TOEFL Listening Practice Skill 1-3 (Longman TOEFL PBT)

Task 2: Getting the general pictures of explanation texts

Text 2 

Study Text 2 and answer Questions 1-2 that follow.

Answering Questions 1 & 2

No	Questions	Answers
1	What is the author’s purpose? A      To explain a mechanical occurrence B       To explain a technological occurrence C      To explain a natural occurrence D      To explain why something occurs	C.    To explain a natural occurrence
2	Following are natural processes that lead to mountains formation except A      Fold Earth’s crust B       Volcanic eruption C      Fracturing Earth’s crust D      Stretching and expanding mountains	D.    Stretching and expanding mountains

Text 3

Read Text 3 below to answer Questions 3-4. 

Answering Questions 3 & 4 

No	Questions	Answers
3	What is the author’s purpose?  A      ‘how’ bottles are recycled B       ‘why’ bottles are recycled	A.    ‘how’ bottles are recycled
4	What is the general statement that introduce the purpose of the text?  A      New glass bottles are made mainly of silica sand. B       The sand is melted in a furnace, at a very high temperature. C      Recycled glass bottles are made in a very similar way but cost less and use up fewer natural resources.	C.  Recycled glass bottles are made in a very similar way but cost less and use up fewer natural resources