The TOEFL iBT Official Prep Book (Volume I)

10. The notes that you take for the Integrated task do not count directly towards your score. T / F Read the quiz once more; this time, next to your choice of T or F for each statement, write a number from 1 – 5 to show how confident you are about your answer.

1 = not confident at all 2 = not very confident 3 = somewhat confident 4 = quite confident 5 = completely confident

Reflection • Try writing the answers to these questions about your experience with language learning . This practice is designed to help you identify your strengths and challenges with writing and typing . Get ready to set a stopwatch for 10 minutes . • Write for 10 minutes. Use a stopwatch to time yourself; stop after 10 minutes have passed. o Think about your language-learning journey. When did you start learning English? How did you learn? How many years have you been studying English? What will you use English for in the future? • Reflect on the following questions about typing under timed conditions. o Did you start typing your answers right away, or did you think first? If you thought first, for approxi- mately how long? o What do you look at when you type—the screen? the keyboard? your hands? something else? o Did you backspace or delete anything? What, and why? o Toward the end of the 10 minutes, did you go back to an earlier part of your writing and add any- thing? Why or why not? o Do you think you made any spelling or grammar mistakes? Where? o Was there any idea that you wanted to express, but didn’t know how to? Can you explain it now? o Did you re-read your writing before the end of the 10 minutes to see if you made any mistakes?

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