TOEFL

EXPLANATION AND
SIMULATION

FANNI MUKHTARUDDIN
 LISTENING SECTION

Timing: 35 minutes
Number of questions: 50 questions

There are three parts in the Listening

Comprehension section of the TOEFL
test:

Part A consists of thirty short

conversations, each followed by a
question.

Part B consists of two long

conversations, each followed by a
number of questions.

Part C consists of three talks, each

followed by a number of questions.
 GENERAL STRATEGIES FOR LISTENING
COMPREHENSION

1. BE FAMILIAR WITH THE DIRECTION

2. LISTEN CAREFULLY TO THE PASSAGES

3. KNOW WHERE THE EASIER AND THE MORE

DIFFICULT QUESTIONS ARE GENERALLY FOUND

4. BE FAMILIAR WITH THE PASSING OF THE TEST

5. NEVER LEAVE ANY ANSWER BLANK ON YOUR

ANSWER SHEET

6. USE ANY REMAINING TIME TO LOOK AHEAD AT

THE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTION THAT FOLLOW
 PROCEDURES FOR SHORT CONVERSATION

1. As you
listen to the 4. Keep in mind
each short that these
dialogue, questions
focus on the generally
second line of progress from
easy to difficult
the
conversation
2. Keep in mind
that the correct
answer is 7. Be prepared
probably a for the next
restatement of a question
key word or idea
in the second line
of the diague
3. Keep in mind
that certain
structure and 5. Never leave
expressions are any answer
tested regularly blank
(passive,
agreement, two- 6. Even if you
part verb) don’t understand
the complete
dialogue, you can
still find the
corect answer
2. PART A: SHORT QUESTION (30 questions)

Focus on the second

line/speaker

Avoid the similar

sound

Find the synonym

Find the restatement

NEVER LEAVE ANY ANSWERS BLANK ON

YOUR ANSWER SHEET.
PROCEDURES FOR LISTENING PART B

IF YOU HAVE A TIME PREVIEW THE

ANSWER TO THE QUESTION

LISTEN CAREFULLY TO THE FIRST LINE OF

THE CONVERSATION

AS YOU LISTEN TO THE CONVERSATION

DRAW CONCLUSION ABOUT WHO, WHERE,
WHEN

AS YOU LISTEN TO THE CONVERSATION,

FOLLOW ALONG WITH THE ANSWER IN
YOUR TEST BOOK AND TRY TO DETERMINE
THE CORRECT ANSWER

YOU SHOULD GUESS EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT

SURE

USE ANY REMAINING TIME TO LOOK

AHEAD AT THE ANSWERS TO THE
QUESTION THAT FOLLOW
PROCEDURES FOR THE
LONG TALKS

1. IF YOU
2. LISTEN HAVE TIME
CAREFULLY TO PREVIEW
3. AS YOU THE FIRST LINE THE
LISTEN TO ANSWERS
THE TALK, OF THE TALK TO THE
4. AS YOU QUESTION
DRAW
LISTEN TO S
CONCLUSIO
THE TALK,
N ABOUT
5. USE FOLLOW
THE
ANY ALONG
SITUATION
REMAIN WITH THE OF THE
ING ANSWER
TALK
TIME TO IN YOUR
LOOK TEST
AHEAD BOOK
AT THE AND TRY
ANSWE TO
R TO DETERMIN
THE E THE
QUESTI CORRECT
ONS ANSWER
THAT
FOLLOW