TOEFL - page 250

What is the third section of the TOEFL paper test?

• Listening

• Structure and Written Expression

• Reading

The reading comprehension section consists of how many passages?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

The topics in the reading passages are usually about:

• subjects in American universities

• subjects in United Kingdom universities

• subjects in Australian universities

• subjects in European universities

Example topics for the reading passages might include three of these (for example):

• American history

• geology

• art

• Asian history

• Euopean economics

How many minutes do you have when taking the TOEFL reading comprehension test?

• 55 minutes

• 50 minutes

• 60 minutes

• 45 minutes

What is skimming?

• is reading rapidly in order to get a general overview of the material

• is reading rapidly in order to find specific facts

Do you need to understand every detail in each passage to answer the quetions correctly?

• Yes

• No

Is it a waste of time read the passage with the intent of understanding every single detail?

• Yes

• No

Should you look ahead at the questions to determine what types of questions you must answer?

• Yes

• No

For main idea questions, look at:

• the first line of each paragraph

• the first line and second line of each paragraph

• the first sentence of each paragraph

• the first and second sentences of each paragraph