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TOEFL Listening 2023 past questions and answers

This 2023 TOEFL Listening set has 17 practice questions. Try these 5 free sample questions, tap a question to reveal the answer and explanation. Then practise the whole 2023 set with instant marking.

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Sample TOEFL Listening 2023 questions

1. Why does the student visit the professor?
  1. To arrange a different time for a required garden observation.
  2. To ask the professor to change the topic of a chemistry project.
  3. To report that the campus garden beds have been damaged.
  4. To request permission to submit a report after the deadline.

Answer: A. To arrange a different time for a required garden observation.

Noor explains that a chemistry lab conflicts with her scheduled observation and asks about another time.

2. What does Professor Ellis say Noor should include in her observation record?
  1. The names of individual insects and the time each flower blooms.
  2. The number of plants in the garden and the path's length.
  3. Temperature and cloud cover, along with insect visits.
  4. The amount of rain and the coordinator's observations.

Answer: C. Temperature and cloud cover, along with insect visits.

Professor Ellis explicitly tells Noor to record temperature and cloud cover in addition to insect visits.

3. Why does Professor Ellis say, “The weekday schedule was a suggestion, not a requirement”?
  1. To encourage Noor to change her research question.
  2. To clarify that Noor may choose the available Saturday slot.
  3. To explain why the coordinator cannot work on weekdays.
  4. To remind Noor that observations must be repeated on weekdays.

Answer: B. To clarify that Noor may choose the available Saturday slot.

The professor is correcting Noor's assumption so she knows a Saturday observation is acceptable.

4. How does Noor seem to feel about the change in her observation schedule?
  1. Worried that the project will have to be canceled.
  2. Annoyed that the professor has changed the research plan.
  3. Uncertain that she can complete the observation in an hour.
  4. Relieved that an acceptable alternative time is available.

Answer: D. Relieved that an acceptable alternative time is available.

Noor responds positively to the Saturday opening and thanks the professor for finding an alternative.

5. What can be inferred about Noor's research assignment?
  1. She has already practiced the observation method in an earlier session.
  2. She must identify every insect species before submitting her report.
  3. Her project is based on interviews with garden visitors.
  4. She is expected to monitor several different garden beds on the same day.

Answer: A. She has already practiced the observation method in an earlier session.

The professor refers to the counting method Noor practiced last week, indicating she has already used it.

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