How to Handle TOEFL Essay Questions?

There are various questions in TOEFL which are being assigned to the students in TOEFL; therefore, students have to read their TOEFL essay questions thoroughly for coming up with an ideal answer to the question. Students have to handle TOEFL essays effectively for getting high score in their TOEFL test. As there are different types of essay questions which are being assigned to students in TOEFL; therefore, they should adopt a different approach for handling them.

Here are some essay questions from TOEFL test along with an approaching guideline that students may adopt for handling them:         

Q1. Some people think that they can learn better by themselves than with a teacher. Others think that it is always better to have a teacher. Which do you prefer? Use specific reasons to develop your essay.

Ans. Persuasive Approach: Since you have to persuade your audience by adopting one of the preceding statements; therefore, you should go for persuasive approach to handle this essay question. Suppose you agree with that: “People can learn better by themselves than with a teacher”; then, you can provide support your answer in the light of following reasons:

• People who learn themselves are self directed; therefore, it become easier for them to achieve their goals in life.
• Self directed learning lead people to come up with innovative ideas; thus, significant development take place among people who learn themselves.

Many people in the past learned all by themselves and made their strong impact in a society. Note: (You should mention the name of at least 2-3 people here. For example: Isaac Newton and Thomas Edison)