Preparation for the TOEIC® Listening and Reading test.

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User Manual



CONTENTS


ABOUT TOEIC® Listening and Reading test

STUDENT AREA and HOW THE APPLICATION WORKS

PRACTICE MODE

TEST MODE

PERSONALIZED RESULTS



ABOUT TOEIC® Listening and Reading test


TEST Simulator is a web application to help you prepare for the TOEIC® Listening and Reading test, redesigned in September 2007 and used worldwide for reliable assessment of candidates’ English language skills.

TEST Simulator does not aim to replace the real TOEIC® Listening and Reading test. The results are only estimations of your level.

It is nonetheless an excellent preparation, which greatly helps you in many ways to achieve better scores in the TOEIC® test.

STUDENT AREA and HOW THE APPLICATION WORKS


TEST SIMULATOR offers 5 original tests, available in ”PRACTICE” or “TEST” modes.



Important :

A test which has been started in “PRACTICE” mode can no longer be done by the same student in “TEST” mode.
A test which has been started in “TEST” mode commences in real examination conditions. Once started, it can no longer be reinitialized. Therefore you must be sure to have enough time (2 hours) to do the test completely in the appropriate way.



PRACTICE MODE


Practice mode is used for training: you can do each part of the test separately, irrespective of time or without the answer sheet.

The TOEIC® test consists of two major parts (LISTENING and READING), each consisting of 100 questions.
The LISTENING part involves audio questions, whereas the READING part is based on written documents.

LISTENING :

- Part 1: Photographs (10 items)
- Part 2: Questions - Responses (30 items)
- Part 3: Short dialogs (30 items)
- Part 4: Short talks (30 items)

READING :

- Part 5: Incomplete sentences (40 items)
- Part 6: Text completion (12 items)
- Part 7: Reading Comprehension (48 items)

HOW TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS :

- Move between questions using the “NEXT” and “PREVIOUS” buttons.

- For each question, select your answer and click on it.

- The “lamp bulb” icon gives you a hint about the corresponding question.

- You can only validate your answer with “OK” after selecting your answer to the question.




In some questions, you have the above audio player with which you can listen to the corresponding audio file.

You can leave the PRACTICE mode at any time by clicking on “EXIT”, which returns you to the main menu.

TEST MODE


This is the test simulation mode of the web application. When the test commences, you are in real examination conditions.
A 2-hour timer and an audio file start simultaneously at the commencement of the test.

Important :

- Be sure to have sufficient time to complete the test.
- Once started, the test cannot be reinitialized and re-started from the beginning.

- You may however leave the test and return to it later, but this is most ill-advised because you will no longer be under real test conditions.



At the start of the test :

  • Be guided by the advice which appears on the screen.
  • For your comfort, be careful to adjust the sound volume on the audio player when the application asks you. You will not be able to alter the sound volume during the test.

    During the test :

  • A progress bar indicates the percentage of the test already completed.
  • The timer tells you the time remaining before the end of the test.
  • Keep concentrated on the tasks at hand.
  • As in the real test, you turn the pages of the test booklet yourself. Use the ”PREVIOUS” and “NEXT” buttons at the bottom of each page.
  • Hint: feel free to make use of the time taken up by audio explanations to anticipate the questions to come!
  • The answer sheet is an important feature: it allows you both to mark your answers, and also to move between all the questions in the test booklet.




    PERSONALIZED RESULTS




    When a test is completed and validated in “TEST” mode, a “Show details” button is shown and allows you to go back to the test in “Correction” mode.

    You cannot answer the questions any more, but you can still move around the application.

    The questions now come with detailed answers, and the sheet is filled out with your answers.

    In red : your wrong answers.

    In blue : the right answers.

    In green : the questions you answered correctly.







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