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Thursday, February 23, 2012
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Toefl Listening Practice - Main Idea Part 3 Questions
8. What is the main subject of this lecture?
a) The failures of the United Nations
b) The historical role of the League of Nations
c) The origins of World War II
d) The forgotten successes of the League of Nations
9. What is the main idea of this lecture?
a) Despite certain advantages, there are any problems involved in the use of hot dry rock technology.
b) Hot dry rock technology is too expensive to ever be used as a practical energy source.
c) The main purpose of hot dry rock technology is to provide pure, clean water.
d) hot dry rock is a potentially important alternative source of energy.
Answers:
8. B
9. D
a) The failures of the United Nations
b) The historical role of the League of Nations
c) The origins of World War II
d) The forgotten successes of the League of Nations
9. What is the main idea of this lecture?
a) Despite certain advantages, there are any problems involved in the use of hot dry rock technology.
b) Hot dry rock technology is too expensive to ever be used as a practical energy source.
c) The main purpose of hot dry rock technology is to provide pure, clean water.
d) hot dry rock is a potentially important alternative source of energy.
Answers:
8. B
9. D
Toefl Listening Practice - Main Idea Part 2 Questions
6. What is the class mainly discussing?
a) Government regulation and self-regulation in the advertising industry
b) A court decision that affected advertising for children in Sweden
c) The problems that a ban on advertising caused the tobacco industry
d) A negative advertising campaign designed to prevent people from smoking
7. What is the main point of this lecture?
a) To compare the characters of Greek epic poetry and those of modern novels
b) To discuss why the professor enjoys the Iliad more than the Odyssey
c) To contrast the main characters of the Iliad and the main character of the Odyssey
d) To explain why the professor is going to have to change the syllabus
Answers:
6. A
7. C
a) Government regulation and self-regulation in the advertising industry
b) A court decision that affected advertising for children in Sweden
c) The problems that a ban on advertising caused the tobacco industry
d) A negative advertising campaign designed to prevent people from smoking
7. What is the main point of this lecture?
a) To compare the characters of Greek epic poetry and those of modern novels
b) To discuss why the professor enjoys the Iliad more than the Odyssey
c) To contrast the main characters of the Iliad and the main character of the Odyssey
d) To explain why the professor is going to have to change the syllabus
Answers:
6. A
7. C
Toefl Listening Practice - Main Idea Part 1 Questions
Questions:
3. What does this lecture mainly concern?
a) The archaeological record found in New England shipwrecks
b) The rules for a game that the students are going to play
c) The leading causes of shipwrecks off the coast of New England
d) The role of the State Archaeological Society
4. What is the main purpose of this discussion?
a) To compare regressive and progressive taxes
b) To explain the need fo a new sales tax
c) To discuss the concept of income tax
d) To contrast direct and indirect taxation
5. What is the main topic of this discussion?
a) Edward Hopper's early career as a commercial artist
b) A style of movie making called film noir
c) Edward Hopper's realistic, bleak style of painting
d) Edward Hopper's influence on other painters
Answers:
3. A
4. D
5. C
3. What does this lecture mainly concern?
a) The archaeological record found in New England shipwrecks
b) The rules for a game that the students are going to play
c) The leading causes of shipwrecks off the coast of New England
d) The role of the State Archaeological Society
4. What is the main purpose of this discussion?
a) To compare regressive and progressive taxes
b) To explain the need fo a new sales tax
c) To discuss the concept of income tax
d) To contrast direct and indirect taxation
5. What is the main topic of this discussion?
a) Edward Hopper's early career as a commercial artist
b) A style of movie making called film noir
c) Edward Hopper's realistic, bleak style of painting
d) Edward Hopper's influence on other painters
Answers:
3. A
4. D
5. C
Thursday, February 16, 2012
TOEFL what you need to know about choosing answers and recognizing testing points
if you are unsure of what answer to choose, trust your first intution of what sounds rigth or what seems right.
don´t go back and change an answer unless you know that you have made a mistake.
if you have no idea which answer to choose, first try to eliminate the ones that you think are incorrect.
testing points are the categories that are used to develop questions, vocabulary words, idioms and phrases, intonation or stress patterns or particular types of questions,
if you run out of time and have not finished the test, go quickly through the questons, just marking one letter for each.
don´t go back and change an answer unless you know that you have made a mistake.
if you have no idea which answer to choose, first try to eliminate the ones that you think are incorrect.
testing points are the categories that are used to develop questions, vocabulary words, idioms and phrases, intonation or stress patterns or particular types of questions,
if you run out of time and have not finished the test, go quickly through the questons, just marking one letter for each.
TOEFL What are testing points?
A testing point is the main point of a TOEFL question. it is the specific area of english on which you are being tested.
an understanding of the mayor testing points of the TOEFL, therefore, will help you organize your study time and help you prepare for many different kinds of questions you will see on the real test. when you study with the idea of learning to recognize testing points rather than simply to answer individual questions, you are using a strategy that will help you take the real TOEFL.
A testing point migth be a grammatical structure, a common vocabulary word, an idiom, an intonation, or a particular type of reading or listening question.
an understanding of the mayor testing points of the TOEFL, therefore, will help you organize your study time and help you prepare for many different kinds of questions you will see on the real test. when you study with the idea of learning to recognize testing points rather than simply to answer individual questions, you are using a strategy that will help you take the real TOEFL.
A testing point migth be a grammatical structure, a common vocabulary word, an idiom, an intonation, or a particular type of reading or listening question.
TOEFL Eliminate incorrect answer choices
if you do not immediately see the answer you think is correct, begin by eliminating the ones you know are not correct.
This mean that if you can eliminate two of the answer choices, you increase your chance of being correct from 25 percent to 50 percent.
Ways to eliminate answer choices if you do not know the correct answer:
Look at all the answer choices, and eliminate those that seem wrong.
try to figure out the testing point.
if you are running out of time and do not the answers, or if you have no time to read the questions, just mark or click on one letter for all remaining questions.
This mean that if you can eliminate two of the answer choices, you increase your chance of being correct from 25 percent to 50 percent.
Ways to eliminate answer choices if you do not know the correct answer:
Look at all the answer choices, and eliminate those that seem wrong.
try to figure out the testing point.
if you are running out of time and do not the answers, or if you have no time to read the questions, just mark or click on one letter for all remaining questions.
TOEFL Your first choice might be the best
Often in test taking, the first impression is the best. so, unless you are sure that your first answer is wrong, it is better not to change your first choice. This knowledge will also help you move more quickly through the test.
TOEFL Choosing an answer
Strategies for choosing answers
Trust your intuition
if an answer seems rigth, even if you are not sure why, it might be best to trust that impression. The same applies if an answer seems wrong eliminate it and choose a diferent answer.
this strategy might not work for you every time, of course. it also does not imply that you should use only your feelings to answer the questions.
Trust your intuition
if an answer seems rigth, even if you are not sure why, it might be best to trust that impression. The same applies if an answer seems wrong eliminate it and choose a diferent answer.
this strategy might not work for you every time, of course. it also does not imply that you should use only your feelings to answer the questions.
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