1) NOT/EXCEPT Questions NOT/EXCEPT questions asks you to find the answer that is not

mentioned in the TOEFL Reading passage. You must read such questions carefully. Sometimes the
answers contain words that are mentioned in the passage – this may be a trap! ETS wants to confuse
you and check whether you understand the meaning of the answer. Therefore, make sure that you
check each answer carefully and that you understand the meaning. This will increase your TOEFL
Reading score considerably.

2) Vocabulary Questions Vocabulary questions can be easy or difficult. This depends on whether
you know the word or not. If you know the word, you do not need to go back to the TOEFL Reading
passage. If you are unsure what the word means, go back to the passage and make a second check.
Usually, you should be able to figure out the answer when you see the word in context. If you do not
know the word you must read the sentence that contains the word. Sometimes you also need to read
one or two sentences before and after that sentence. Try to figure out what the word could mean
from the context. Even if you are in doubt, choose an answer. You do not get penalty points in
TOEFL Reading.

3) Inference questions Inference questions ask you to infer meaning from the text. This means that
the passage suggests something that is not stated literally and you must infer that. Inference
questions can be hard. I recommend reading the TOEFL Reading passage carefully so that you do
not miss anything. To answer inference questions in TOEFL Reading correctly, you need practice.
Take the ETS TOEFL Reading practice tests so that you become familiar with inference questions.
4) Detail questions In TOEFL Reading detail questions ask you to understand specific aspects
mentioned in the passage. Be careful! Sometimes the answers contain the same words given in the
text to mislead you. Make sure that you understand the meaning of the answers. Use the ETS
practice tests to practice these questions for TOEFL Reading.

5) Function questions In TOEFL Reading function questions ask you what the function of something
is that the writer uses in the text. For instance, the writer may give an example of something and you
are asked to figure out whether he does that to describe something or to highlight something.

6) Summary questions Summary questions ask you to summarize the most important ideas given in
the passage. In TOEFL Reading ETS uses these questions to check whether you understand what the
passage is about in general. Usually, there are answers that do not appear in the text or that change
the meaning of something given in the passage to confuse you.

7) Organization questions In TOEFL Reading organization questions ask you to insert a sentence
where it best fits in the passage. You must understand the context of the passage. If you do that, it
will be easy for you to figure out the correct answer.