The organisms compete with one another for resources, and the most successful ones are able to make more copies of themselves. Just like a living creature, the digital entities afso undergo mutations. Mutations that are beneficial ensure greater reproduction; harmful mutations have Che opposite effect | IV Taking a Practice Test Now that you ve completed your TOEFL preparation it s time to try a full-length TOEFL practice exam. Use the test in Chapter 17 to practice the techniques and approaches you ve worked on throughout the book and to familiarize yourself with the types of questions you ll see on test day. Make sure to time yourself as accurately as possible while taking the test. EVALUATING YOUR PERFORMANCE Because of the nature of the TOEFL iBT exam it is difficult to obtain a scaled score similar to the one you ll receive after taking your actual exam. However it is still possible to evaluate your performance and get an idea of how you ll do on the real thing. Reading and Listening Sections For these two sections go through each question and analyze your performance. Keep track of questions that you got correct and see if you can categorize them as follows 1. Correct These are questions that you fully understood. You had no problem answering them and spent very little time on them. 2. Correct guessed These are questions you got right but you guessed the correct answer. For these questions make sure you try to figure out why the right answer is right. Also look at the other choices. What made you avoid them 3. Incorrect mistake This means that you got the question wrong but you see your mistake. This type of situation is very common. Often it results from not using the techniques described in this book or from going too quickly on the test. Minimize the number of questions that fall into this category and you ll do well on the TOEFL. 4. Incorrect don t understand This is for the questions that you got wrong and you re not sure why. It could be a comprehension problem. Or maybe you misunderstood what the question was asking. For these questions look back at the choices. Were there any obviously wrong answers Did you fall for a trap answer What could you have done differently Speaking and Writing Sections If at all possible try to record your spoken responses.
