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TOEFL ITP
Summary
The test consists of three sections and takes about two hours.
Summary
The TOEFL ITP has three sections: Listening Comprehension, Structure and Written Expression and Reading Comprehension. ALL questions are multiple choice. Section 1 - Listening Comprehension Thel Listening section contains recorded material that includes the vocabulary, idiomatic expressions and grammatical constructions typical of spoken English. The sections tests comprehension of both short and long conversations and talks.
Summary
Section 2 - Structure and Written Expression Sections 2 consists of sentences that test knowledge of structural and grammatical elements of standar written English. These sentences include a variety of topics and give no advantage to students in specific fields of study. When topics have a national context, they may refer to United States or Canadian history, culture, art or literature. However, knowledge of these contexts is NOT needed to answer questions concerning the structural or grammatical points.
Summary
Section 3 - Reading and Comprehension The reading sections contain reading passages and questions about the passages. After you read a passage, you will be asked about the main ideas and important details. You will also be asked TO MAKE inferences based on given information, identify textual organization, figure out unfamiliar vocabulary based on context, and recognize referential relationships of pronouns and abstract nouns.
Test topics & Settings
The TOEFL ITP test uses topics and settings that you will find relevant in an academic environment - appropriate for both classroom and campus life. Academic Topics: Arts, Humanities, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Social Sciences. Campus-Life Topics: Classes, Campus Administration, Campus Activities, General Topics: Business, Environment, Food, Language and Communication, Media, Objects, Personal, Planning and Time Management, Purchases, Recreation, Transportation, Workplace.
Score Scales
The TOEFL ITP score report provides scores for each section of the test. There is also a total score.
Score Scales
Your scores are also linked to performance levels of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR), an internationally recognized description of language ability. TOEFL ITP scores are reported in relation to four CEFR levels: A2 - elementary B1 - intermediate B2 - upper intermediate C1 - advanced Your scores are valid for TWO years.
Listening Comprehension
The Listening Comprhension Section is desinged to measure your ability to understand spoken English in a variety of settings, both inside and outside the classroom. These settings include lecture halls and classrooms, libraries, dormitories, offices, cafeterias, recreation facilities, and other public settings. Topics discussed are either academic topics or general topics that a university student might encounter at an English-language university, college or institution. The sections contains 50 questions divided into three parts and takes approximately 40 minutes to complete.
In classrooms and interpersonal interactions, it is necessary to understand the main topic being discussed as well as important details about the topic. But it is also important to recognize the purpose and attitude of the speakers and make inferences based on information you hear.
Listening Tasks
The Listening Comprehension Section is divided into three parts: short conversations, extended conversations and short talks. Each conversation or talk is followed by one or more questions. You will hear the conversation or talk only once. You will then hear each question once and will have time to read and choose the correct answer from four written answer choices. The conversations, talks and questions are NOT written ANYWHERE for you to read; only the four answer choices are printed.
Part A: Short Conversations
- 30 short conversations - Two line exchange between two speakers - Question about what was stated or implied by the speakers. - Topics are typical of life on a university campus - The speakers have many different purposes for talking to each other; for example, describing an event, offering advice, or extending an invitation.
Types of questions in Part A
- May ask you to identify the main topic or an important detail. - May be asked to make an inference or a prediction based on what the speakers said. - Meaning of common idiomatic expressions or about the purpose of the exchange.
Type 1: Gist questions
Ask about the main idea of the conversation. - What does the woman/man mean? - What does the woman/man say about X?
Type 2: Inference Questions
Test information that is not explicitly stated in the dialogue. They often ask you to make connections between what the two speakers said. - What does the woman/man imply? - What does the woman/man imply about X? - What can be inferred about the woman/man? - What does the woman/man imply that X should do?´ - What can be inferred from the conversation? - What can be inferred about the speakers?
Type 3: Advice or suggestion questions
Ask what one of the speakers suggests or recommends that the other speaker do. The advice or suggestion MAY NOT be clearly stated in the dialogue. -What does the woman/man suggest the man/woman do? - What advice does the woman/man give to the man/woman?
Types 4 & 5: Prediction & Vocabulary questions
Prediction questions ask about what the speaker(s) will probably do next. - What will the woman/man probably do (next)? Vocabulary questions ask about the meaning of common idiomatic expressions. - What does the man/woman mean?
Parts B and C: Extended Conversations & Short Talks
Part B consists of two extended conversations which usually take place in a university campus setting and cover a variety of topics common to the everyday life of univeristy students. Part C consists of three short talks. The talks have a single speaker, usually a university professor. The talks generally take place on campus, such as in a lecture hall or classroom, but they can ocassionally take place off campus, such as in a museum or art gallery. The content is academic.
Parts B and C: Extended Conversations & Short Talks
In parts B and C, each conversation of talk is about two minutes long and is followed by 3-5 questions. The questions ask about information that was stated or implied by the speaker. Some questions ask about the topic or main idea, while other ask about important details in the conversation or talk. Some questions require you to make inferences about the speaker's purpose or role.
Types of questions in parts B & C
Type 1: Gist questions: main point or purpose or the conversation or talk. The gist may or may not be stated in the conversation or talk. - What are the speakers mainly discussing? - What is the professor mainly discussing? - What is the conversation/lecture mainly about? - What is the purpose of the lecture/conversation? - Why does the man/woman/student go to speak to the professor?
Types of questions in parts B & C
Type 2: Detail questions test your understanding of the important details in the talk or conversation. They can ask you about what suggestions, advice, instructions, or warnings were given, or they may test your understanding of the meaning of key words or expressions. They may require you to connect two or more details in the talk or conversation or to make generalizations or inferences. - Why does the professor mention X? - According to the professor, what was the result of X? - What does the student imply about X? - What will the student/professor probably do (next)?
Basic Strategies for the Listening Section
- In the short conversations, pay attention to the speakers' stress and intonation patterns. These will often give you information about the speakers' intended meaning. - In the extended conversations, pay attention to the answers to questions asked by either of the speakers. These may include details that will be tested or indicate the importance of certain subject matter. - In the extended conversations and mini-talks, pay attention to new words or concepts introduced by the professor . These will often be tested. - Choose the best answer based on what is stated or implied by the speakers.
Structure and Written Expression
Summary
- Measures your ability to recognize language that is appropriate for standard written English. - Indirect measure of your ability to write in an academic style rather than as a simple test of grammar. - To communicate clearly in academic writing, familiarity with correct grammar and word usage is essential. - 40 questions & 25 minutes to complete. - Two types of questions, with special directions for each type.
Structure Questions
- Test your ability to construct complete and gramatically correct sentences. - You will be given sentences from a variety of academic or reference sources. - Each sentence has a blank. The blank indicates where a part of the sentence is missing. - Four answer choices. Each choice consists of one or more words. - You must identify the once choice that could be put into the blank to complete the sentence correctly.
Structure Questions
- They deal with the proper use of sentences elements to create complete sentences. - They especially focus on larger units of syntax, such as clauses and phrases. - Specific points tested include (but are not limited to): the correct formation and use of regular and irregular verbs, agreement between subjects and verbs, the correct formation and the use of nouns, adjectives and adverbs; comparisons, proper word order, and the appropriate use of pronouns, prepositions, articles and conjunctions.
Written Expression Questions
- Test your ability to detect errors in academic writing. - Individual sentences adapted from academic or reference sources. - Each sentence contains an error that might be made by a nonnative learner of English. - Four parts of the sentence are underlined. You must choose the one part that MUST be changed to make the sentence correct.
Strategies
- This sections tests the intermediate point between grammar knowledge and the skill of writing. - If you have the ability to write fluently and correctly in English, you will generally perform better on this section than if you simply memorize grammar rules but are unable to use them. - It is essential to be able to use grammatical rules accurately.
Reading Comprehension
Summary
- Measures your ability to understand short passages in written English. - The passages are taken from college-level textbooks and books of general academic interest. - Passage topics cover a variety of subjects at an introductory level; no specific background information necessary to answer the questions. - This sections contains five passages, each 300-50 words long. There are usually 9-11 questions per passage. - You have 55 minutes to answer all of the questions.
Reading Tasks
- You will need to consider more than the main idea and important details. - Make inferences based on what you read, identify textual organization, understand familiar vocabulary based on context, and identify relations between pronouns and abstract nouns with concrete ideas stated in the text.
Questions
- Six different types of questions: Main idea, Factual Information, Organization and Logic, Referential Relationships, Vocabulary in Context and Inference.
Main Idea
- Ask about the subject of the reading passage as a whole. They can also ask about the subject or main idea of one or more paragraphs in the passage. Typical Main Idea Questions: - What does the passage mainly discuss? - The passages answers which of the following questions? - What is the author's main point in the second paragraph?
Factual Information
- Require you to identify central information and details explicitly given in the passage. They may also ask information that is true, not true or not included in the passage. Typical factual information questions: - The author mentions all of the following as a cause of X EXCEPT.. - Where in the passage does the author give an example of X? - According to the passage, what is the least important aspect of X? - According to the passage, which of the following is true of X?
Organization and Logic
- Ask about the strcutre of a passage and its internal logic. You may be asked why an author mentions a particular piece of information, or you may need to identify the organizational structure of a passage. Typical organization and logic questions: - The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses... - In line n, the author mentions X because... - The author mentions X as an example of...
Referential Relationship
- Ask you to identify relationships between pronouns and other grammatical references to words or phrases used earlier in the passage. They ask for the noun or idea that is referred to later in the passage by pronouns or asbtract nouns (for example "this idea" or "this characteristic) Typical referential relationship questions: - The word "these" in line n refers to... - The "characteristic" mentioned by the author in line n most probably refers to...
Vocabulary in Context
- Ask about the meaning of individual words and phrases as they are used in the context of a passage. They ask for a synomym or definition of an important word or phrase. They may also ask for the literal equivalent of a word or phrase used figuratively in the passage. It may also be about a word that can have several meanings depending on the context. Typical vocbaulary in context questions: • The word X in line n is closest in meaning to . . .
• The word X in line n means that . . .
• The phrase Y in line n is closest in meaning to . . .
• In line n, the author refers to Y as X to indicate that . .
Inference
- Ask for information that is strongly suggested in the passage. They have their basis in information that is explicitly given in the passage. For example, if an effect is cited in the passage, an inference question might ask for its cause. If a comparison is made, an inference question might ask for the basis of the comparison. From an explicit description of a new phenomenon, you could be asked to infer the characteristics of the old phenomenon. Typical inference questions: • It can be inferred from the passage that . . .
• In the first paragraph, the author implies that . . .
• Which of the following can be inferred from the second paragraph about X?
• The author suggests . . .
• The passage supports which of the following conclusions?
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wow
TOEFL ITP
Summary
The test consists of three sections and takes about two hours.
Summary
The TOEFL ITP has three sections: Listening Comprehension, Structure and Written Expression and Reading Comprehension. ALL questions are multiple choice. Section 1 - Listening Comprehension Thel Listening section contains recorded material that includes the vocabulary, idiomatic expressions and grammatical constructions typical of spoken English. The sections tests comprehension of both short and long conversations and talks.
Summary
Section 2 - Structure and Written Expression Sections 2 consists of sentences that test knowledge of structural and grammatical elements of standar written English. These sentences include a variety of topics and give no advantage to students in specific fields of study. When topics have a national context, they may refer to United States or Canadian history, culture, art or literature. However, knowledge of these contexts is NOT needed to answer questions concerning the structural or grammatical points.
Summary
Section 3 - Reading and Comprehension The reading sections contain reading passages and questions about the passages. After you read a passage, you will be asked about the main ideas and important details. You will also be asked TO MAKE inferences based on given information, identify textual organization, figure out unfamiliar vocabulary based on context, and recognize referential relationships of pronouns and abstract nouns.
Test topics & Settings
The TOEFL ITP test uses topics and settings that you will find relevant in an academic environment - appropriate for both classroom and campus life. Academic Topics: Arts, Humanities, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Social Sciences. Campus-Life Topics: Classes, Campus Administration, Campus Activities, General Topics: Business, Environment, Food, Language and Communication, Media, Objects, Personal, Planning and Time Management, Purchases, Recreation, Transportation, Workplace.
Score Scales
The TOEFL ITP score report provides scores for each section of the test. There is also a total score.
Score Scales
Your scores are also linked to performance levels of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR), an internationally recognized description of language ability. TOEFL ITP scores are reported in relation to four CEFR levels: A2 - elementary B1 - intermediate B2 - upper intermediate C1 - advanced Your scores are valid for TWO years.
Listening Comprehension
The Listening Comprhension Section is desinged to measure your ability to understand spoken English in a variety of settings, both inside and outside the classroom. These settings include lecture halls and classrooms, libraries, dormitories, offices, cafeterias, recreation facilities, and other public settings. Topics discussed are either academic topics or general topics that a university student might encounter at an English-language university, college or institution. The sections contains 50 questions divided into three parts and takes approximately 40 minutes to complete.
In classrooms and interpersonal interactions, it is necessary to understand the main topic being discussed as well as important details about the topic. But it is also important to recognize the purpose and attitude of the speakers and make inferences based on information you hear.
Listening Tasks
The Listening Comprehension Section is divided into three parts: short conversations, extended conversations and short talks. Each conversation or talk is followed by one or more questions. You will hear the conversation or talk only once. You will then hear each question once and will have time to read and choose the correct answer from four written answer choices. The conversations, talks and questions are NOT written ANYWHERE for you to read; only the four answer choices are printed.
Part A: Short Conversations
- 30 short conversations - Two line exchange between two speakers - Question about what was stated or implied by the speakers. - Topics are typical of life on a university campus - The speakers have many different purposes for talking to each other; for example, describing an event, offering advice, or extending an invitation.
Types of questions in Part A
- May ask you to identify the main topic or an important detail. - May be asked to make an inference or a prediction based on what the speakers said. - Meaning of common idiomatic expressions or about the purpose of the exchange.
Type 1: Gist questions
Ask about the main idea of the conversation. - What does the woman/man mean? - What does the woman/man say about X?
Type 2: Inference Questions
Test information that is not explicitly stated in the dialogue. They often ask you to make connections between what the two speakers said. - What does the woman/man imply? - What does the woman/man imply about X? - What can be inferred about the woman/man? - What does the woman/man imply that X should do?´ - What can be inferred from the conversation? - What can be inferred about the speakers?
Type 3: Advice or suggestion questions
Ask what one of the speakers suggests or recommends that the other speaker do. The advice or suggestion MAY NOT be clearly stated in the dialogue. -What does the woman/man suggest the man/woman do? - What advice does the woman/man give to the man/woman?
Types 4 & 5: Prediction & Vocabulary questions
Prediction questions ask about what the speaker(s) will probably do next. - What will the woman/man probably do (next)? Vocabulary questions ask about the meaning of common idiomatic expressions. - What does the man/woman mean?
Parts B and C: Extended Conversations & Short Talks
Part B consists of two extended conversations which usually take place in a university campus setting and cover a variety of topics common to the everyday life of univeristy students. Part C consists of three short talks. The talks have a single speaker, usually a university professor. The talks generally take place on campus, such as in a lecture hall or classroom, but they can ocassionally take place off campus, such as in a museum or art gallery. The content is academic.
Parts B and C: Extended Conversations & Short Talks
In parts B and C, each conversation of talk is about two minutes long and is followed by 3-5 questions. The questions ask about information that was stated or implied by the speaker. Some questions ask about the topic or main idea, while other ask about important details in the conversation or talk. Some questions require you to make inferences about the speaker's purpose or role.
Types of questions in parts B & C
Type 1: Gist questions: main point or purpose or the conversation or talk. The gist may or may not be stated in the conversation or talk. - What are the speakers mainly discussing? - What is the professor mainly discussing? - What is the conversation/lecture mainly about? - What is the purpose of the lecture/conversation? - Why does the man/woman/student go to speak to the professor?
Types of questions in parts B & C
Type 2: Detail questions test your understanding of the important details in the talk or conversation. They can ask you about what suggestions, advice, instructions, or warnings were given, or they may test your understanding of the meaning of key words or expressions. They may require you to connect two or more details in the talk or conversation or to make generalizations or inferences. - Why does the professor mention X? - According to the professor, what was the result of X? - What does the student imply about X? - What will the student/professor probably do (next)?
Basic Strategies for the Listening Section
- In the short conversations, pay attention to the speakers' stress and intonation patterns. These will often give you information about the speakers' intended meaning. - In the extended conversations, pay attention to the answers to questions asked by either of the speakers. These may include details that will be tested or indicate the importance of certain subject matter. - In the extended conversations and mini-talks, pay attention to new words or concepts introduced by the professor . These will often be tested. - Choose the best answer based on what is stated or implied by the speakers.
Structure and Written Expression
Summary
- Measures your ability to recognize language that is appropriate for standard written English. - Indirect measure of your ability to write in an academic style rather than as a simple test of grammar. - To communicate clearly in academic writing, familiarity with correct grammar and word usage is essential. - 40 questions & 25 minutes to complete. - Two types of questions, with special directions for each type.
Structure Questions
- Test your ability to construct complete and gramatically correct sentences. - You will be given sentences from a variety of academic or reference sources. - Each sentence has a blank. The blank indicates where a part of the sentence is missing. - Four answer choices. Each choice consists of one or more words. - You must identify the once choice that could be put into the blank to complete the sentence correctly.
Structure Questions
- They deal with the proper use of sentences elements to create complete sentences. - They especially focus on larger units of syntax, such as clauses and phrases. - Specific points tested include (but are not limited to): the correct formation and use of regular and irregular verbs, agreement between subjects and verbs, the correct formation and the use of nouns, adjectives and adverbs; comparisons, proper word order, and the appropriate use of pronouns, prepositions, articles and conjunctions.
Written Expression Questions
- Test your ability to detect errors in academic writing. - Individual sentences adapted from academic or reference sources. - Each sentence contains an error that might be made by a nonnative learner of English. - Four parts of the sentence are underlined. You must choose the one part that MUST be changed to make the sentence correct.
Strategies
- This sections tests the intermediate point between grammar knowledge and the skill of writing. - If you have the ability to write fluently and correctly in English, you will generally perform better on this section than if you simply memorize grammar rules but are unable to use them. - It is essential to be able to use grammatical rules accurately.
Reading Comprehension
Summary
- Measures your ability to understand short passages in written English. - The passages are taken from college-level textbooks and books of general academic interest. - Passage topics cover a variety of subjects at an introductory level; no specific background information necessary to answer the questions. - This sections contains five passages, each 300-50 words long. There are usually 9-11 questions per passage. - You have 55 minutes to answer all of the questions.
Reading Tasks
- You will need to consider more than the main idea and important details. - Make inferences based on what you read, identify textual organization, understand familiar vocabulary based on context, and identify relations between pronouns and abstract nouns with concrete ideas stated in the text.
Questions
- Six different types of questions: Main idea, Factual Information, Organization and Logic, Referential Relationships, Vocabulary in Context and Inference.
Main Idea
- Ask about the subject of the reading passage as a whole. They can also ask about the subject or main idea of one or more paragraphs in the passage. Typical Main Idea Questions: - What does the passage mainly discuss? - The passages answers which of the following questions? - What is the author's main point in the second paragraph?
Factual Information
- Require you to identify central information and details explicitly given in the passage. They may also ask information that is true, not true or not included in the passage. Typical factual information questions: - The author mentions all of the following as a cause of X EXCEPT.. - Where in the passage does the author give an example of X? - According to the passage, what is the least important aspect of X? - According to the passage, which of the following is true of X?
Organization and Logic
- Ask about the strcutre of a passage and its internal logic. You may be asked why an author mentions a particular piece of information, or you may need to identify the organizational structure of a passage. Typical organization and logic questions: - The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses... - In line n, the author mentions X because... - The author mentions X as an example of...
Referential Relationship
- Ask you to identify relationships between pronouns and other grammatical references to words or phrases used earlier in the passage. They ask for the noun or idea that is referred to later in the passage by pronouns or asbtract nouns (for example "this idea" or "this characteristic) Typical referential relationship questions: - The word "these" in line n refers to... - The "characteristic" mentioned by the author in line n most probably refers to...
Vocabulary in Context
- Ask about the meaning of individual words and phrases as they are used in the context of a passage. They ask for a synomym or definition of an important word or phrase. They may also ask for the literal equivalent of a word or phrase used figuratively in the passage. It may also be about a word that can have several meanings depending on the context. Typical vocbaulary in context questions: • The word X in line n is closest in meaning to . . . • The word X in line n means that . . . • The phrase Y in line n is closest in meaning to . . . • In line n, the author refers to Y as X to indicate that . .
Inference
- Ask for information that is strongly suggested in the passage. They have their basis in information that is explicitly given in the passage. For example, if an effect is cited in the passage, an inference question might ask for its cause. If a comparison is made, an inference question might ask for the basis of the comparison. From an explicit description of a new phenomenon, you could be asked to infer the characteristics of the old phenomenon. Typical inference questions: • It can be inferred from the passage that . . . • In the first paragraph, the author implies that . . . • Which of the following can be inferred from the second paragraph about X? • The author suggests . . . • The passage supports which of the following conclusions?