This coming Sunday, like many of you, I will be taking the TOEIC Test. I have several things that I want to check. I will list them here.
1. Does TOEIC use numerals in Part 5 items or do these have to be written out (i.e., 5 vs. five)?
2. Does TOEIC use only first names in Part 3 conversation questions? I know that this is not true of Part 5 (i.e., family names always appear), but how about Part 3?
3. Does Part 5 ever use "his or her" or "he or she" in the distracters (answer choices)? Or are all generic references made in 3rd person plural to avoid being gender specific (i.e., "they" or "their")?
4. What is Part 5 formally called?
5. How many negative factual questions appear on Part 7?
6. What is the exact wording of Part 7 dedicated vocabulary questions?
7. In which situations does TOEIC use hyphens? The English language is moving in the direction of omitting the hyphens if the relationship between the words is clear from the context. It'll be interesting to see if TOEIC is adopting this trend, or if it still uses many hyphens.
8. Also, I want to confirm how TOEIC uses commas. I have a pretty good idea about this, but it's always good to confirm in a low-context way.
If any of you have anything you would like to add to the list, please let me know. And for those of you taking the test on Sunday, April 14th, I'd appreciate any feedback on the above questions. That's of course assuming that you have the 余裕 to be able to check stuff like this, rather than worrying about getting the highest possible score.
Robert
1. Does TOEIC use numerals in Part 5 items or do these have to be written out (i.e., 5 vs. five)?
2. Does TOEIC use only first names in Part 3 conversation questions? I know that this is not true of Part 5 (i.e., family names always appear), but how about Part 3?
3. Does Part 5 ever use "his or her" or "he or she" in the distracters (answer choices)? Or are all generic references made in 3rd person plural to avoid being gender specific (i.e., "they" or "their")?
4. What is Part 5 formally called?
5. How many negative factual questions appear on Part 7?
6. What is the exact wording of Part 7 dedicated vocabulary questions?
7. In which situations does TOEIC use hyphens? The English language is moving in the direction of omitting the hyphens if the relationship between the words is clear from the context. It'll be interesting to see if TOEIC is adopting this trend, or if it still uses many hyphens.
8. Also, I want to confirm how TOEIC uses commas. I have a pretty good idea about this, but it's always good to confirm in a low-context way.
If any of you have anything you would like to add to the list, please let me know. And for those of you taking the test on Sunday, April 14th, I'd appreciate any feedback on the above questions. That's of course assuming that you have the 余裕 to be able to check stuff like this, rather than worrying about getting the highest possible score.
Robert