The Art of Conversation

Jo Goodall
June 30, 2023

This is a 100 WPM mock examination entitled "The Art of Conversation." If you prefer the the audio-only dictation, you can find it here on Soundcloud.

Almost 92% of the words in this mock are in the Top 1000 NGSL list. It pays to know them!

NGSL 1k words: a, about, actually, again, all,allowing, also, am, an, and, appear, are, art, ask, be, before, begin, being, body, brings, but, by, choose, come, common, company, considered, contact, conversation, course, do, easier, exercise, experience, experienced, eye, fact,family, far, features, find, finding, first, following, for, forward, friends, getting, gives, go, good, great, green, ground, have, having, human, i, if, immediately, important, in, increases, information, interest, interested, interesting, interests, into, is, it, just, know, knowledge, language, large, laughing, lead, learn, learning, life, like, listen, little, look, maintain, make, makes, may, means, more, most, much, must, need, new, next, not, now, number, of, on, only, order, other, others, our, out, over, pause, people, perhaps, person, play, positive, possible, provided, questions, remembering, role, say, sense, share, show, smiling, so, someone, sorts, sound, speak, special, stories, subjects, talk, talking, than, that, the, their, them, themselves, they, things, think, this, time, to, today, together, turn, used,variety, voice, waiting, want, way, we, week, welcome, what, when, while, will, with, wonder, words, working, world, would, you, your

 NGSL 2k words: actual, bond, connection, engaged, equal, exchange, fully, impossible, impression, otherwise, partner, plenty, richer, tone

 NGSL 3k words: dialogue, distinct, fascinating, joy, reliable, strengthens

 NAWL words: none

 Supplemental words: none

 Off-list: awakens, best, conversationalist, enjoyable, hobbies, instantly, instructor, iphone, jane, passionate, unsure

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