Explanation & Example:
Task 1: Issue Exploration* The topic is
presented in a one to two sentences quotation commenting on an issue of general
concern. Your essay may support ,refute or qualify the views expressed in the
quotation. Whatever you write,however must be relevant to the issue under
discussion, and you must support your viewpoint with reasons and examples
derived from your studies and , or experience. Faculty members from various
institutions will evaluate your essay, judging it on the basis of your skill in
the following areas.
*Analysis of the quotation’s
implications
* Organization and articulation of your ideas
* Handling of the mechanics of standard written English
Example of Issue task : “
If rituals did not exists , we would have to invent them. We need ceremonies
and rituals to help us define ourselves socially and culturally”
You have to explain it, you may elongate points based on
either support the relevant topic or refute the expression of topic. At first
you well organize the key points in a scrap paper, then arrange and elongate
the points with explanation and proper example if possible. But you have to
evaluate yourself by practice several
times. Keep in mind grammatical error,
haphazard arrangement of sentences and improper explanation lower your
score. So you concentrate thinking proper key points, explanation and appropriate arrangements of points.
Task 2 : Argument Analysis : In 30 minutes prepare a critical
analysis of an argument expressed in a short paragraph. You may not offer an
analysis of any other argument. Write your essay on the lined page that
follows. As you critique the argument, think about the author’s underlying
assumptions. Ask yourself whether any of them questionable, also evaluate any
evidence the author brings up. Ask yourself whether it actually supports the
author’s conclusion.
In your analysis ,you suggest additional kinds of evidence to
reinforce the author’s argument. You may also suggest methods to refute the
argument or additional data that might be useful to you as you assess the
soundness of the argument. You may not however present your personal views on
the topic. Your job is to analyze the elements of an arguments, not to support
or contradict that argument.
Faculty members from various institutions will judge your
essay, assessing it on the basis of your skill in the following areas.
·
Identification
and assessment of the argument’s main elements.
·
Organization
and articulation of your thoughts.
·
Use
of relevant examples and arguments to support your case.
·
Handling
of the mechanics of standard written English.
Example of Argument Analysis : The following appeared in a
letter to the editor in the journal Health Matters.
Statistics gathered over the past
three decades show that the death rate
is higher among those who do not have jobs than among those with regular
employment. Unemployment, just like heart disease and cancer, is a significant
health issue. While many health care advocates promote increased government
funding for medical research and public health care, it would be folly to
increase government spending if doing so were to affect the nation’s economy
adversely and ultimately cause a rise in unemployment. A healthy economy means
healthy citizens.
Task 3 : For each of the following
sentences select the two answers of the six choices given that, when
substituted in the sentences, both logically complete the sentences as a whole
and create sentences that are equivalent to one another in meaning.
Example : Given the
human tendency to support and disbelieve in processes that take place below the
level of consciousness, it is unsurprising that many students of organizational
development ____________ the impact of the unconscious on business and
political behavior and social dynamics.
A. Intimate
B. Acclaim
C. Applaud
D. Deny
E. Gainsay
D.
Acknowledge
So, you have to choose correct word to fill the blank that
express the proper meaning.
Task 4 : The passage below is followed by
questions based on its content. Once you have read the passage , select the
answer choice that best answers each questions. Answer all questions on the
basis of what is stated or implied in the passage.
Example : Questions are based on the following
passage.
How is a newborn star formed? For the answer
to this question, we must look to the familiar physical concept of
gravitational instability. It is a simple concept, long
Known to scientists, having been
first recognized by Isaac Newton in the late 1600s. Let us envision a cloud of
interstellar atoms and molecules, slightly admixed with dust. This cloud of
interstellar gas is static and uniform. Suddenly, something occurs to disturb
the gas, causing one small area increases in density, becoming slightly denser
than the gas around it, its gravitational field likewise increase somewhat in
strength . More matter now is attracted to the area , and its gravity becomes
even stronger; as a result, it starts to contract, in process increasing in
density even more. This in turn further increases its gravity, so that it
accumulates still more matter and contracts further still. And so the process
continues, until finally the small area of gas gives birth to a gravitationally
bound object, a newborn star.
Answer the following questions :
It can be inferred from the
passage that the author views the information contained within it as
A. Controversial
but irrefutable
B. Speculative
and unprofitable
C. Uncomplicated and traditional
D. Original but obscure
E. Sadly lacking in elaboration
So, you have to choose one of the appropriate answer after reading
the above passage.
The Syllabus of Test on English as Foreign Language (TOEFL)
Here four sections i.e. reading, listening, speaking and
writing.
Reading Section :
The reading section contain three reading passages, each
section include 13 questions. Total 39 questions will complete within sixty
minutes. You have to read the passages then answer the questions. But each
question does not carry same points. maximum questions carry one point, some two
points and some four points, and total 30 points. But keep in mind, you have to
complete all 39 questions within 60 minutes. After completion of 60 minutes
next section will start.
Strategy 1 : At first you read carefully the passage. But not thoroughly , because if
you spend more time in reading then you are unable to complete the all
questions with in time limit.
Strategy 2 : You will get 20 minutes for each reading
section. And you divide the time, 3 minutes ( to spend reading) and 17 minutes
( to spend answer the questions).
Strategy 3 : You have to complete and understand the
expression of the reading passage with in three minutes. You just scan the
passage and try to understand the meaning quickly.
Strategy 4 : For Vocabulary questions, you must be
increase stock of words.
Strategy 5 : To increase reading fluency and rate by several
times practice.
Strategy 6 : Understanding the general topic, main idea, main
points, important facts and details, vocabulary in context.
