause.
• Yet: (but)
usage is the same as however.
• That:
(that) functions to explain an object or clause in front of it.
• Although:
(though) functions to combine two opposite clauses.
2. ... several universities that have
excellent engineering schools.
Answer:
There are
Keyword:
several.
Discussion:
Because objects are referred to as multiple universities, the most suitable
phrase for describing them is "there are".
There are +
noun plural - There is + noun singular
3. Many Middle Eastern diplomats
still feel that the United States is the ultimate police in the region.
Answer: on
being
Keyword:
intent.
Discussion:
Of the four answers, the words / phrases that are most likely to follow the
intent are "on being". The choice (A) (to be) is wrong because after
being sure Verb infinitive Choice (B) (being) is wrong because besides
functioning as a clause modifier or participle, being cannot stand alone.
Option (C) (be) is wrong because in front of "be" there is no
preposition "to".
4. Woodrow Wilson believed the United
States' entry into World War I would be ... to the war in months.
Answer: Stop
Keyword: a.
Discussion:
Determiner (a / an / the) + noun (noun).
Of the four
choices that are objects are stops.
5. ... of the New York Erie Canal
greatly enhanced trade in the upstate region.
Answer: The
completion
Keyword: of.
Discussion:
Before the preposition "of" must be noun (noun), of the four answers
which are nouns is "the completion"
Written
Expression
6. The dwarf lemon tree, grown (A) in
many areas of the world, bears fruit (B) when it is less than (C) six inches in
high (D)
Answer: (D)
high (correct = height)
Keyword: six
inches in high.
Discussion:
After the prepositions (in, on, at, by, of, from, etc) must be followed by
noun, so the word "high" (adjective) should be replaced by the word
"height".
7. The (A) brain composed of soft (B)
gray matter (C) controls (intelligence) controls our intelligence.
Answer: (B)
softly
Keyword:
soft gray matter.
Discussion:
Arrangement
of Noun Phrase:
D:
Determiner (a, an, the, etc)
O: Opinion
S: Size
A: Age
T:
Temperature
S: Shape
C: Color
O: Origin
M: Material
P: Purpose
(in the form of V3 or Ving)
N: NounFrasa
The phrase
of the object in the sentence should be soft (opinion) gray (color) matter
(noun).
8. Polluter (B) today that even
elementary school children are well informed (C) about its (D) dangers.
Answer: (A)
Polluter
Keyword:
Polluter
Discussion:
The word that should be used is pollutant (cause of pollution).
9. Best (A) by da Vinci's represented
oil painting (B), The Last Supper (C) is important part of the history (D) of
Christianity.
Answer: (C)
it
Keyword: The
Last Supper it is.
Discussion:
In one clause there should only be one subject and one predicate, because in
the sentence above there are multiple subjects, the word "it" must be
omitted.
10. Together with (A) his friend
Little John, Robin Hood are (B) fondly (C) remembered (D) today by millions of
people.
Answer: (B)
are
Keyword:
Together with.
Discussion:
Noun after together with does not affect changes to the predicate.
In the
sentence the subject is Robin Hood, so the predicate should be (single, past).
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