Thursday, November 17, 2022

Week 10 - Eiken, TOEIC and Other Proficiency Tests

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TOEIC, TOEFL and Other Proficiency Tests

As a general rule, students who want to improve their English should read for pleasure (anything that's interesting or enjoyable!) rather than study for tests, but some students really want to study test questions with an answer key so they can evaluate their own progress. The tests and test practice sites below will help you study for standardized tests.

TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication) tests your English ability for the purpose of working at an international business. Knowledge of business and workplace vocabulary, good listening ability, and the ability to read fast are essential. The highest possible score is 990.

TOEIC is administered in Japan by the IIBC. Here's their site: IIBC website

Exam English - Practice exercises for the TOEIC Listening & Reading Test
Exam English - Practice exercises for the Writing Test Part 1
English Club - TOEIC Practice
CanPacific College - Free Online TOEIC Practice Test

Free ETS online TOEIC practice test (email registration required) - Practice Test

TOEIC Bridge is an easier version of TOEIC. The regular TOEIC test is aimed at intermediate to advanced English learners and is a little difficult for many beginning English learners. TOEIC Bridge is a way to get started with TOEIC and begin to understand what TOEIC tests are like.

Exam English - TOEIC Bridge - Reading Part 4 - Incomplete Sentences (25 online questions)
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TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) tests your English ability for the purpose of entering an American university. General and academic vocabulary, good listening ability, and the ability to read and write at a university level are essential. The highest possible score is 120. (Japanese Wikipedia page for TOEFL).

TOEIC and TOEFL tests are both developed and administered by Educational Testing Service (ETS), a private non-profit organization that specializes in aptitude testing (能力検定).

TOEFL practice tests
4Tests: Free TOEFL practice tests 
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American Public School Language Arts (Reading) Practice 
As in Japan, schools in the USA have standardized tests for public school children to evaluate their math and language arts progress. Tests are organized by grade level. Below are some links to Language Arts practice exercises for all the grade levels. 

Hint: Start with Grade 1; it's not as easy as you might think! This site is not interactive, but you can read the passages, write your answers on a piece of paper, then check the answers at the bottom of the page.

Grade 1 English Language Arts Practice Questions  -  Grade 2  -  Grade 3 -  Grade 4  -  Grade 5  -   
Grade 6  -  Grade 7  -  Grade 8  -  Grade 9  -  Grade 10  -  Grade 11  -  Grade 12  (by Mometrix) 

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SAT & PSAT
American high school students usually take the SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test) to get a score of their Math and Reading ability to send to the university they hope to attend. This test has a similar purpose to Japan's "センター試験", now "大学入学共通テスト". Younger high school students, such as 9th & 10th graders, often take the PSAT (Preliminary SAT) to practice for the SAT. Here are some links to online PSAT practice tests and exercises (by Mometrix). (Japanese Wikipedia page for SAT).

PSAT Critical Reading Practice Test

The following PSAT/SAT practice exercises are not interactive. Read the problems, write your answers on a piece of paper, then check the answers at the bottom of the page.
Basic Grammar
Advanced Grammar
Author's Purpose
Basic Reading Comprehension
Reading for the Main Idea
Writing Practice 2 

SAT Reading Practice Test

SAT Reading Practice Test by CollegeBoard 
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