3. If you are previewing a photograph of an object, focus on these aspects:
* What is it?
* What is it made of?
* What -- if anything -- is it doing?
* Where is it?
4. If you are previewing a photograph of a scene, focus on these aspects:
* Where is it?
* What is in the foreground (the "front" of the picture)?
* What -- if anything -- is happening?
* What is in the background (the "distant" part of the picture)?
5. Don't mark an answer until you have heard all four choices. When you hear a choice that you think is correct, rest your pencil on that oval on your answer sheet. If you change your mind and hear a sentence that you think is better, move your pencil to that choice. Once you have heard all four sentences, mark the oval that your pencil is resting on. (This technique helps you remember which choice you think is best.)
6. Try to eliminate choices with problems in meaning, sound, and sound + meaning.
7. Most correct answers involve verbs in the simple present ("The furniture looks new.") or present progressive tense ("The woman is riding a bicycle."). Be suspicious of answer choices involving any other tenses.
8. Never leave any blanks. Always guess before going on to the next item.
9. As soon as you have finished marking the answer, stop looking at and thinking about that photograph and move on to the next item.
* Testing Points and Skill-Building Exercises
A. Sentences with Meaning Problems
B. Sentences with Sound Problems
C. Sentences with Sound and Meaning Problems