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How to prepare for TOEFL iBT essay writing part?

There are four sections of TOEFL iBT exam (Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing). The 4th section is to write an essay about one topic.

Answer

Yes, you are requested to write an essay as part of your TOEFL iBT exam. There are 5 major types for TOEFL essay topics. They are:


 


1. Agree or Disagree


2. Preference


3. Description / Explanation


4. If / Imaginary


5. Compare & Contrast


 


The best way to prepare for this essay writing is to understand the writing style clearly. To understand the the genre, you can refer some sample essays submitted before by different contestants. You can get such sample TOEFL essays from various sources such as TOEFL training websites, cheap essay writing service sites, online libraries, etc. Once you are well aware of the writing pattern the next thing is to practice writing random essays. Keep in mind that you should practice writing essays of all above mentioned 5 types. If you make it a routine to write random essays, gradually you can compete at higher level to write the given essay topic for your TOEFL iBT exam.

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Subject: General Awareness Exam Prep: TOEFL

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In India, during the last decade the total cultivated land for which one of the following crops has remained more or less stagnant?

A) Rice B) Oil Seeds
C) Pulses D) Sugarcane
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Pulses

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The Damodar-Tribeni canal which serves as an irrigation cum navigation canal is ________long

A) 137 km B) 147 km
C) 157 km D) 167 km
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 137 km

Explanation:

India does not have any lake or sea comparable with the Great Lakes of the united States or the Caspian Sea of the CIS.

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The Buckingham Canal, which has been declared a National Waterway of India recently, is a canal running from

A) Punjab to Haryana B) Mumbai to goa
C) Vijayawada to Villupuram D) Cochin to Kozhikode
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Vijayawada to Villupuram

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The universal donor belongs to blood group

A) A B) B
C) AB D) O
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) O

Explanation:

The persons with 'O' blood group do not have antigens in the red corpuscles. So that blood will not cause agglutination of corpuscles if mixed with any type of blood. So group 'O' persons are called universal donors.

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ISRO has signed a memorandum of understanding with which of the following company to help develop low-cost lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles ?

A) SAIL B) DRDO
C) BHEL D) GAIL
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) BHEL

Explanation:

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) to help develop low-cost lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles.

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Exam Prep: Bank Exams , CAT
Job Role: Bank PO

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Which scientist discovered the radioactive element radium?

A) Isaac Newton B) Marie Curie
C) Benjamin Franklin D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Marie Curie

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Who invented waterproof fabrics ?

A) James Dewar B) Charles Goodyear
C) Mary Moore D) Charles Macintosh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Charles Macintosh

Explanation:

Charles Macintosh (29 December 1766 – 25 July 1843) was a Scottish chemist and inventor of waterproof fabrics.He devoted all his spare time to science, particularly chemistry, and before he was twenty resigned his clerkship to take up the manufacture of chemicals. In this he was highly successful, inventing various new processes. His experiments with one of the by-products of tar, naphtha, led to his invention of waterproof fabrics.

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Exam Prep: Bank Exams
Job Role: Bank Clerk

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