TOEFL READING

TOEFL READING

Source: LONGMAN COMPLETE COURSE FOR THE TOEFL TEST

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​Skill 1. 
Answer main idea questions correctly

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Where to find the answer:

​The Idea of the Passage

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​Skill 2. 
Recognize the organizations of ideas

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Where to find the answer:

The Idea of the Passage

Multiple Choice

Which of the following expresses the main idea of the passage?

• Vaccines provide immunity to specific diseases.

• Vaccines contain disease-causing microorganisms.

• Vaccines are derived in different ways.

• New approaches in administering vaccines are being developed.

Multiple Choice

How many types of vaccines are presented in the passage?

• Two

• Three

• Four

• Five

Skill 3.
Answer stated detail questions correctly
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​Directly Answered Questions

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Skill 4.
Find "unstated" details
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​Directly Answered Questions

Skill 5.
Find pronoun referents
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​Directly Answered Questions

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT discussed about Camp David?

• Its location

• Its cost

• Its facilities

• Its uses

Multiple Choice

According to the passage, who founded Camp David?

• George Washington

• The first family

• Franklin Delano Roosevelt

• Dwight David Eisenhower

Multiple Choice

The pronoun "he" in line 10 refers to...

• Camp David

• Roosevelt

• James Hilton

• President Dwight David Eisenhower

​Skill 6. 
Answer implied detail questions correctly

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​Indirectly Answered Questions

​Skill 7. 
Answer transition questions correctly

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​Indirectly Answered Questions

Multiple Choice

The paragraph preceding the passage most probably discusses...

• further uses of epinephrine

• the treatment of cardiac arrest

• a different hormone

• the secretions of the adrenal glands

Multiple Choice

It is implied in the passage that increased heartbeat...

• harms the body

• causes the release of epinephrine into the body

• is helpful in combating the stressful situation

• is useful in treating asthma

Skill 8.
Find definitions from structural clues
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​Vocabulary Questions

Skill 9.
Determine meanings from word parts
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Example:

​Vocabulary Questions

Skill 10.
Use context to determine meanings of difficult words.
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​Vocabulary Questions

Skill 11.
Use context to determine meanings
of simple words.
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​Vocabulary Questions

Multiple Choice

The word "hoisted" in line 3 is closest in meaning to ...

• created

• found

• raised

• made

Multiple Choice

The word "ironic" in line 6 could most easily be replaced by ...

• steallike

• normal

• unexpected

• nationalistic

Multiple Choice

In line 12, the word "seamstress" is used to describe someone who ...

• works at home

• sews

• is a part of high society

• practices medicine

Skill 12.
Determine where specific information
is found

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​Overall Review
Questions

Skill 13.
Determine the tone, purpose, or course
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​Overall Review
Questions

Multiple Choice

The author's main purpose in this passage is to ...

• cite statistics about an improvement on the earth's land surface

• explain where deforestation is occurring

• make the reader aware of a worsening world problem

• blame developing countries for deforestation

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the tone of the passage?

• Concerned

• Disinterested

• Placid

• Exaggerated

Multiple Choice

This passage would probably be assigned reading in which of the following courses?

• Geology

• Geography

• Geometry

• Marine Biology