Here are my notes on the TOEFL reading lectures I previously posted.
TOEFL Reading Lecture Part 2
TOEFL Reading Lecture Part 3
Basic
Process (Detail Questions 3-4)
1.
Find
the keywords in the question
·
Very
important
2.
Find
the keyword sentence in the reading
·
Look
for Synonym language (Questions normally have synonyms)
3.
Read
only the keyword sentence in the passage( This is for, Basic questions: detail
questions, purpose questions, inference)
·
If
the next sentence starts with connecting language
·
Answers
come after the connecting language
·
If
keyword sentence starts with connecting language, answer is in previous
sentence
4.
Read
the proper answer and pick the answer that matches the same meaning
Example
Question: Who was the first president of America?
Now, we know
the keywords are something like: first president
Don’t forget
to be aware of synonyms, the question
could be: Who was the first leader of America? ( Leader= synonym)
Now, go to
the passage. Find the words: First
president and you know that is where your answer is.
Purpose Question
(Example terms: mention, say- What does he mean when he says/mentions this)
1.)
Find the keywords in the question
2.)
Find
the keyword sentence
3.)
Read
the sentence before the keyword sentence ( Example- If someone is late to
class, to find out why they are late, you must look before.)
4.)
Find
the matching purpose in the answers
Inference Question (
what inference must be true)
*** Might be
true, possibly true= Impossible***
·
Pick
the answer that must be true
Example: Two
weeks ago, somebody says if I don’t come to class, I decided to get married.
Two weeks later, the student is not in class.
Answer
choices 1.) Car accident 2.) Got married 3.) Student is scared 4.) Student is
sick
Pick the
answer that must be true
Example 2:
What can we infer by paragraph 3?
Inference
question uses one of the following words usually: What does it suggest? What
does it imply?
Negative Factual (
True/False Question- All of the following are true except….)
1.)
Find the keywords in the answer choices
2.)
Find the keywords in each paragraph to determine if the
answer is true or false
Example: All of the following for people are running for
president except
A.)
The
cowboy from Taiwan B.) The governor of Mexico C.) The banker from Massachusets
D.) The lawyer from Japan
Keywords=
cowboy, governor, banker, lawyer
Use each
keyword and see if they are running for president.
If it says
the cowboy from Taiwan is running for vice-president. There is your answer.
Vocabulary Questions
1.) Learn lots of vocabulary (obviously)
2.) Study vocab in synonym groups-
Example: Write the word intermittent on the front of a notecard, and five
synonyms on the back
3.) Look at the root word- (take off
prefix and suffix)
4.) Context- look the sentence before and
after
5.) Context clues- Example: or means the word will mean the same-, but-
means the word will mean opposite
6.) Look at the verb
7.) Substitution ( take out the vocab word, put your
own word, (not an answer choice) then finding the matching word
** Never go off what sounds right. They are
all meant to sound right***
Read the
question and see the vocabulary word
·
Don’t
look at the answer yet (if you’re unclear)
·
Look
at the word in the sentence and find the meaning using one of the strategies
**Connecting language/
transition- so,
now, this means, that means, for example, as a result,
