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Listening Section Directions

The Listening section of the TOEFL iBT test measures your ability to understand conversations and lectures in English.

In an actual test, the Listening section is divided into two or three separately timed parts. In each part, you will listen to one conversation and one or two lectures. You will hear each conversation and lecture only one time.

After each conversation or lecture, you will answer some questions about it. Answer the questions based on what is stated or implied by the speakers.

In an actual test, a clock that is provided shows you how much time remains. The clock does not count down while you are listening. The clock counts down only while you are answering questions.

For this practice test, a useful guideline is to spend no more than 35 seconds to answer a question.
You may take notes while you listen. You may use your notes to help you answer the questions. Your notes will not be scored.

In some questions, you will see this icon: This means that you will hear, but not see part of the question.

Some of the questions have special directions. These directions will appear in a gray box on the screen.

Most questions are worth one point. If a question is worth more than one point, it will have special directions that indicate how many points you can receive

You must answer each question. After you answer, select Next. Then select OK to confirm your answer and go on to the next question. After you select OK, you cannot return to previous questions.

You can select Review at any time, and the review screen will show you which questions you have answered correctly or incorrectly and which you have not answered. From this review screen, you can go directly to any question you have already seen in the Listening section.

Select Continue to go on.

Now get ready to answer the questions.

You may use your notes
to help you answer.

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How to Answer:

● Click on an oval.

How to Change an Answer:

● Click on a different choice.

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Washington, D.C.

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Miami

What is the capital of the United States?

Help: Multiple-Choice Questions

Click on Return to Question to continue.

Click on 2 answers.

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How to Answer:

● Click on a choice. You may
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on the choice itself.

How to Deselect an Answer:

● Click on the box again.

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Washington, D.C.

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Miami

What cities are national capitals?

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Click on Return to Question to continue.

You must select the EXACT number of choices before you can leave this question.

EXIT LISTENING SET

You have seen all of the listening questions in this set. You can review the questions and change your answers if you wish.

Click on REVIEW to review the list of questions in this set.

Click on EXIT to leave this listening set. Once you exit the set you will NOT be able to return.

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Below is a list of questions in this section.

To review a specific question from the list, click on the question.

To leave this section, click on Exit Set at the top left of the screen.

Test Section

Testing Tools

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REVIEW

Below is the list of questions. To return to a question, click on the question to highlight it, then click on Go to Question at the top of the screen.

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Description

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The Review Screen

HELP - Review Screen

lists the questions
and shows the status
of each question

click on a question
click on Go to Question

When you have seen all of the questions in the reading set, you can click on Exit this Reading Set.

The Review screen:

To go back to a question:

To exit the Review Screen:

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Click on Return to Question to continue.

Make sure your headset is on.

Click Continue to go on.

Make sure your headset is on.

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