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    Skill 2: Choose Answers With Synonyms

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    The document provides strategies and examples for choosing answers on TOEFL tests that contain synonyms for key words from conversations. It advises focusing on key words in the last line of short dialogues and looking for answers that contain synonyms. A practice exercise provides 10 short conversations followed by multiple choice questions, with the goal of selecting answers that use synonyms referenced in the conversations.

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    SKILL 2: CHOOSE ANSWERS WITH SYNONYMS

    Often the correct answer in a short dialogue is an answer that contains synonyms (words with similar meanings but different sounds) for key
    words in the conversation
    Example on the TOEFL Test:

    On the recording, you hear:

    (woman) Why is Barbara feeling so happy?


    (man) She just started working in a real estate agency.
    (narrator) What does the man say about Barbara?

    In your test book or on the computer screen, you read:

    (A) She always liked her work in real estate.


    (B) She began a new job.
    (C) She just bought some real estate.
    (D) She bought a real estate agency.

    STRATEGY
    CHOOSEANSWERSWITH SYNONYMS
    1. As you listen to the last line of the dialogue, focus on key words in that line.
    2. lf you see any synonyms for key words in a particular answer, then you have probably found the correct answer.

    TOEFL EXERCISE 2: In this exercise, listen carefully to each short dialogue and question on the recording, and then choose the best answer to
    the question. You should look for synonyms for key words in the last line.

    1. (A) The final exam was harder than the others. 2. (A) He's not feeling very well.
    (B) There were two exams rather than one. (B) He's rather sick of working.
    (C) He thought the exam would be easier. (C) He's feeling better today than yesterday.
    (D) The exam was not very difficult. (D) He'd really rather not answer the question.
    3. (A) The company was founded about a year ago. 4. (A) He did not look at the right schedule.
    (B) It was just established that he could go into business. (B) The plane landed in the right place.
    (C) The family is well-established. (C) The plane arrived on time.
    (D) The business only lasted a year. (D) He had to wait for the plane to land.
    5. (A) She 'd rather go running. 6. (A) The firefighters saved the homes for last.
    (B) She doesn't want to go into the pool. (B) A firefighter saved the hillside last night.
    (C) She'll change clothes quickly and go swimming. (C) The homes on the hillside were burned.
    (D) She needs a sweat suit to go running. (D) The houses weren't destroyed.
    7. (A) There's enough soup. 8. (A) He was lucky to receive a grant for his studies.
    (B) The spices are adequate. (B) He used his fortune to pay his fees.
    (C) She thinks the soup's too salty (C) He is a scholar at a college with low fees.
    (D) The man should add more salt and pepper. (D) He paid to get a scholarship.
    9. (A) It profited from previous mistakes. 10. (A) Chuck's bank account has too much money in it.
    (B) It earned a lot of money. (B) He thinks Chuck has the wrong kind of bank account.
    (C) This was the last year that it would make a profit. (C) He thinks that Chuck is on his way home from the bank.
    (D) It was not so successful. (D) There isn't enough money in Chuck’s account.

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