My experience in practicing Toefl Practice Online (TPO)

The tests in TPO are very similar to actual TOEFT test. I think that it is a valuable source to achieve high scores. I have done 7 tests of Cambridge, 8 tests of Barron, 4 tests of Kaplan and 39 tests of TPO. The tests from other sources than TPO are good at the beginning of my toelf preparation because I can use them to evaluate my progress. However, these tests are not similar to the TOEFL test in terms of questions. They have all types of reading and listening question. However, I think that the way the questions are formed is slightly different from questions of TPO tests. That’s why I only practiced 39 TPO tests near the end of my preparation and before my actual tests.

I took three months to do 39 TPO tests. I have acquired a very large vocabulary in different fields such as chemistry, astronomy, biology, psychology, earth science, arts, literature etc…Thanks to  a friend who has helped me to find such 39 valuable TPO tests. The first five tests are actually the five tests in the ETS book .

I made a sheet of paper in which I wrote the scores of each test and taken dates. I learned from my mistakes to improve for the next tests. I did again listening or reading sections that I got a score below 24 points.

The speaking section of the 39 TPO tests is extremely useful to practice speaking. I used a voice recorder software named PAMUS Recorder to record my speaking. I review my recorded speeches to analyze errors and to improve fluency, sentence variation, intonation and natural pace.  Finally, I acquired a habit of speaking in front of a micro.

I spent a lot of time doing the first question of the writing section. I have done all 37 question 1 of the writing section. My weak point was that I forgot what the lecturer said at the beginning to report in the writing section. The more I practiced, the more I improved. However, I did not achieve a perfect level that I expected.  I also changed my writing templates several times until I find a good one.

What I have to say is that TPO tests are the only valuable sources to practice before the actual exams.