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    Overview TOEFL iBT Reading

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    The TOEFL iBT Reading section contains 3-5 academic passages between 700-1000 words each. Test takers have 20 minutes to answer 11-13 questions for each passage, for a total of 60-100 minutes. Questions types include multiple choice, insert text, prose summary, and schematic framework questions. Passages are at a 12th grade reading level and contain difficult vocabulary.

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    The TOEFL iBT Reading section contains 3-5 academic passages between 700-1000 words each. Test takers have 20 minutes to answer 11-13 questions for each passage, for a total of 60-100 minutes. Questions types include multiple choice, insert text, prose summary, and schematic framework questions. Passages are at a 12th grade reading level and contain difficult vocabulary.

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    TOEFL iBT Reading Overview

    Section Content Time Score


    Reading 3─5 700-word 20 minutes per /30
    passages passage

    11─13 60─100 total


    questions with minutes
    a total score of
    14
    2. Reading Passages
    • Reading passages are from first-year college and
    university textbooks.
     academic content
     information dense
    • 12th grade reading level
    • Readings contain low-frequency vocabulary.
    • 36–73 very difficult words per reading
    3. Reading Screen
    4. Answers in Reading Passages
    • The order of the questions follows the order of the
    information in the passage.
    • The answer for question one is before the answer for
    question two.
    5. Reading Toolbar Buttons
    • NEXT
     see the next question
    • BACK
     see the previous question
    • REVIEW
     see a list of answered and unanswered questions
    • VIEW TEXT
     view the entire passage
    6. Review Screen
    • Click on REVIEW button in the Reading section to see
    the review screen.
    • Review screen has a list of answered and unanswered
    questions
     GO TO QUESTION: see the question GO TO
    QUESTION
    highlighted in the list
     RETURN: go back to before you
    clicked REVIEW button
    RETURN
    7. Multiple Choice Questions
    • Multiple Choice Questions have four answers.
    • Vocabulary Questions
     identify meaning of words and phrases in context
    • Reference Questions
     identify subject nouns
    • All Multiple Choice Questions are worth one point.
    8. Multiple Choice Questions
    • Paraphrase Questions
     recognize simplified and rephrased sentences with same
    meaning as sentences from the passage
    • Factual Information Questions
     identify true information
    • Inference Questions
     draw a conclusion from stated facts
    • Negative Factual Information Questions
     identify a fact that is not true or not mentioned in passage
    • Purpose Questions
     identify why author included a highlighted word or phrase
    9. Insert Text Questions
    • Click on one of four squares to indicate best placement
    for new sentence.
     worth one point
    10. Prose Summary Questions
    • Drag and drop answers to one of three summary
    positions.
     You don’t have to put answers in order.
     worth two points • ____________________
    • ____________________
    • ____________________
    11. Schematic Framework Questions
    • Drag and drop answer choices into the correct
    category.
     more answers than slots—some answers do not fit under either
    category
     worth three or four points
    12. Common Distractors
    • Distractors are incorrect answers.
    • Several types of distractors:
     repeat words from the reading but incorrectly answer the
    question
     are not mentioned in the reading
     contradict information in the reading passage
     do not answer the question
     are incomplete
    13. Helpful Tips
    • Correct answers
     are usually restatements from the reading passage.
    • If you don’t know the answer,
     use process of elimination.
     select the most logical answer.
    • If time is running out,
     answer the easy questions first.
     guess for remaining questions.
    • You don’t lose points for guessing.
    14. More Helpful Tips
    • If you finish early,
     continue checking your answers.
    • Your first choice is usually correct.
    • Answer all the questions in one passage before you
    move on to the next.
     focus will change when you read the second passage.

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