TOEFL Reading Skills 1-13

TOEFL MUIC
Reading Skills 1-13

From Reading Skills 1-13 page 250-321
Getting to know TOEFL MUIC
Listening Comprehension (30-40 minutes) – 50 Questions
Part A: Short conversations between 2 people (30 questions)
Part B: Longer conversations between 2 people (10 questions)
Part C: Several talks and lectures in US University (10 questions)
Reading Comprehension (55 minutes) – 50 Questions

5 passages/10 questions each
Topics are informational subjects with reading comprehension and vocabulary
questions.
COURSE OBJECTIVE
Listening Comprehension – 35/50
Reading Comprehension – 40/50
Strategies for reading comprehension
questions
1. Skim the passage to determine “main idea”
& “organization” of the idea in the passage.
2. Look at the questions to determine their types.
3. Find specific part of the passage in order to

answer each type of question
3. Specific section of the passage
1. Main idea questions
Look at the first line of each paragraph
2. Directly/Indirectly answered detail questions

Choose a key word in the question and skim for that key word (or a
related idea) in order in the passage
3. Vocabulary questions
The question will tell you where the word is located
4. Overall review questions

The answers are found anywhere in the passage.
Strategies for reading comprehension
questions
4. Read the part of the passage that contains the

answer carefully
The answer is probably in the same sentence (or one
sentence before or after) the key word or idea.
5. Choose the best answer to each question

Eliminate definitely wrong answers
Skill 1:
Answer main idea questions correctly
If a passage consists of only one paragraph, you should
study the beginning of that paragraph to determine
the main idea
If a passage consists of more than one paragraph, you

should study the beginning of each paragraph to
determine the main idea.
Skill 2:
Recognize the organization of the idea
How the ideas in one paragraph (or paragraphs) relate
to the ideas in another paragraph (or paragraphs)
Main idea of each paragraph is found in the first

sentence of each paragraph.
Skill 3:
Answer stated detail questions correctly
A stated detail question asks about one piece of
information rather than the passage as a whole
The answers are given in order in the passage.
The correct answer is often a restatement of what is

given in the passage (same idea but different words)
Skill 4: Find “unstated” details
Find an answer that is not stated, not mentioned or
not true in the passage.
There are 2 kinds of answers to this type of questions:
3 true answers & 1 answer not discussed in the passage
3 true answers & 1 false answer according to the passage

Skill 5: Find pronoun referents
Determine which noun a pronoun refers to
A noun is generally used first in the passage and the

pronoun that refers to it comes after.
Look before the pronoun to find the noun

Skill 6:
Answer implied detail questions correctly
Draw a conclusion from a specific detail in the passage
Questions of this type contain the words:

implied, inferred, likely, probably
You do not have to “pull the answer out of thin air.”
Draw a conclusion from some information given

Skill 7:
Answer transition questions correctly
Determine what probably came before the reading
passage (in the preceding paragraph) or what comes
after the reading passage (in the following paragraph)
The topic of the preceding or following paragraph is

not stated but you must draw a conclusion.
A paragraph may start out with the idea of the

previous one and end with an idea that will be
further developed in the following paragraphs.
Skill 8:
Find definitions from structural clues
It is possible that the reading passage provides:
1. information about the meaning of the word
2. structural clue that tells you the definition of a word
Types of clues
Punctuation: comma, parentheses, dashes
Restatement: or, that is, in other words
Examples: such as, for example
Skill 9:
Determine meanings from word parts
Determine the meaning of a long word
A SHORT LIST OF WORD PARTS
Part Meaning Example Part Meaning Example

contra againsts contrast dic say dictate
mal bad malcontent domin master dominant
mis error mistake jud judge judgement
sub under subway mor death mortal
dec ten decade spec see spectator
multi many multiple terr earth territory
sol one solo ver turn divert
tri three triple viv live revive
Skill 10:
Use context to determine meanings of difficult words
The passage will give you a clear indication of what the
word means
Example
… The barges headed across the lake…
The question usually tells you the line in the passage

Read the sentence that contains the word carefully
Look for the context clues that help you understand
Choose the answer that the context indicates
Skill 11:
Use context to determine meanings of simple words
Determine the meaning of a simple word that you see
in everyday English but you should not give the
normal everyday meaning of the word.
The test wants to know the meaning in a particular

situation.
You must see which of the answers best fits into the
sentence in the passage.
Skill 12:
Determine where specific information is found
Study the question to determine the information
that you are looking for then go to the lines listed in
the answers and skim for that information.
Skim for keyword or idea.
Choose the answer that contains the line numbers of a

restatement of the question.
Skill 13:
Determine the tone, purpose or course
Tone  emotion in a piece of writing
Informational, explanatory, factual
Humorous, sarcastic, impassioned
Purpose  what the author is trying to do in the passage.

You can draw conclusion about the author’s purpose by
referring to the main idea and the organization of the
details in the passage
Course  Which university course might have the

passage as assigned reading

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Reading Skills 1-13

Reading Comprehension (55 minutes) – 50 Questions

2. Look at the questions to determine their types.

3. Find specific part of the passage in order to

2. Directly/Indirectly answered detail questions

4. Overall review questions

4. Read the part of the passage that contains the

5. Choose the best answer to each question

If a passage consists of more than one paragraph, you

Main idea of each paragraph is found in the first

The answers are given in order in the passage.

The correct answer is often a restatement of what is

There are 2 kinds of answers to this type of questions:

3 true answers & 1 answer not discussed in the passage

3 true answers & 1 false answer according to the passage

A noun is generally used first in the passage and the

Look before the pronoun to find the noun

Questions of this type contain the words:

You do not have to “pull the answer out of thin air.”

Draw a conclusion from some information given

The topic of the preceding or following paragraph is

A paragraph may start out with the idea of the

Part Meaning Example Part Meaning Example

The question usually tells you the line in the passage

The test wants to know the meaning in a particular

Skim for keyword or idea.

Choose the answer that contains the line numbers of a

Purpose  what the author is trying to do in the passage.

Course  Which university course might have the

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