Barron's book to prepare for the TOEIC®

[FabTOEIC]

Hi everybody,

I am preparing for the TOEIC with the Barron's book. Going through many forums I discovered that the Barron's tests were much easier than the real test.
I took 2 tests with the barron's and I got 900 and 950.

As my test date is planned for next week, I wanted to know what can I expect on the real test ?
Moreover, do the comments on Barron's tests are justified ?

Thanks in advance for your replies,

Fab

[Torsten]

Hi Fab,

How do you know that the real test is more difficult than the questions in the Barron's book? I think the Barron's questions pretty much resemble the level of the real TOEIC test. However, on the TOEIC test you have only a very limited amount of time so you either know the correct answer to a question or you don't. There is not much time to think about any of the questions.
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[FabTOEIC]

Torsten, thanks a lot for your quick reply.

I don't know whether Barron's tests are easier than real test (I didn't take the real test yet), but I heard that it was the case.
Also, in the Barron's tests I did, the error recognition part was not tested. I found out this part 2 days ago !

I took the 2 Barron's tests under the real timing exam conditions, do you mean that I should expect more time pressure for the real exam ?

Thanks,

fab

[Torsten]

Hi Fab,

You might want to try a full-length test which you can find in the TOEIC Official Test-Preparation Guide. By the way, why do you want to take the test?
Regards,
Torsten
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TOEIC Preparation & TOEIC Vocabulary

[FabTOEIC]

I need to take the TOEIC for the my application to MBA programs (I need a TOEIC score over 850).
I've already looked for the book you indicate but I didn't manage to find a place where this book was available. As my test date is next week, I can't take the risk of a late delivery..

As alternative could you please indicate me on-line tests similar to the real test ?

Thanks again,

Fab

[Torsten]

Hi Fab,

You can get the Official Guide to the TOEIC Test here.

What university are you going to study at?
Thanks,
Torsten
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TOEIC Preparation & TOEIC Vocabulary