TIPS to Pass TOEFL iBT Exam

Important Tips that Help You to Pass TOEFL iBT Exam

Here are eight tips to help you prepare for the TOEFL iBT test. These tips, tricks and strategies will help improve your overall TOEFL score.

1. Supersize your Vocabulary by writing the new vocabulary in a Notebook

2 Months ahead before start preparing to take TOEFL exam, start writing all of the new vocabulary you encounter in a notebook.

As you read to study for the TOEFL, keep a notebook and a dictionary by your side. Every time you discover a new word, write it in your notebook to study later.

Quickly test your vocabulary by checking the main 250 words that are usually comes in TOEFL exams, you have to know them & to be more familiar of using them before taking the real exam

This will help you to develop a strong vocabulary that should be a great help to you when you take TOEFL’s reading, writing & conversation parts of the test.

2. Practice Previous Exams

As TOEFL exam is standard test & always has the same layout & formats, practicing previous & past tests will provide you an indication about your current level in TOEFL and will you will be more comfortable when you take the real test.  

 3. Train yourself to finish reading, writing & listening parts within the time limit

Each part in reading, writing & listening shall be finished in a limited time (see the table above), this is not a difficult mission, by practicing to finish these parts within the limit you have, it will be easy once you have the exam, remember that you don't need to read all the articles at reading part (see the tip number 5).
  
Practicing to stay within the stated limit could be done by using a timer, so that you can make sure that you are finishing each part within the time limit.  

4. Prepare a Typical Personal Dialog about Yourself

In speaking part of TOEFL exam, you will be subjected to talk about your self during the conversation, practice & memorize the main data about you, such as the graduation Place & the graduation year from your collage, your work experience and location, your personal life, your parents house .. etc. You will be asked usually to describe something personal or to summarize your character & life and to define your self.

5. Learn to Skim

In TOEFL Exam - Reading Branch; It is a big mistake to read the whole article then to move forward to answer the questions, Instead, the skimming technique shall be used in this branch of the exam, this technique starts in  reading a paragraph  quickly, and understanding a text by extracting the important headlines within short time. This is a crucial skill for the TOEFL reading Branch, Practice doing this technique when you are preparing for the TOEFL Exam.

6. Summarize your Ideas in Speaking Part

In Speaking Part, you will be provided with a Pen & Paper to record your ideas when the examiner asked you the major topic in this branch, you are given 1 minute to record your thoughts, just record the key words that you have to talk about, for example if the examiner asked you to speak about your favorite sport, start recording the main ideas and thoughts in just 1 word for each, you can record in this example words like football, AC Milan, Lionel Messi, famous sport, stadiums .. etc, these words can provide you when you start talking with the main ideas you have to talk about and it will not leave you to be silent for a much time. 

7. Highlight the Important Points

Highlighting important information during Reading & Writing like vocabulary, dates, numbers and places may help you feel comfortable and ordering your ideas & thoughts.  

8. Pay Attention During Listening Part

Listening part is the most part that the TOEFL students are complain about, because the listening tape is not repeated during the exam, read the question quickly to have an idea about the listening topic that you are going to listen, this will make it easier for you to pick up the question and to know where you have to emphasis more during the conversation you are listening to.