... in which opportunists take advantage of unsuspecting business men
(D) Nontraditional methods of testing individuals to find out if they are opportunists
(E) The centrality of TSE to the position ... electronic technologies in the latter part of the twentieth
century, many aspects of cultural practice have been redefined. The eradication of
physical boundaries that limit discourse and information ... The passage is chiefly concerned with
Presenting a new theory and describing a new method to test that theory
Suggesting an alternative to an outdated research method
Demonstrating that perceptual-motor...
... of
question is often a paraphrase or summary of the
passage.
TOEFL STUDY GUIDE
PART 4
Reading Comprehension Tips
Test Design Features Tips 60 - 62
Length: 70 - 90 minutes
Number ... back to answers they are unsure of if they have time to
do so.
Reading Comprehension TIP 61
This section tests a variety of reading skills that are
important when we read:
m main idea
m ... large bits of text and
understands the relationship between
that text.
Reading Comprehension TIP 60
The readingcomprehension section has both easy and
...
... the whole semester.
Man: Oh.
Woman: It was time consuming.
Man: Really?
1
TOEFL Practice Test
26
31. The following sentence would best complete which paragraph? “It is ... Harvard.
Narrator: What are the speakers discussing?
a. The University of Texas
b. Schools with Doctorate programs
c. Where the woman will go to school
d. Who can get accepted to the most schools ... hundred years
before the engine was invented and another fifty years before it was put to the test in an
airplane. Leonardo’s dream of a helicopter finally came to pass in 1936.
The Italian...
... What Do We Test When We Test Reading
Comprehension?
Akmar Mohamad
As ESL/EFL teachers, we are aware that the primary objective of reading is
comprehension being able to find ... three main levels or strands of
comprehension literal, interpretive and critical comprehension.
• The first level, literal comprehension, is the most obvious. Comprehension at this
level involves ... ensure that the information in each paragraph is
tested.
However, some teachers may not be aware that the comprehension questions they
formulate only test students' ability to understand and...
... practice tests in grammar, writing, and
reading comprehension. As you complete the sections, you
should be able to find your strengths and weaknesses.
PRACTICE TESTS IN
GRAMMAR, WRITING,
AND READING
COMPREHENSION
5
5
LearningExpress ... comes before
or after it. Or it could be made into a sentence
of its own.
PRACTICE TESTS IN GRAMMAR, WRITING, AND READINGCOMPREHENSION
CHAPTER 5 • LearningExpress Skill Builders
114
3. d. This ... things
on Earth, or the circulation of the atmosphere
(choices a, c, d).
PRACTICE TESTS IN GRAMMAR, WRITING, AND READINGCOMPREHENSION
CHAPTER 5 • LearningExpress Skill Builders
110
suits her,...
... The word "position" in line 24 is closest in meaning to
(A) job
(B) election
(C) document
(D) location
Question 40-50
... ellipticals are devoid of interstellar gas, no new stars are forming in them.
The biggest and brightest galaxies in the universe are ellipticals with masses of about
1013 times that of the Sun; ... 26 is closest in meaning to
(A) essential (B) educational
(C) profitable (D) pleasurable
Test 3
Questions 1-10
Around the year 1500, hunting people occupied the entire northern third...
... been given C gave D gives
Intermediate Language Practice
Grammar Progress Test 1a (Units 2–9) 11
Intermediate Language Practice
Grammar Progress Test 5a (Units 38–46)
1 Underline the correct word ... Language Practice
Grammar Progress Test 1a (Units 2–9) 7
4
1 was
2 has been
3 came
4 have come
5 have seen
6 saw
7 has gone
8 went
(Total = 45 marks)
Intermediate Language Practice
Grammar Progress Test ... ____________________
Intermediate Language Practice
Vocabulary Test 2 (Units 7–11)
1 Choose the word on the right that best matches the descriptions.
Intermediate Language Practice
Grammar Progress Test 1a (Units 2–9)...
... Medium 80%
47 C Medium 71%
48 B Medium 71%
49 D Medium 57%
50 D Difficult 35%
Practice Test A – Reading
Line
(5)
(10)
(15)
(20)
(25) ... fossils?
(A) Noncollagen proteins
(B) Hydroxyapatite
(C) Collagen
(D) Amino acid
Practice Test A – Answers
Question Number Answer Level of Difficulty Answered Correctly
1 D Medium ... contributions were made to the
development of western culture. Many posts maintained libraries or reading rooms,
and some – for example, Fort Davis – had schools. Post chapels provided a setting...