Here are several questions that I collected from 39 TPO tests and
several sources. I hope that will help you get good speaking score.
Describe
a resource that helped you to do something better than before. Describe it and
explain why it was helpful to you.
What
is your favourite kind of food? Describe it and explain why it is your
favourite.
What
is your most useful study aid? Describe it and explain why it is useful in
helping you to study.
Think of a place that makes you feel relaxed
and peaceful. Describe it and explain why it is relaxing and peaceful for you.
Talk
about a time when you experienced success. Describe the experience and say why
it was a success for you.
Who
is an important person in your country? Describe this person and explain why he
is important.
Talk
about an experience in your life that made you feel embarrassed. Describe it
and say why it was embarrassing.
What is your favourite season of the year? Describe
the season and explain why you like it so much.
Where would you most like to live? Describe
this place and explain why you would like to live there.
Who
is the most intelligent person you know? Describe the person and say why you
think he/she is intelligent.
When
have you been happily surprised by something? Describe the experience and say
why the surprise was a happy one for you.
Describe
a person you want to know more about. Why?
Students
are required to go to school before they are 16?
Characteristics of a marriage partner:
Barron: Teachers
should be evaluated based by the performance of their students on standardized
tests or by the performance in the classroom?
If you were study in
another country, would you prefer to live with a local family, live alone or
with friends?
What do you think that
students can reduce homesickness?
Who do you like to spend
time with?
You friend wants to
improve his grades. What advice you would give to help him?
Students study harder
than before?
Students should study in
a quiet environment
What type of music do
you enjoy the most?
Some people like to
collect some old things such as newspapers. Others like to discard them.
Benefits of having a
pet.
Some prefer to buy used
books and other prefer to buy new books. Which one do you prefer?
Government should spend
money one some projects to encourage citizens to have a healthier lifestyle.
Some personal
characteristics that I look for in friends
Some personal characteristics that I look for in a marriage
partner
Describe the most
memorable class
Describe the most
efficient transportation means in your country
Talk about a job you
want to do in the future
Describe changes in
technology that have affected your life. Explain what effect they have on you
as student.
What kind of friends is
better? One who is very similar to you or one who is very different? Which kind
of friends do you prefer and why?
Talk about a good way to
make new friends
Agree? It’s important to
learn from the past
Agree ? Students should
be allowed to bring cell phones into class.
What is a skill that
students need?
Do you prefer shopping
online or shopping in stores?
Talk about a personality
that has changed since your childhood
Agree? Students should
be required to learn practical skills such as cooking and managing finance at
school?
Talk about a popular
gathering place in your town.
Do you think that eating
healthier foods easier or more difficult than it was 40 or 50 years ago?
A friend of yours wants
to go to University next year but can’t decide on a major field of study. What
advice would you give your friend to help make this decision?
Some people enjoy
spending their free time alone in activities such as reading, thinking or
writing. Others enjoy spending their time in shared activities with other
people. Which do you prefer? Why?
Students have to
complete various types of academic assignments in school. Choose one of the assignments
below and explain why you think it’s beneficial for students:
- Research paper
- Class presentation
- Group project
Agree? To protect the
health of our children, advertisements for candy and junk foods should not be
shown on television.
Some people like
studying in public places where there are other people around. Others prefer to
study in places where there are few or no people around. Which do you prefer?
Which of the following
careers or jobs do you think are the best rewarding?
- University professor
- Environmental scientist
- Newspaper journalist
Some people prefer to
learn about current events from watching TV news programs. Others prefer to
read in newspapers or on the internet. Which do you prefer?
Talk about an important
news event that happened recently in your country. Describe it and explain why
it is important
There can be several
advantages to spend time living in another country. Talk about one advantage
and explain why living in this country provides such advantage
Agree? Parents should
involve in the process of helping their children to choose a career.
Parents need to make
sure their children lead a healthy life. What can parents do to help their
children?
Some university students
choose to take difficult classes even if they might not get good grades in the
class. Others prefer to take easy classes in which they know they get good
grades. Which do you prefer?
Students often like to
study with others in a group. What are benefits of studying in a group. Give at
least one benefit and explain why.
Agree? Children should
receive money for doing household tasks such as cleaning.
What students should do
to improve their performance in class?
Some people do not enjoy
shopping and they shop only when they have something to purchase. Others like
to go shopping for pleasure whether or not they have something to buy. Which do
you prefer?
Some people like to have
cell or mobile phone with them all the time. Others prefer not to bring their
cell or mobile phone with them everywhere they are or they choose not to have
one at all. Which do you prefer?
Tack about a popular
actor, musician or artist whose work you do not like and explain why you do not
like his work.
Agree? Parents should be
in the process of helping their children to choose a university
Is it good to build a
cafeteria in your school?
Agree? ¨Private cars
should not be allowed in the center of big cities
Some people believe that
it’s better for children to grow up in big cities. Others think that it’s
better for them to grow up in small towns or rural areas. What’s your opinion?
Imagine that you donate
an amount of money to your community. Which of the following you prefer to
donate?
Environmental group
Local library
Animal rescue center
What is the most
important characteristic of a good working environment?
Friendly coworkers
Flexible hours
Helpful boss/managers
Agree? It’s important to
have some sort of work experience such as a part-time job before attending
university?
Some people prefer enjoy
watching movies on television in their free time. Others prefer reading books
or magazines. Which do you prefer?
Agree? It is important
to know about other cultures
