TOEFL Secrets Your Key to TOEFL Success

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECRET KEY #1 – TIME IS YOUR GREATEST ENEMY ....1

• SUCCESS STRATEGY #1 2
• Pace Yourself 2
• Scanning ........3

SECRET KEY #2 – GUESSING IS NOT GUESSWORK 5

• MONKEYS TAKE THE TOEFL 5
• SUCCESS STRATEGY #2 6
• SPECIFIC GUESSING TECHNIQUES ...8
• Slang ....8
• Extreme Statements 8
• Similar Answer Choices ...8
• Hedging 9
• SUMMARY OF GUESSING TECHNIQUES ....9

SECRET KEY #3 – PRACTICE SMARTER, NOT HARDER .......10

• SUCCESS STRATEGY #3 .......10

SECRET KEY #4 – PREPARE, DON’T PROCRASTINATE 12

• SUCCESS STRATEGY #4 .......14
• THE LISTENING SECTION ........15
• Use the Pictures ...15
• Use Multiple Inputs .......15
• Main Ideas ..15
• Voice Changes .....16
• Specifics ......16
• Interpret ......17
• Find the Hidden Meaning .......17

LONGER CONVERSATION PROBLEM TYPES ....18

• Academic Conversations ........18
• Class Discussions 18
• Academic Talks ....18
• Lectures .......18

THE STRUCTURE SECTION .....19

• Parallelism ..19
• Word Confusion ...19
• Pronoun usage .....20
• COMMAS .20
• Flow ...20
• Nonessential clauses and phrases ....20
• Independent clauses ......21
• Parenthetical expressions .......22
• Hyphens ......23
• SEMICOLONS ....23
• Period replacement .......23
• Transitions ..23
• Use Your Ear .......24
• Contextual Clues ..24
• Simplicity is Bliss .25

THE READING SECTION ..26

• SKIMMING ........26
• PARAGRAPH FOCUS ...28
• ELIMINATE CHOICES .29
• CONTEXTUAL CLUES .30
• FACT/OPINION ..30
• Opposites ....31
• Make Predictions .32
• Answer the Question .....32
• Benchmark ..32
• New Information ..33
• Key Words ...33
• Valid Information .34

TIME MANAGEMENT .34

• FINAL WARNINGS ......35
• Hedge Phrases Revisited 35
• Word Usage Questions .35
• Switchback Words 36
• Avoid “Fact Traps” ......36

THE WRITING SECTION ..37

• Brainstorm ..37
• Strength through Diversity ......37
• Pick a Main Idea ..38
• Weed the Garden ..38
• Create a Logical Flow ...38
• Start Your Engines ........39
• Don’t Panic .40
• Check Your Work .41
• Shortcut Keys .......41

FINAL NOTE .....42

• SPECIAL REPORT: HOW SCHOOLS VIEW YOUR TOEFL SCORE, AND WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU ...43
• SPECIAL REPORT: WHICH TOEFL STUDY GUIDES AND PRACTICE TESTS ARE WORTH YOUR TIME .......44
• PRACTICE TESTS ........44
• STUDY GUIDE ...44
• APPENDIX A: PAPER BASED TOEFL/COMPUTER BASED TOEFL EQUIVALENCY TABLE45
• APPENDIX B: COMMON IDIOMS AND EXPRESSIONS ...46
• SPECIAL REPORT: WHAT YOUR TEST SCORE WILL TELL YOU ABOUT YOUR IQ ..73
• SPECIAL REPORT: RETAKING THE TEST: WHAT ARE YOUR CHANCES AT IMPROVING YOUR SCORE? .76
• SPECIAL REPORT: WHAT IS TEST ANXIETY AND HOW TO OVERCOME IT? ....79
• LACK OF PREPARATION ......79
• PHYSICAL SIGNALS ...80
• NERVOUSNESS ..81
• STUDY STEPS ....84

HELPFUL TECHNIQUES .......86

• SPECIAL REPORT: HOW TO OVERCOME YOUR FEAR OF MATHERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
• MATH MYTHS ...ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
• HELPFUL STRATEGIES ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
• PAPPAS METHOD ........ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
• SPECIAL REPORT: ADDITIONAL BONUS MATERIAL ..94

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