Toefl Intro Reading
Toefl Intro Reading
Toefl Intro Reading
COMPREHENSION
GENERAL STRATEGIES
• Be familiar with the directions.
• Do not spend too much time
reading the passages!
• Do not worry if a reading
passage is on a topic that you are
unfamiliar with.
• Never leave any questions blank
on your answer sheet.
STRATEGIES FOR THE READING
COMPREHENSION
QUESTIONS
Skim the reading passage to determine
the main idea and the overall
organization of ideas in the passage.
The question:
What is the main idea of this passage?
(A) The life of James Naismith
(B) The history of sports
(C) Physical education and exercise
(D) The origin of basketball.
MAIN IDEA QUESTIONS
How to identify the What is the topic of the passage?
What is the subject of this passage?
question What is the main idea of the passage?
What is the author’s main point in the passage?
With what is the author primarily concerned?
Which of the following would be the best title?
The questions:
HOW TO 1.
2.
Choose a key word in the question.
Skim the appropriate part of the passage for
ANSWER THE the key word ( or related idea).
3. Read the sentence that contains the key word
QUESTION 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 the remaining
choices.
SKILL 3: UNSTATED DETAIL QUESTIONS