2017-04-21 TOEFL: reading organization, math

Reading Organization questions - Put sentences in the correct categories according to the reading passage.
p. 165 shows an example of a short passage and an organization question. In a real test, there will be two sentences that don’t fit into any of the categories.
p. 167 - Answer the sample question.
high: concentrated sunlight, energy with great ability to do work, high-temperature heat
low: energy that is disorganized, heat stored in the ocean
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For reading and listening questions,
If there are 1-2 choices, you get 1 point for all correct, 0 points otherwise.
If there are 3-4 choices, you get 2 points for all correct, and you lose one point for each incorrect answer.
If there are 5-6 choices, you get 3 points for all correct, and you lose one point for each incorrect answer.
If there are 7-8 choices, you get 4 points for all correct, and you lose one point for each incorrect answer.
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p. 169-171 exercise 1.9.A - Take 7 minutes to read the passages and organize the information after each one.
1 enlightenment: B E
  romanticism: A C F
2 rock floor: A D F
  accumulation floor: C G
3 plants: B F H
  animals: A D E I
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p. 172-175 exercise 1.9.B - Take 10 minutes this time.
1 arcade: B D
  department store: C E G
2 cross-sectional: D G
  longitudinal: A E F
3 B
4 proximate: B C G
  ultimate: A E
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BREAK
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Review of mathematics vocabulary in English:
34 = 3^4 = “three to the fourth (power)” (sometimes 3**4)
sqrt(3) = “square root of three”
ab = a^b = “a to the b”
a/b = “a over b”
3*1015 = “three times ten to the fifteenth” (this is called “scientific notation”)
(a + b)(a - b) = a^2 - b^2 - “difference of squares”
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Speaking task 2:
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
Stafford House Boston is a good place to prepare for the TOEFL test.
Use reasons and examples to support your answer.
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You have 15 seconds to prepare your response. Begin preparing after the beep