Listening Comprehension

In the Listening Comprehension section of the test, you will have an opportunity to
demonstrate your ability to understand spoken English. There are three parts to this section with
special directions for each part. Answer all the questions on the basis of what
is stated or implied by the speakers in this test.

Part A

Directions

For each question in Part A, you will hear a short sentence. The sentence will be spoken
just one time. The sentences you hear will not be written out for you.
After you hear each sentence, read the four choices on the screen and decide which oneis closest
in meaning to the sentence you heard. Then select the best answer by clicking on it.
Here is an example.
On the recording, you hear:
On the screen, you read:

A. Please lock your room when you leave.

B. Turn the key to the left to enter your room.
C. Please return your room key before leaving.
D. You must leave your room by four o'clock.
The woman said, "Please turn in the key to your room before you leave." Sentence C, "Please
return your room key before leaving," is closest in meaning to what the woman said. Therefore,
the correct choice is C.

Statement Questions 1–3

1. The answer to question 1 is:

A. It took me a week to do the assignment.
B. My assignment was completed last week.
C. I do the assignments every week.
D. We can go after I've finished the assignment.

2. The answer to question 2 is:

A. Anne does her homework on the bus.
B. Anne saves money by riding her bike to work.
C. Anne is saving her money to buy a bike.
D. Anne rides the bus to the bike shop where she works.
3. The answer to question 3 is:
A. Alex called after we arrived.
B. Alex won't call before we leave.
C. Will Alex phone before coming?
D. D. Did Alex phone earlier?

Part B

Directions

In Part B you will hear short conversations between two people. After each conversation, you
will hear a question about what was said. You will hear each conversation and question only one
time.
After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on the
screen and select the best answer by clicking on it.
Listen to an example. On the recording, you hear:
(Man) Don't you have to meet your sister at the train station tonight?
(Woman) Oh, I almost forgot! I'd better hurry!
(Narrator) What will the woman probably do next?
On the screen, you read:

A. Visit her sister's house

B. Give the man a ride
C. Go to the train station
D. Check the time
You learn from the conversation that the woman is supposed to meet her sister at the train
station. The best answer to the question "What will the woman probably do next?" is C, "Go to
the train station." Therefore, the correct choice is C.

Short Conversation Questions 4–6

4. The answer to question 4 is:

A. He is surprised that Matthew changed his mind.
B. He wishes he had asked Matthew before.
C. Matthew wanted to leave in the morning.
D. Matthew planned the party himself.
5. The answer to question 5 is:
A. She has not been feeling well.
B. She just stopped by Sarah's house.
C. They should visit Sarah together.
D. Sarah is feeling better.

6. The answer to question 6 is:

A. He enjoyed the speaker's talk.
B. He did not attend the meeting.
C. He has heard the speaker before.
D. He is not a member of the economics club.

Part C

Directions

In Part C of the test, you will hear longer conversations and talks. After each conversation or
talk, you will hear some questions. You will hear the conversations and talks and the questions
about them only one time. They will not be written out for you.
After you hear a question, read the four possible answers on the screen and select the best answer
by clicking on it.
Answer the questions on the basis of what is stated or implied by the speakers in the talks or
conversations.
Here is an example. On the recording, you hear:
Now listen to a sample question.
On the screen, you read:

A. A bird that lays its eggs in other birds' nests

B. How different birds' eggs are formed
C. How cowbirds build their nests
D. Feeding habits of cowbirds
The best answer to the question "What is the talk mainly about?" is A, "A bird that lays its eggs
in other birds' nests." Therefore, the correct choice is A.
Now listen to another sample question.
On the screen, you read:
A. They are smaller than other birds' eggs.
B. They are more colorful than other birds' eggs.
C. They break more easily than other birds' eggs.
D. They hatch sooner than other birds' eggs.
The best answer to the question "What does the professor say about cowbirds' eggs?" is D, "They
hatch sooner than other birds' eggs." Therefore, the correct choice is D.

Long Conversation Questions 7–10

7. The answer to question 7 is:

A. To ask the professor to be the math club adviser
B. To learn about tutoring opportunities
C. To ask a question about a math assignment
D. To find out about joining the math club

8. The answer to question 8 is:

A. It has been meeting for a long time.
B. It is an enjoyable activity.
C. It does not have many members.
D. It helped them improve their math skills.

9. The answer to question 9 is:

A. She cannot attend all the meetings.
B. She is glad the club meets so often.
C. She is not sure when the club meets.
D. She hopes the meeting times can be changed.

10. The answer to question 10 is:

A. To get some job experience
B. To find out if she would like to be a teacher
C. To fill a graduation requirement
D. To help out at the primary school she attended

Talk Questions 11–14

11. The answer to question 11 is:

A. How icebergs form
B. How icebergs affect animals
C. The difference between an iceberg and a glacier
D. The migration habits of penguins

12. The answer to question 12 is:

A. It is heavier than seawater.
B. It is a different color than frozen seawater.
C. It comes from many sources.
D. It contains food that fish eat.

13. The answer to question 13 is:

A. Holes make it easier to study icebergs.
B. Fish use the holes to hide from predators.
C. Holes cause icebergs to move very quickly.
D. Icebergs with holes melt slowly.

14. The answer to question 14 is:

A. They sometimes cannot find food because of icebergs.
B. They sometimes build nests on icebergs.
C. They drink freshwater from melting icebergs.
D. They migrate from glaciers by riding on icebergs.
 Structure

Directions

Questions 1–4 are incomplete sentences. Below each sentence you will see four words or phrases
marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

Example

In the past, lions _______ common in many parts of the world.

A. were
B. once
C. when
D. only
The correct choice is A.
As you're going through the questions below, select the appropriate answer for each by clicking
on it. When you have answered all the questions, click "Show all answers" at the end of the page
to highlight the correct answer for each question.
Now begin work on the questions.

Practice Questions

1. Vegetables are an excellent source ________ vitamins.

A. have
B. of
C. where
D. contain

2. Microscopes make small things appear larger than ________.

A. really are
B. are really
C. are they really
D. they really are

3. The city of Montreal ________ on an island in the Saint Lawrence River.

A. was built
B. has built
C. that built
D. built

4. A singer's struggle to succeed in popular music is the kind of story ________ a fascinating film
could be made.
A. with
B. by
C. for whom
D. about which

Written Expression

Directions

In questions 5–10, each sentence has four highlighted words or phrases. The four highlighted
parts of the sentence are marked A, B, C and D. Identify the one highlighted word or phrase that
must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.

Example

1. A large (A) number of automobile (B) part are now (C) made of plastic (D) instead of steel.
The correct choice is B.

Practice Questions

5. Although a kangaroo (A) normally uses (B) its large feet and strong legs (C) forhopping, (D)
but it can also swim.
6. When a (A) severe ankle (B) injury forced (C) herself to give up reporting in 1926, Margaret
Mitchell (D) began writing her novel, Gone with the Wind.
7. (A) The pineapple, a fruit (B) grow in tropical climates (C) throughout the world, (D) is native
to parts of South America.
8. Canals are (A) artificial waterways, often constructed (B) either to transport heavy loads or
to (C) delivering water (D) to cities and farms.
9. Anne Elizabeth McDowell is (A) best (B) remembered for a (C) weekly journal, Woman's
Advocate, (D) who she launched in January 1855.
10. A ray of light passing (A) through (B) the center of a thin lens (C) keep its (D)
original direction.
 Vocabulary

This section of the TOEFL ITP Level 2 test is designed to test your knowledge of words or
phrases that are commonly used in academic or nonacademic contexts. Each Vocabulary item
consists of a sentence (which may or may not be drawn from a published source) with one word
or phrase highlighted.

Directions

Each sentence has a highlighted word or phrase. Below each sentence are four other words or
phrases, marked A, B, C or D. Choose the one word or phrase that best keeps the meaning of
the original sentence if it is substituted for the highlighted word or phrase.

Example

It is difficult to get young people to plan for their old age, which seems very distant to them.

A. impossible
B. far away
C. observable
D. fearful
The correct choice is B.

Practice Questions 1–5

1. Receptors for the sense of smell are located at the top of the nasal cavity.
A. upper end
B. inner edge
C. mouth
D. division

2. Passenger ships and aircraft are often equipped with ship-to-shore or air-to-land radio
telephones.
A. highways
B. railroads
C. airplanes
D. sailboats

3. Dotting the marshy expanse of the Florida Everglades are little islands known locally as
hummocks.
A. generally
B. to all
C. in that area
D. occasionally

4. It is not possible for people to recall everything that they have thought, felt, or done.
A. remember
B. appreciate
C. repeat
D. discuss

5. When preparing a diet, a person should be aware that vitamin D acts to increase the amount of
calcium absorbed by the body.
A. schedule of exercise
B. nutritional plan
C. study of longevity
D. medicinal chart

Reading Comprehension

This section of the TOEFL ITP Level 2 test is designed to measure the ability to read and
understand the type of short passages that high school students studying English as a Foreign
Language are likely to encounter. You will read a variety of short passages on academic subjects.
Each passage is followed by a number of questions about the material.

Directions

In this section you will read several passages. Each one is followed by several questions. You are
to choose the one best answer, A, B, C or D, to each question.
Answer all questions about the information in a passage on the basis of what
is statedor implied in that passage.

Passage

1. A new atomic clock being developed for navigation

2. satellites will perform better than previous devices. The
3. clock will use a new microwave cavity design to
4. provide a compact and lightweight package and new
5. electronic techniques to maintain long-term stability.
6. The clock can provide precise navigation information
7. because it is stable to one second in three million
8. years. The differences in the time when signals from
9. four satellites arrive at one location can be used to
10. calculate that position to within a few yards.

Example

From the passage, it can be inferred that which of the following characteristics of the clock
mentioned will be most impressive?

A. Its compact size

B. Its weight
C. Its accuracy
D. Its ability to measure distance
The passage discusses that the navigation information provided by the clock is very precise.
Therefore, you should choose answer C.

Practice Questions 6–8

6. It can be inferred from the passage that the new clock will be
A. long-lasting
B. harmful to humans
C. produced in great numbers
D. very attractive looking

7. According to the passage, signals from how many satellites will be used to calculate a position?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

8. What is the primary purpose of the passage?

A. To teach a lesson
B. To sell a product
C. To support a theory
D. To provide information