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    This document provides an overview and strategies for the reading comprehension section of the TOEFL exam. It contains the following key points: 1. The reading comprehension section will include 5 passages followed by 50 questions to be completed within 55 minutes. 2. Questions will test understanding of main ideas, directly stated details, implied details, and vocabulary in context. 3. Strategies include skimming passages for overall organization, looking ahead at question types, and finding relevant passage sections to answer each question.

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    This document provides an overview and strategies for the reading comprehension section of the TOEFL exam. It contains the following key points: 1. The reading comprehension section will include 5 passages followed by 50 questions to be completed within 55 minutes. 2. Questions will test understanding of main ideas, directly stated details, implied details, and vocabulary in context. 3. Strategies include skimming passages for overall organization, looking ahead at question types, and finding relevant passage sections to answer each question.

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    This document provides an overview and strategies for the reading comprehension section of the TOEFL exam. It contains the following key points: 1. The reading comprehension section will include 5 passages followed by 50 questions to be completed within 55 minutes. 2. Questions will test understanding of main ideas, directly stated details, implied details, and vocabulary in context. 3. Strategies include skimming passages for overall organization, looking ahead at question types, and finding relevant passage sections to answer each question.

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    READING

    COMPREHENSION
    Introduction and Strategies
    The more that
    you read, the
    more things
    you’ll know. The
    more that you
    learn, the more
    places you’ll go
    - Dr. Seuss
    OVERVIEW
    • This section consists of 5 reading
    passages followed by 50 questions.

    • The topics are varied, but they are


    often informational subjects that might
    be studied in American university:
    American history, literature, art,
    architecture, geology, etc.

    • You will be given 55 minutes to


    answer all questions.
    QUESTION TYPES Reading Comprehension
    Questions about information in the passages.
    There will be a variety of questions in the reading passages. (main idea
    questions, directly answered detail questions, and implied detail questions)

    Vocabulary
    Asks about the meanings of vocabulary words in the passages.
    You can answer these questions by looking at the context of given
    passages.
    GENERAL STRATEGIES

    BE FAMILIAR WITH THE DIRECTIONS. DO NOT SPEND TOO MUCH TIME DO NOT WORRY IF THE TOPIC IS
    READING THE PASSAGE. NOT FAMILIAR TO YOU.
    The directions in every
    TOEFL test are the same,. You don’t have to read All of the information to
    each passage in depth. answer the questions has
    been in the passage.
    Sample
    Questions
    QUESTIONS ABOUT THE IDEAS OF THE PASSAGE
    In this type of question, you have to be able
    to draw a conclusion about the overall ideas
    of the passage.

    Sometimes, you will also be asked to


    determine the organization between each
    paragraph.
    STRATEGIES

    Skim the reading passages to


    determine the main idea and the
    overall organization of the ideas in
    the passage.

    Look ahead at the questions to determine


    what types of questions you must answer.

    Find section of the passage that


    deals with each question.
    DIRECTLY ANSWERED QUESTIONS
    In this type of question, the answers are
    stated in the passage. Hence, you do not
    have to draw a conclusion.

    Sometimes, you are asked to choose


    statement/ information that is not stated
    nor mentioned nor discussed in the
    passage.

    Another questions will ask you to refer a


    pronoun to which noun.
    INDIRECTLY ANSWERED QUESTIONS
    In this type of question, the answers are
    not directly stated in the passage. To
    answer this question, you have to draw
    conclusions.

    Sometimes, you are asked to determine


    what probably came before the reading
    passage (preceding paragraph) or after the
    reading passage (following paragraph).
    VOCABULARY QUESTIONS
    It is helpful if you know the meaning of the
    words tested in this type of question.
    However, it is not always necessary., since
    you can find the meaning from the context.

    Moreover, you can try to guess the


    meaning from word parts.
    e.g.: misspelled, miss= incorrect. Therefore,
    misspelled= incorrectly written.
    LET’S
    PRACTICE!
    GOOD
    LUCK!

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