Strategies for Part II Questions & Responses

STRATEGY #2: Get familiar with time and location structures. Questions about time and location are very common in the TOEIC test. This strategy will help you get familiar with the types of questions and answer choices you will see in this part of the test. Answers to time and location questions often use common marker words. Being familiar with the prepositions and other words common to these answers will help you choose the correct answer. Exercise 1: The table below contains sentences that answer different time and location questions. Common marker words are shown in bold. Match each answer to the correct question type. The first one is done for you.

Be sure to be able to tell the difference between FOR TWO MONTHS and IN TWO MONTHS.

Some questions do not have obvious time or location marker words. Write in the space whether the answer is for "Where/ Directions", "How long", or "When" questions. The first one is done for you. The correct answer may use very short or indefinite answers Listen for these and decide what kind of question they could answer.

Exercise 2: Now listen to four answer choices, and for each one mark whether it is a

"Where/Directions", "When" or "How long" question. Learn to identify questions about location. Usually they involve the word where, but other words can also be used when asking for directions. to a place.

Exercise 3: For each question below, mark whether it is a "Where", "Directions", "When" or "How long" question. The first one is done for you. Then listen and choose the correct answer.

- "Where" questions can sometimes have a "Directions" answer. A Directions usually begins with Excuse me, where is the (PLACE)?; Excuse me, can you tell me how to get to the (PLACE)?; How can I get to the (PLACE)?; Where is the nearest (PLACE) from here?. - Learn to identify "When" questions. Usually "When" questions involve the phrases How long ... ?, or When .. .; What time ... ?

Exercise 4: Listen to the questions, which are followed by three responses. They are not written out for you. Listen carefully to understand what the speakers say, and choose the best response to each question. A. WHERE Focus on the subject; in some cases the distractor is the subject itself.

B. WHEN

- If the question is When, focus on the auxiliary verb used after it. Decide whether it is will, or do/does, or did.

Exercise 5: Where & When

You will hear 12 questions on the CD, each followed by three possible answers. For each question, choose the letter of the best possible answer. - Be careful of the pronunciation of Where and When. In normal speech, they may sometimes sound a bit confusing. A.

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Exercise 6: 20 Questions