TOEFL Prep.

Introduction, Reading, &

Writing – L01
Aga Khan Education Service, Central Asia
Reading
Basic Information and Inferencing
Questions

Type 1: Factual Information Questions

Reading
Basic Information and Inferencing
Questions

Type 1: Factual Information Questions

Type 2: Negative Factual Information

Questions
Reading
Basic Information and Inferencing
Questions

Type 1: Factual Information Questions

Type 2: Negative Factual Information

Questions

Type 3: Inference Questions

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How to Recognize Factual Information Questions
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How to Recognize Factual Information Questions

• According to the paragraph, which of the following

is true of X?
• The author's description of X mentions which of the
following?
• According to the paragraph, X occurred because ...
• According to the paragraph, X did Y because ...
• According to the paragraph, why did X do Y?
• The author's description of X mentions which of the
following?
Reading
How to Recognize Factual Information Questions

Sample

Question 1:
According to paragraph 2, sculptors in the Italian
Renaissance stopped using cannonballs in bronze
statues of horses because…
Reading
How to Recognize Factual Information Questions

Sample: How can you paraphrase the beginning of

the question?

Question 1:
According to paragraph 2,…
Reading
How to Recognize Factual Information Questions

Sample: How can you paraphrase the beginning of

the question?

Question 1:
According to paragraph 2,…
The writer outlines in paragraph 2 that…
In the second paragraph,…
From reading paragraph 2,…
The text states in paragraph 2 that…
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Factual Information Questions: Tips
• Identify key ideas in the answer options
• Make notes on your paper
• Identify which paragraph you need to read
• Identify key ideas in the text
• Eliminate incorrect answers
• Choose the correct answer
Reading
According to paragraph 2, sculptors in the Italian
Renaissance stopped using cannonballs in bronze statues
of horses because…

A - they began using a material that made the statues

weigh less

B - they found a way to strengthen the statues internally

C - the aesthetic tastes of the public had changed over

time

D - the cannonballs added too much weight to the

statues
 Sample: Factual Information Questions
" ... Sculptures must, for example, be stable, which requires an
understanding of the properties of mass, weight distribution, and stress.
Paintings must have rigid stretchers so that the canvas will be taut, and
the paint must not deteriorate, crack, or discolor. These are problems
that must be overcome by the artist because they tend to intrude upon
his or her conception of the work. For example, in the early Italian
Renaissance, bronze statues of horses with a raised foreleg usually had
a cannonball under that hoof. This was done because the cannonball
was needed to support the weight of the leg. In other words, the
demands of the laws of physics, not the sculptors aesthetic intentions,
placed the ball there. That this device was a necessary structural
compromise is clear from the fact that the cannonball quickly
disappeared when sculptors learned how to strengthen the internal
structure of a statue with iron braces (iron being much stronger than
bronze) ... "
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General Tips

• Improve Your Reading Comprehension Speed

• Broaden Your Vocabulary
• Practice Reading Sub-skills
• Practice Locating Lines in the Text by Number
• Remain Calm
Reading: Plan

• Learn the question types

• How to identify question types
• How to solve the question types
• How to improve Reading Comprehension
Speed
• How to improve Vocabulary
• How to improve Sub-skills
• Practice Examinations
Questions?
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William Phillips
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