Question Types
Q: What kind of question asks, “What is the lecture mostly about?”
A: Gist-Content question
Q: What is a simple technique to help you capture main ideas and supporting details while listening?
A: Take effective notes
Q: What kind of answer uses words like always, never, or must, making it too extreme to be correct?
A: Extreme wording trap
Q: Which question type focuses on why the conversation is happening?
A: Gist-Purpose question
Q: What can help you understand speaker emotions and indirect language?
A: Pay attention to tone and watch shows/movies for intonation
Q: Which trap takes a specific idea and turns it into something more broad than what was actually said?
A: Overgeneralization
Q: What are the three main groups that TOEFL listening questions are categorized into?
A: Basic Comprehension, Pragmatic Understanding, Connecting Information
Q: What is the benefit of identifying signal words like “first,” “for example,” or “as a result”?
A: They help you understand structure, transitions, and relationships in the lecture
Q: What trap uses correct real-world facts that weren’t actually mentioned in the passage?
A: Outside Information trap
Q: Which type of question asks you to understand how ideas relate or connect, such as in comparison or sequence?
A: Connecting Content question (Connecting Information group)
Q: What mental question should you ask yourself during listening to help you stay focused and comprehend better?
A: “What’s the main point here?”
Q: What trap repeats words or phrases from the audio but uses them with a different meaning?
A: Exact Wording trap
Q: Which specific question type requires you to understand the implied meaning behind what a speaker says, such as “It’s cold in here”?
A: Function question (Pragmatic Understanding group)
Q: What strategy is especially helpful for organization and inference questions and involves outlining content as you listen?
A: Create an outline of the lecture as you listen
Q: What is the danger of choosing an answer that sounds correct just because it includes vocabulary from the passage without considering the context?
A: You may fall for a distractor that mimics the passage wording but is used incorrectly