BestMyTest Review

BestMyTest Review BestMyTest Stuff is Just Copied ETS StuffI dont like BestMyTest. The main problem I have with the site is that it appears to be selling slightly modified versions of TOEFL content created by ETS (the makers of the TOEFL).I teach writing, so after creating my account I immediately loaded up the writing questions on BestMyTest. I immediately noticed that many of them are just slightly modified versions of tests from The Official Guide to the TOEFL, the two Official iBT Test books and the TOEFL Test Practice Online. In my opinion, they really shouldnt be charging students for this stuff.For example, heres part of a writing test from Volume 1 of the iBT Tests series:One theory holds that the Chaco structures were purely residential, with each housing hundreds of people. Supporters of this theory have interpreted Chaco great houses as earlier versions of the architecture seen in more recent Southwest societies. In particular, the Chaco houses appear strikingly similar to the large, well-k nown apartment buildings at Taos, New Mexico, in which many people have been living for centuries.Heres Best My Test:One theory states the Chaco structures were residential and held hundreds of people. Supporters of this theory look to similararchitectural structures in more recent Southwest societies. One structure, inparticular, that isstrikingly similar to the Chaco buildings is the apartment building at Taos, New Mexico, which has housed several people of the centuries.Thats not cool. Likewise, heres part of a test from the Official Guide to the TOEFL:In the United States, employees typically work five days a week for eight hours each day. However, many employees want to work a four-day week and are willing to accept less pay in order to do so.Heres a nearly identical passage on BestMyTest:Employees in the United States typically work five eight-hour days per week; however, many employees would prefer to work four days per week and are willing to accept less pay in order to do s o.You know, Im totally okay with copying from ETS. ETS is a big company and they can take care of themselves. I just dont think a third party should charge students for that stuff. Especially since most students have already used the Official Guide.And heres the thing: all of the slight modifications done by the BestMyTest staff just make the questions worse.At the end of this post you can find a couple of screenshots that demonstrate my understanding of where each question came from. And the questions that dont seem to come from any TPO? Well, they suffer the cardinal sin of not being very good. Im talking about reading passages with two or three sentences per body paragraph. They arent realistic, and they arent good practice.The Bottom LineTeachers, make sure your students are studying with the best possible material. Students, ask a teacher to look at the materials you are studying with. When it comes to TOEFL, there is a real chance that they arent any good.Hey, BestMyTest might be okay for the other sections of the test. I didnt look at them too hard. But dont use it for writing practice.