Toeic Tips Parts 1 - 4
Toeic Tips Parts 1 - 4
Toeic Tips Parts 1 - 4
Parts 1 - 4
TOEIC TIPS
Part 1: Sentences About Photographs
Format:
Tactics:
TOEIC TIPS
Part 2: Questions & Responses
Format:
Tactics:
- Concentrate on the audio program. There is nothing to consider in the test book.
- Listen to all three responses before you mark your answer.
- If you dont know the answer, guess.
- There is very little time between items.
- Make your decision before the next item begins.
- Try to identify the type of question. The response will depend on what type it is.
2. How . . . ?
3. When . . . ?
4. Where . . . ?
5. Why . . . ?
6. Who . . . ?
7. Whose . . . ?
8. Which . . . ?
Yes or No Questions
Nearly 25% of the questions fall under this category. Questions start with auxiliary verbs (do,
are, has, ) or with a form of the main verb be (is, are, was, and were).
Auxiliary verb examples
- Do you know where Bob is?
- Has the pizza been ordered?
- Should we stop and ask someone?
Responses may be short answers or full sentences. They are often not simple Yes, I do. Or
No, I dont. They can be affirmative, negative, or neutral with a large range between them.
Question: Has Tom finished the project?
Possible Affirmative
Possible Negative
Responses
Responses
I think so.
Of course he has.
Yes, he finished this morning.
I believe he has.
Sure, he works fast.
Possible Neutral
Responses
I have no idea.
Why dont you ask him?
Maybe.
Perhaps.
Im not sure
Negative Questions:
Negative questions begin with negative contractions: Doesnt.., Hasnt, Arent
The expected answer is affirmative, but the actual answer may be affirmative or negative.
Examples:
Q1: Isnt this a great painting?
Q2: Wont you come over for dinner?
Tag Questions:
Tag questions consist of an affirmative statement with a negative tag.
Examples:
Q1: This is a beautiful car, isnt it?
A1: It really is.
Q2: You enjoyed lunch, didnt you?
A2: Not really, it was too salty.
Or a negative statement with an affirmative tag.
Examples:
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TOEIC TIPS
Tactics:
1. Where.?
2. Who.?
3. What.doing?
4. Whattalking about?
Tip: The answers for these types of questions are usually not directly in the conversation. You
have to listen to the vocabulary tied to the question.
Example:
Woman: Im all packed for my vacation!
Man: What time does your flight leave?
Woman: The ticket says two oclock so I should check in one hour before.
Man: Well we should leave right now then.
Question: Where are they going?
Answer: Airport - Flight, ticket, and check-in are all words associated with an airport.
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Detail Questions
Detail questions ask about specific points of the conversation. You still have to understand the
total conversation. Here are the most common types.
Tip: The answers for these types of questions are usually not directly said in the conversation.
You have to listen and understand what is being said.
Example:
Woman: Im finally ready for the trip.
Man: So are you still leaving on Tuesday, Sally?
Woman: No, we are in a rush so I have to leave a day earlier.
Man: Thats probably a good idea.
Question: When will Sally leave?
Answer: Monday The woman said she would not leave on Tuesday but a day earlier.
Therefore she will leave on Monday
Inference Questions
The answers for these questions are not directly stated in the conversations. Instead you have to
draw a conclusion (an inference) based on the information in the conversation.
Examples:
- What does the man/woman imply?
- What can be inferred from the conversation?
- What is the man/woman say about?
- What does the man/woman mean?
- What can be said about?
- What is probably true about?
- What is known about?
Example:
Man: Wow! That was a delicious meal!
Woman: Ray is certainly a good cook. He makes an amazing spaghetti sauce.
Man: He is very good in the kitchen. I cant believe we are really brothers.
Woman: Yes, but you can paint far better than him.
Question: What does the man imply?
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Answer: That he cant cook He implies that he doesnt share his brothers talent for cooking
and the woman agrees with him.
Inference Questions
The answers for these questions are not directly stated in the conversations. Instead you have to
draw a conclusion (an inference) based on the information in the conversation.
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Examples:
- What does the man/woman imply?
- What is the man/woman say about?
- What can be said about?
Detail Questions
Detail questions ask about specific points of the conversation. You still have to understand the
total conversation. Here are the most common types.
Questions about time:
These questions ask when an event or activity takes place. Some ask about frequency or
duration.
Examples:
- When?
- At what time?
- How often.?(Frequency) - How long.?(Duration)
Questions about reasons:
These questions ask why someone does something, why someone feels a certain way, why an
event occurs, and so on.
Examples:
- Why didhappen?
- Why does the man/woman want to?
- Why is the man going to?
- Why is the man/woman upset/happy/puzzled?
- Why did not happen?
- Why does he or she not want to?
Questions about plans:
These questions ask what a person intends to do in the future.
Examples:
- What is the man/woman planning to do?
- What plan has been suggested?
- What does the man/woman plan to do next?
- What does the man/woman want to do?
Questions about problems:
These questions ask about some difficulty one or both speakers experience.
Examples:
- What is the problem here?
- What is the mans/womans problem?
- What is wrong with?
- What is bothering the man/woman?
- What is the man/woman concerned with?
- What is the man/woman worried about?
Questions about suggestions:
These questions ask what advice one speaker gives to another person (usually the other
speaker).
Examples:
- What is the mans/womans suggestion?
- What is the man/woman suggesting?
- What suggestion is made?
- What is the mans/womans advice?
- What does the man/woman advise to do?
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TOEIC TIPS
Part 4: Short Talks
Format:
Tactics:
- Listen carefully to the introduction to the talk; it will tell you what kind of talk it
is; Listen to the following commercial.
- Always look at the questions while you listen, dont look away!!
- Begin answering the questions as soon as the talk is over, dont wait for the tape.
- If the next talk starts before you are finished move on.
- Preview the next questions if you have time.
- Try to eliminate wrong answers.
- Dont leave any blanks. Guess if you dont know.
Detail Questions
Detail questions ask about specific points of the talk. You still have to understand the total
conversation.
Examples: Questions usually begin with these words. (There are more then mentioned here)
- Who?
- What?
- Where?
- Why?
- How?
- How much?
Some are negative questions; they ask what was not mentioned in the talk:
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Inference Questions
The answers for these questions are not directly stated in the talk. Instead you have to draw a
conclusion (an inference) based on the information in the talk.
Examples:
- What is probably true about?
- What can be inferred from the talk?
- What does the man/woman mean?
- What can be said about?
Commercial Messages
These resemble the advertisements you might hear on the radio and television.
Questions
often ask about the product being advertised, who would be interested in the
product, and sometimes, how much it cost.
Business Talks
These talks are similar introductions or remarks made at business meetings, or to
announcements made at work settings. Questions often deal with the location, the speaker or
the audience, as well as details brought up in the talks.
Recorded Messages
These talks are similar to the recorded messages you might hear on the telephone and in other
situations. Questions usually focus the situation, the audience, and the details in the recording.
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PART 5
INCOMPLETE SENTENCE ITEMS (30 ITEMS)
Format: TYPES 1 AND 2
To do well, know the various parts of speech and how they are used to form a grammatically correct
sentence. In particular, you must be careful of:
1. Two-part phrasal verbs
2. Incorrect use of prepositions
3. Incorrectly placed adjectives
4. Incorrect word forms
5. Incorrect grammatical tense
6. Incorrect transition words such as: as, and,but etc.
TACTICS:
GRAMMAR QUESTIONS:
All the word choices are from the same word family. Example: open, to open, opened,to be opened.
To answer this. You must chose the word that completes the sentence based on its form.
Some questions may however test vocb and grammar at the same time.
VOCABULARY
GRAMMAR
1. Look for words and phrases that provide
Do well in the following:
clues to the answer. These will help you do
1 SVA
elimination.
2 Tenses
3 Modals
Example: a late payment of 25 dollar will be
4 Gerunds
applied to all accounts more than 30 days
5 Articles
overdue
6 Pronouns
7 Word order
1. Fee
8 Comparatives
2. Fare
9 Infinitives
3. Cost
10 Nouns
4. Price
11 Pronouns
Clues: late and overdue refers to payment
12 Negations
not fare, cost and price.
Master the following:
Verbs
Nouns
Modifiers
Conjunctions
prepositions
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Similar to part 5. The only difference is that here the blanks we need to fill in are part of longer
pieces of writing, such as letters. You need to keep not only the grammatical aspect but also the
context and tone of the entire piece of writing
In addition to whether VOCAB or GRAMMAR, we also need to determine whether the question
requires information from the other part of the passage.
Example: A 35 mm c amera is the only equipment required for this class. If you do not own
a______ or have access to one, you may rent one from the school for an additional fee
a. Car
b. Camera
c. Scanner
d. Laptop
The answer choices are all nouns and are not part of the same word family. However, each of
tehse choices complestes the sentence in a logical and grammatical way. Thus, you will need
to look at the surrounding text to determine which of the answer choices is consistent with
the passage text
QUESTIONS THAT REQUIRE information from other parts of the passage.. information
you need will most often be near the gapped sentence, usually one or two sentences before it.
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PART 7:
FIND the titles and headings and where the topic and purpose of the text is most likely located.
Below are the types of text:
1:Advertisement
2. email
3. fax
4. invoice
5. Job advertisement
6. letter
7. memo
8. newsreport
9. notice
10. phone message
11. purchase order
12. schedule
13 table
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