TOEIC Part 1 Strategies

A common distractor is: The place and/or thing is _____, but the _____ is not.

How many of these words have stress on the first syllable? arranged, removing, set up, located, installing, walkway, merchandise, bulletin board, counter, cabinet, vehicle

Which verb tense is used in this sentence? A bench is located next to a walkway.

True or False? Most function words, such as pronouns, articles, prepositions, and auxiliary verbs, are stressed.

What should you do while you listen?

Correct statements about people are usually formed using the _______ tense in the _____ voice.

A common distractor is: The action is _____, but the _____ is not.

Correct statements about things are most often formed using the _____ tense in the _____ voice.

Where is the stress in this sentence? They're walking down some steps.

True or False? When the photograph contains people, the question is usually about the people.

If there are people in the photograph, imagine _____ they are and _____ they are doing.

True or False? In Part 1, the essential vocabulary is presented in the form of verb - noun collocations

Name one way to eliminate untrue statements

If there aren’t people in the photograph, identify the _____. Then, identify prominent _____ in the photograph.

A common distractor is: A _____ in the statement _____ like an action or thing in the picture.

True or False? Most of the photographs do not contain people.