Reading Passage and Questions

What should you do if a reading passage is on a subject you know little about?

• Skip the question and move on to easier questions.

• Trust that the information needed to answer the questions are in the passage and do your best to answer.

• Read the entire passage slowly and carefully.

• Ask the test monitor to explain the topic to you.

Which should you do first?

• Read all the answers.

• Read the passage carefully.

• Read the first sentence of each paragraph.

• Read the question.

Which part of the TOEFL exam will you have to skim?

• The questions.

• The instructions.

• The reading passages.

• The answers.

What should you know before you take the TOEFL Reading test?

• All of the words that might be on the test.

• What kinds of questions will be on the test and how to answer them.

• As much science and history as possible.

• All of the answers to the test questions.

What is the best advice for the TOEFL Reading Comprehension test?

• Drink coffee before the test.

• Study as much science and history as possible before the test.

• Answer every question.

• There are no vocabulary questions on the test.

Vocabulary questions...

• can only be answered if you've studied all the words.

• will almost always tell you where in the passage to look for the answer.

• give you a word and ask you what it means.

• never require you to read the whole sentence that contains the word.

In what order should you work on paired passages?

• Read both passages and answer the the 3rd set of questions before answering the 1st or 2nd set of questions.

• Read passage 1, read passage 2, answer 1st, 2nd, and 3rd set of questions.

• Answer in the order that you chose on test day.

• Read passage 1 and answer the questions, read passage 2 and answer the questions, answer 3rd set of questions

It is important to read the questions before I read the passage.

• true

• false

Theme is _____.

• the message in the story

• the solution to the problem

• another word for tone

• the ending in a story

What is the main purpose of a reading passage in an English exam?

• To entertain the reader

• To provide information for answering questions

• To confuse the test taker

• To test vocabulary knowledge