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Part 1 shows a photograph with four spoken statements; you choose the statement that best describes the picture. There are 6 photograph items on the Listening test.

A statement correctly names an object or person in the photo but describes an action that is not happening (for example, 'lifting' when the person is actually carrying). Confirm the verb matches the real action, not just that the noun is visible.

You hear a question or statement followed by three spoken responses (no photo or printed text) and choose the best response. There are 25 items in this part.

This is a request/offer question, so the correct response is typically an agreement, refusal, or condition ('Sure, I'll email it this afternoon'), not a factual statement about the date Friday falls on.

The first word (Who/What/When/Where/Why/How, or an auxiliary verb) sets the entire answer category — missing it means you cannot judge whether a response actually answers the question.

A wrong response contains a word that sounds similar to a word in the question (like 'flower' for 'flour') but answers a completely different question. Listen for meaning, not just familiar sounds.

Negative questions still expect a direct confirmation about the fact asked ('No, it's at 4pm' or 'Yes, it is'), not a response to the surface negative wording.

Answer the core statement directly and ignore the tag ('Yes, I sent it this morning'). Tag questions test whether you can isolate the real question from an added confirmation phrase.

13 short conversations between two or three speakers, each followed by 3 questions (39 items total). Some conversations include a graphic — a chart, schedule, or receipt — you must match to spoken details.

Preview all three printed questions (and answer choices) during the brief pause, so you already know which details to listen for once the conversation plays.

Listen for a complaint, delay, error, or obstacle mentioned early in the conversation — problem questions are usually answered in the first exchange, not the resolution.

This asks you to infer a future action from context clues (such as 'I'll call the supplier now'); the answer is often stated near the end of the conversation rather than the beginning.

You see a chart, schedule, or receipt printed on the page; the conversation gives a spoken detail (a date, name, or price) that you must match to the correct row or item in the graphic, not just repeat aloud.

It asks what a speaker means by a specific statement (for example, 'What does the man imply when he says...'), requiring you to infer intent or attitude rather than recall a literal fact.

Multi-speaker conversations test your ability to track who said what and attribute details — opinions, requests, problems — to the correct speaker among three voices.

Combine context clues — job titles, objects mentioned, workplace vocabulary — rather than expecting an explicit location statement; infer the setting from the whole exchange.

Only once. There is no replay, so previewing questions beforehand is the only way to compensate for missing a spoken detail.

Listen for cause/explanation language such as 'because,' 'due to,' or 'since' — reason questions are common, and the explanation often follows right after a stated problem.

10 short talks by a single speaker — announcements, ads, voicemails, tours, and similar — each followed by 3 questions (30 items total).

Announcements often open with 'Attention all passengers...', ads with 'Are you looking for...', voicemails with 'Hi, this is...', and guided tours with 'Welcome to...' — each signals a different purpose and question focus.

Usually answered by the opening sentence or two — the speaker states why they are talking (announcing a delay, promoting a product, requesting a callback) right away.

Inferred from vocabulary and context (such as 'employees,' 'passengers,' or 'customers') rather than stated directly — listen for who the speaker addresses or what they are expected to do.

This is an implied-meaning question — the literal words carry a secondary meaning (a warning, sarcasm, or an indirect request) that you must infer from tone and context.

Read all three questions and answer choices in advance so you know exactly which details — times, names, next steps — to listen for during the single audio playback.

Whether you caught the closing instruction or next step the speaker mentions (for example, 'please call the office by Friday') — these details appear near the end of the talk.

As in Part 3, a schedule, map, or list may be printed; you match a spoken detail from the talk — a time, price, or location — to the correct part of the graphic.

30 sentences, each with one blank and four answer choices; plan about 20 seconds per item since no listening or extended reading is involved.

Identify the blank's grammatical role — noun, verb, adjective, adverb, or preposition — from its position in the sentence BEFORE evaluating the meaning of the answer choices.

The blank follows an article and needs a noun, so 'increase' is correct. Word-form questions test recognizing noun, adjective, and adverb suffixes — not vocabulary meaning.

Noun forms. Spotting these endings lets you eliminate verb, adjective, and adverb choices instantly on Part 5 word-form questions.

Adjective forms — expect the blank to sit directly before a noun or right after a linking verb such as 'be' or 'seem.'

The verb agrees with the true subject 'list' (singular), not the nearby plural noun 'items' — a classic TOEIC agreement distractor places a plural noun right before the verb.

Use 'on' for a specific day and 'at' for a specific clock time ('on Monday at 9 a.m.') — TOEIC frequently tests these fixed time-preposition pairs.

4 short passages — emails, memos, notices — each with 4 blanks, for 16 items total. One blank per passage is often a full missing sentence rather than a single word.

Part 6 blanks depend on the surrounding paragraph's logic and cohesion — pronoun reference, verb tense continuity, transition words — so you must read before and after the blank, not just the sentence containing it.

One blank per passage asks you to choose the full sentence that best fits the paragraph's flow; check that it logically connects to both the sentence before it and the sentence after it.

These signal contrast, result, and addition respectively — picking the wrong transition breaks the logical relationship between sentences even when the grammar is otherwise correct.

10 single passages — emails, ads, notices, articles — with 2 to 4 questions each, totaling 29 items.

5 sets of two or three linked documents (for example, an email plus a reply, or an ad plus an order form), with 5 questions per set, totaling 25 items. At least one question per set requires cross-referencing both documents.

Skim the document type and purpose first — is it an email, invoice, or notice, and why was it written? — so you can locate details faster once you read the questions.

The overall purpose of the document, not a single detail — usually confirmed by the opening lines or subject line of an email or memo.

Locating one specific fact — a date, price, or name — stated explicitly in the passage. Scan for the keyword from the question rather than rereading the whole text.

The answer is not stated directly; you combine two or more clues in the passage to draw a logical conclusion the writer did not spell out.

Answer using how the word functions in that specific sentence, not its most common dictionary definition — TOEIC often tests a secondary or business-specific meaning.

Check each answer choice against the passage individually; three choices will be confirmed true, and the correct answer is the one detail that is false, unmentioned, or contradicted.

A detail may appear in one document, but the question asks how it relates to information found only in the OTHER document — track which document each fact comes from.

Roughly 4 minutes per set — skim all documents for purpose first, then answer detail questions, and save the cross-reference question for last.

Emails, memos, notices, advertisements, schedules, invoices, and short articles — each has a typical structure (subject/purpose, body detail, closing action) worth recognizing quickly.

A quote estimates a price before a sale, an invoice requests payment after goods or services are provided, and a receipt confirms payment already made — Part 7 questions often hinge on this sequence.

TOEIC does not subtract points for wrong answers, so an unanswered question guarantees zero credit while a guess has a chance of being correct — always mark an answer before time runs out.