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Master TOEFL Junior Advanced - Listening: Comprehension
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Each book in the
series includes a carefully researched and
detailed guide to each part of the TOEFL Junior Test. This series was designed to give
test takers the skills and knowledge needed to obtain a high score on the TOEFL Junior
Test.
I have geared this guide towards students who wish to assess their grasp of the
communication skills necessary for participating in an English language learning
environment. The TOEFL Junior Test provides parents and educators with objective
information about improvements in a student's English ability over time. lt also serves as
a comprehensive measurement that can be helpful in gaining students admission to
selective educational programs. This book will be a great asset to EFL students who
wish to enter middle schools and exchange programs across America.
I wish to acknowledge the enthusiastic efforts of my writing assistants: Adam
Whibley, Devin Maskell, and Emma Siemasko.
Lastly, I'd like to thank my family for being there while this
Junior
series was being put together. I could not have done it without the love and support of
my wife, Bora Lee, and our new baby, Si-woo Hahn.
Richie Hahn
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Contents
Introduction to the TOEFL Junior Test .................................................. 005
Overview of LC ...................... .
''"""''' 007
Official Examinee Score Report
011
Diagnostic Test ......................... .
015
Announcement/Talk Question Types
Unit 1
Main Idea Questions
Unit 2
Details Questions . ..
Unit 3
Inference Questions ......
Unit 4
Prediction Questions
Unit 5
Speaker's Purpose Questions .
............. 028
034
.... . .. . ..
040
... . . .. .. .
046
Main Idea Questions ..
054
2
Details Questions
064
3
Inference Questions .
072
4
Prediction Questions .. . ..
Unit 5
6
4
022
...
o8o
Rhetorical Device Questions ..
o88
Prosody Questions ..
094
Actual Test .....
105
Audio Scripts & Answer Key ...... .
109
The TOEFL Junior test was made to measure a non-native English speaker's ability to
understand the English used in a North American educational environment (age range of
12~ 17). The test is divided into three sections: Listening Comprehension (42 questions),
Language Form and Meaning (42 questions), and Reading Comprehension (42 questions). lt is
a 1 i 0-minute multiple-choice test.
The test will be done at a secure testing center. The testing center will have one or two
testers who will watch test takers. The testers will check your identification to be sure you
are who you say you are. The testers will then explain how to do the test, and give you the
materials to do the test. The testers cannot help answer any questions as you do the test.
Test takers can take notes on their test papers during the test. At the end of the test, the
testers will take your papers. Students who are caught trying to bring notes from outside
into the testing center will be disqualified. Also, students may not leave the test center
with any notes or information found in the test booklet. Consequences may include not
getting a test score. These rules exist so students do not give TOEFL Junior exam information to future test takers.
Test takers cannot have any electrical devices on during the test. Leave them at home or
turned off in your bag. If a test taker is caught using an electrical device, they could be
kicked out of the test center. Electrical devices include cell phones, MP3 players, radios,
calculators, pocket computers and electronic dictionaries.
At the start of each section students will be given instructions for that section. All the
information needed to finish the test is in the written instructions provided by the test
center.
Go to the bathroom before the test. You cannot leave the test room until your break.
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Total 126 Questions= 3 Sections
Time Given
x
42 Questions
= 11 0 Minutes
The TOEFL Junior is a paper-based test.
l~ng~.tageFotm
and Meaning
55-65
10
1
210-360
8
4
60-120
3
4
120-170
4
6-8
120-200
2-3
4-7
200-420
3-4
35
200-300
25
200-300
50
200-300
5-11
test:
Offers an objective measure of a student's English proficiency.
Provides scores that can be used as a placement tool for students on exchange
programs or entering into other programs aimed at increasing English proficiency.
Provides test takers with the fundamentals of the much more difficult TOEFL iBT test.
Can indicate where a student requires more practice in a particular area of English.
Helps with decisions regarding readiness to study abroad.
Informs educators of where a student needs to be instructed.
Gauges a test taker's improvement over time.
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The TOEFL Junior listening is used to judge whether or not a non-native English speaking
student has the listening skills appropriate for learning in mid-level English learning
environments. Mid-level English learning environments include middle school and high school
in North America.
1 One of the purposes for the TOEFL Junior listening test is to measure a test taker's ability
to understand commonplace conversations (everyday topics, day-to-day events) that
occur in a school environment. The test taker should be able to understand main ideas
and important details, be capable of making inferences or predictions, and understand the
meanings behind prosodic use/intonation.
2 Test takers must also have the ability to listen for the purposes of learning. The TOEFL
Junior contains both lectures and instructional dialogues similar to the level of English
used in mid-level learning environments. Students must be able to understand school staff
members in and outside of the classroom (in class, during school trips, in the lunch room,
intercom messages, in the auditorium) while being capable of understanding a variety of
roles that dialogues may have (school notices, reminders, warnings, or invitations). Test
takers must understand main ideas, important details and have the ability to infer
information or make predictions based on the material. Lastly, test takers should know a
speaker's purpose and understand any rhetorical devices used.
This book will cover all the need-to-know information mentioned above in detail. Each
question type is covered in its own unit in the following chapters.
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Passage
Type
4 Questions/Script
Non-academic -----
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Conversation between
two people
90-120 sec.
Main Idea
1·
210-360
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(Announcement /Talk)
20-45 sec.
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1 Question I Script
55-65
4 Scripts
Word Count
4 Questions I Script
210-360
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What is the speaker mainly talking about?
What does the teacher instruct the students
to do?
Details
Prediction
What point does the boy make about the
big test?
What will the girl probably do next?
Question
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Inference
What is the class probably doing?
Speaker's Purpose
What is the purpose of the talk?
Rhetorical Device
Why does the teacher mention that there will be
many students working on the project?
Prosody
What does the girl mean when she says, "I'm not
sure I'll be very much help"?
Time Given
35 minutes
Possible Score
200-300
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There are seven different types of questions on the listening test, grouped into three different
categories. This book will look at each type of question, provide strategies on how to answer
each question type, and test material to practice with. For now, here is a summary of the
question types:
These questions focus on the main topic and factual information of the scripts in the
following ways:
-The main topic of the announcement/talk, conversation, and lecture
I. Main
2. Details- Specific information in the material (words, names, or definitions)
These questions focus on using the information given while asking you to logically decide
the speaker's meaning or next plan of action.
3. Inference- Unsaid suggestions or ideas made by a speaker
4. Prediction -The logical thing a speaker may do or say next
5. Prosody- A speaker's meaning based on how they sound
These questions ask about the detail of the question in a non-specific way and test your
understanding of the material's theme.
6. Speaker's Purpose -The function of a dialogue or specific phrase
7. Rhetorical
-The goal in using a specific phrase
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This book contains eight parts.
1 The Orientation - This portion of the book
2 The Diagnostic Test - This section of the book will assess your current listening ability.
The diagnostic test tells you your listening strengths and also what you should focus on to
improve your skills. Additionally the diagnostic test gives you a grade you can refer back to
once you take the practice tests to see how much your listening skill has improved since you
began this book.
3 The Question Types - This segment of the book gives you a detailed look at each
question type on the TOEFL Junior.
4 The Strategies - Here is where you will learn tricks and hints to help you answer each
question type successfully. This section also includes methods you can use to recognize
specific question types and explains the test's traps used to trick you into answering
incorrectly.
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- This portion of each strategy unit illustrates how a specific
question type appears in a listening dialogue. Each example question is an opportunity to
practice answering a specific question type on its own before you encounter them mixed
with various other question types. Each example question is followed by a full
explanation, providing the correct answer and reasons why the other choices are incorrect.
6 The Dictation Questions ~ This section's main purpose is to give you an opportunity to
practice listening for key phrases. Key phrases are necessary in understanding each dialogue
and answering the question given in each dictation section. The dictation portion of each unit
also acts as a second example question so you can practice a specific question type before
tackling the practice tests.
7 The Practice Tests ~ Each question type unit has a practice test to give you a chance
to answer specific question types on their own before trying out the actual test at the end of
this book. The practice tests will show your improvements on each question type as you
study their specific units.
8 The Sample Actual Test~ The last section of this book is your chance to see what you
learned and how much you have improved. lt will give you a feeling for what you should
expect on the real TOEFL Junior listening test. This sample actual test is only based on the
announcements I talks and the conversations.
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The TOEFL Junior test provides test takers with a report card that indicates their scaled score
for each section (ranging from 200 to 300) and the total score, which is a sum from the 3 section
scores and ranges from 600 to 900.
This segment of the report allows you to compare your TOEFL Junior score against a sample of ETS
native English speaking scores.
The Lexile Measure is the standard method of assessing reading ability all over the world. lt
measures the general abilities of a test taker in understanding and translating English passages
created by Metametrix.
The TOEFL Junior test is now used in accord with the Common European Framework of Reference.
The TOEFL Junior was endorsed in 2000 by the European Council for use within Europe. The TOEFL
Junior provides test takers with a total index and details of their score based on each section of the
test (listening, language form and meaning, and reading).
This is an official level rating certificate. The first 3 levels classify a test taker's English ability as gold
(1), silver (2) or bronze (3). The last two levels do not reward a medal grade.
*Shows a student's likely level in the U.S.
Grading System and CEFR
*Tests logical thinking and reading
comprehension skills
* Scores are widely accepted for studying
abroad.
*Tests the test taker's English speaking ability
in secondary school
*Test scores accepted and recognized both
domestically and internationally
* Provides students with an English reading
* Widely accepted as an objective measure of a
* Recommends customized reading books to
improve a student's reading ability
student's English ability
ability index
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Tracks
1~14
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13 questions. Follow along as you
listening section
listening section.
to the directions to
Here is an example:
What does the teacher want
The correct answer is (A), "Choose buddies."
Here is another example:
What will
students probably do
a
The correct answer is (D), "Choose a pair of safety goggles."
Go on to the next page, and the test will begin with question number one.
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1. What is probably true about Hazen
Union's team?
4. Why is the teacher talking to the
students?
(A) Their team members are old.
(A) To ask them about buying a tent
(B) They are very skilled players.
(B) To ask them
(C) They don't like tough games.
(C)
tell
weekends
about
camping trip
(D) They are from the same school.
(D) To convince them
being outdoors
IS
2. What will the class probably do next?
their books
5. What does the teacher want the
students to do?
a review
3.
teacher explaining?
rest
can
can
Why people should
famous writers
by
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girl to do?
What does the boy ask
her
8. What does
girl imply when she says,
"I'm a very picky eater"?
likes seafood.
date with
(B) Go on a
eat
Join him for
restaurant
(D)
at a seafood
does not
(D)
seafood.
doesn't like many foods.
to like seafood even though
doesn't
9. What
the two speakers probably
do next?
What does the girl have to finish for
Friday?
(A) An English paper
(B)
large plate of seafood
(C)
paper on a new restaurant
(A) Go to class
(B) Go eat
UH!Hv!
(C) Go cook
(D) Go to
grocery store
(D) A science exam and a social studies
exam
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10. What are the speakers mainly
discussing?
12. What does the girl say about cooking
conferences?
(A) The entries in the girl's journal
(A) She's been to a few before.
(B) Whether or not the girl likes to cook
(B) They're not interesting to her.
(C) Mr. Band's interests
cooking
(C) She attended one with her family.
writing and
(D) She doesn't know what they're like.
(D) A cooking conference that the girl
might attend
13. What will Mr. Band probably do next?
11. What does the girl mean when she says
"But, Mr. Band, you're an English
teacher!"?
(A) Say goodbye to Annaliese
on to
on
not
to
cooking.
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