A collection of helpful study tips posts made to help everyone improve their TOEFL scores.
As most of you already know, the TOEFL Reading section consists of 3 – 4 passages with 10 questions for each passage. You are given 54 to 72 minutes to answer all the questions, which should be enough… as long as you don’t fall for these common mistakes! The Reading section in the TOEFL exam causes…
Information about Rhetorical Purpose Questions Rhetorical Purpose questions ask the test taker to explain the motivation of the author of a passage. They ask why an idea, detail, or argument was included in the reading passage. Everything included in a passage has a reason to be there if the writing is effective. Rhetorical Purpose questions…
1. Information about Inference Questions TOEFL Listening Inference questions are very similar to the Inference questions in the reading section. They also ask test takers to identify an idea that was suggested by the information presented in the passage but not directly stated. However, the LC Inference questions tend to be somewhat easier to solve…
[Originally posted: Dec. 22, 2021] Happy Holidays from the TestGlider Team! Try this free Free TOEFL Reading Mini Test and train your brain to recognize common question types. Please note that this reading passage set and the related questions were created based on the format of TOEFL® reading passages. However, such topics (Halloween, Christmas, Diwali…
One of the most commonly asked questions since the beginning days of TestGlider was: “How accurate is TestGlider grading?” So we’ve decided to ask Pulak, a GRE and TOEFL graduate who’s found his TestGlider speaking and writing grades to be similar to his real TOEFL score result. Here’s how he studied on TestGlider and passed…
Information about TOEFL Reading Fill in a Table/Category Chart Questions TOEFL Reading “Fill in a Table” or “Category Chart” questions require test takers to organize information from the passage into a table format. These types of questions are occasionally included and typically replace a Summary question in the test. In a set containing a Table…
This is a guide for taking the TOEFL test at home in 2021. COVID-19 has affected the study routines of many students this year, especially those preparing to study abroad. There’s no need to worry: TOEFL provides at-home testing with TOEFL iBT® Home Edition, and ETS has announced that the TOEFL iBT Home Edition here…
For some students, the cost of a TOEFL test isn’t an overwhelming amount. For others, the cost alone is enough to make or break their study abroad decisions. Did you know that for some cities of the Middle East, the TOEFL test fee cost is equal to an average middle-class worker’s entire monthly wage? Today…
[Originally posted: Feb. 22, 2022] When you think of the word “football,” which sport would you associate it with? While most countries refer to football as a type of sport where the rules are limited to kicking, did you know that “football” in American English refers to a completely different sport? Here’s a free TOEFL…