TOEFL: Test of English as Foreign Language

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 Listening
Comprehension
(50 questions in
35 minutes)

Reading What is tested

Comprehension Structure &
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(40 questions
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(2 and half hours)
with 145 items?
1. Familiarize yourself with the TOEFL format
2. Research TOEFL score requirements
3. Learn academic English
4. Use practice tests
5. Build up your stamina
6. Pace yourself
7. Answer every question
8. Dress in comfortable clothing
9. Secrets for the Reading section

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 Secrets for the Reading section
a. Practice reading without a dictionary close by.
b. The questions usually come in the order they appear in
the passage.
c. You will not have time to reread a whole passage
d. Read the questions and then find the answer quickly from
the passage.
e. The more you read, the better your reading will be.
What kinds of questions frequently appear
in the TOEFL test?
1. Questions about main idea

Worded differently about

Topic, subject, title, primary At the beginning of a
idea, or main idea. paragraph
E.g.
-What is the topic of this
passage? If more than one
-Which of the following paragraph, at the
would be the best title for this beginning of each
passage? paragraph of the
-Which of the following best
states the subject of this
passage.
passage?
-The main idea of this
passage is that

1, 12, 21, 32
2. The organization of ideas

Samples of Questions: By relating the idea from

one paragraph to another;
How is the information in the
Provides example
passage organized?
Outlines the effect
What type of information is
Refute or contrast
included in the third
Definition
paragraph?
Argument
The second paragraph
Compare
includes?
etc

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3. DIRECTLY ANSWERED QUESTIONS
HOW TO IDENTIFY THE QUESTIONS -According to the passage, .
-It is stated in the passage
-The passage indicates that
-The author mentions that
-Which of the following is true

HOW TO FIND THE ANSWER The answers to these questions are found in order in the
passage.

HOW TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS 1. Choose a key word in the questions

( 2, 6, 8, 15, 17, 23, 25, 28, 34, 35,
36,)
2. Skim the appropriate part of the passage for the key
word or idea.
3. Read the sentence that contains the key word or idea
carefully.
4. Look for the answer that restates an idea in the
passage
5. Eliminate the definitely wrong answers and choose
the best answer from remaining choices.
4. UNSTATED DETAILED QUESTIONS
HOW TO IDENTIFY THE -Which of the following is not stated ?
QUESTIONS - Which of the following is not mentioned ?
-Which of the following is not discussed ?
-All of the following are true except?

HOW TO FIND THE ANSWER The answer to these questions are found in order in the
passage.

HOW TO ANSWER THE 1. Choose a key word in the question.

QUESTIONS 2. Scan the appropriate place in the passage for the key word
( or related idea)
(13, 46) 3. Read the sentence that contains the key word or idea
carefully.
4. Look for the answer that are definitely true according to the
passage. Eliminate those answers.
5. Choose the answer that is not true or not discussed in the
passage.
5. PRONOUN REFERENT QUESTIONS
HOW TO IDENTIFY THE The pronoun Y in line X refers to which of the following?
QUESTIONS

HOW TO FIND THE ANSWER The line where the pronoun is located is generally given in
the question. The noun that the pronoun refers to is
generally found before the pronoun.

HOW TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS 1. Find the pronoun in the passage (the line where the
pronoun can be found is generally stated in the
question)
2. Look for nouns that come before the pronoun.
3. Read the part of the passage before the pronoun
carefully.
4. Eliminate any definite wrong answers and the best
answer from remaining choices.
6. IMPLIED DETAILED QUESTIONS
HOW TO IDENTIFY THE QUESTIONS
HOW TO FIND THE ANSWER
HOW TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
(4, 20, 22, 29, 42, 40, 48)
-It is implied in the passage that .
- It can be inferred for the passage that
-It is most likely that
-What probably happened?
The answer to these questions are found in order in the
passage.
1. Choose the key word in the question.
2. Scan the passage for the key word ( or related idea)
3. Carefully read the sentence that contains the key
word.
4. Look for an answer that could be true, according to
that sentence.
7. TRANSISTION QUESTIONS
HOW TO IDENTIFY THE QUESTIONS
HOW TO FIND THE ANSWER
HOW TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
(11, 41)
-The paragraph preceding the passage probably
-What is most likely in the paragraph following the
passage?
The answer can generally be found in the first line of the
passage.
The answer can generally be found in the last line for a
following question.
1. Read the first line for a preceding question.
2. Read the last line for a following question.
3. Draw a conclusion what comes before or after.
4. Choose the answer that is reflected in the first or lat
line of the passage.
8. DEFINITION FROM STRUCTURAL CLUES
HOW TO IDENTIFY THE -What is ?
QUESTION - What is the meaning of ?
-What is true about ?

TYPES OF CLUES -Punctuation: comma, parentheses, dashes

-Restatement: or, that is, in other words,
-Examples : such as, for example, e.g.

WHERE TO FIND THE ANSWER Information to help you determine what something means
will generally be found after the punctuation clue (hyphen:
-, coma: , Bracket ( ;) the restatement clue, (that is and or )
or example clue (such as, examples).
HOW TO ANSWER THE 1. Find the word in the passage.
QUESTIONS 2. Locate any structural clues.
3. Read part of the passage after the structural clue
(5, 16, 18, 24, 30) carefully.
4. Eliminate any wrong answers and choose the best
answer from the remaining choice.
9. VOCABULARY QUESTIONS CONTAINING DIFFICULT
WORDS
HOW TO ANSWER THE -Which of the following is closest the meaning to ?
QUESTIONS -In line the word means
-Which of the following has the same meaning as the word
in line ?
-The word in line could be best replaced by

WHERE TO FIND THE ANSWER The question usually tells you in which line of the passage the
word can be found.

HOW TO ANSWER THE 1.Find the word in the passage.

QUESTIONS 2. Read the sentence that contains the word carefully.
3. Look for context clues to help you understand the meaning.
(3, 7, 9, 14, 19, 24, 26, 27, 33, 4. If not, read one sentence before and one sentence after .
37,38, 39, 43, 45, 47, 49) 4. Choose the answer that the context indicates.
10. Determine where specific information is found.
HOW TO IDENTIFY THE QUESTIONS Where in the passage does the author mention .

HOW TO FIND THE ANSWER The answer can be in any lines listed in the choices .

HOW TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
(10, 31, 50)
1. Choose the key word or idea in the question.
2. Skim the appropriate part(s)of the passage looking
for the key word or idea.
3. Choose the answer that contains the key word or
idea.