the toefl ibt step by step reading made easy seminar
DESCRIPTION
This is a lovely workshop prepared for students who need step by step help to understand the TOEFL iBT Reading test. We will study TOEFL iBT Reading questions, test tips, techniques, and scoring higher practices. Students will demonstrate understanding of TOEFL Reading Question Types. Join us!!!!!!TRANSCRIPT
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PROFESSOR SNYDER, MSED, TESOL http://eslexcellence.blogspot.com/
FREE ESL LISTENING AUDIOS
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Use the above chart, TOEFL iBT Reading books and class notes to answer the following
questions.
At the end of the TOEFL iBT Reading Seminar, students will be able to comfortably
answer all of the below questions.
One must first understand the test and questions, in order to pass it!
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Name ___________________________ [email protected]
UNDERSTANDING TOEFL READING QUESTION TYPES
EVALUATION
Please answer the below questions. You may use your notes.
1. Where do the reading passages for the TOEFL test usually come from?
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2. What are excerpts? _______________________________________________________
3. What is the goal of the TOEFL iBT?
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4. What are the three basic categories that the TOEFL passages are classified in?
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5. Briefly define each of the above categories:
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6. Name 3 TOEFL Reading question types?
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7. Name two words that are commonly used in the Negative Factual Information questions.
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8. The key factor in answering the Negative Factual Information question is to first locate and
then verify what??????
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9. Name one test tip for answering Negative Factual Information questions.
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10. How can we recognize inference questions?
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11. Name one test tip you can use for inference questions.
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12. What do Rhetorical Purpose questions ask?
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13. Give two examples of how Rhetorical Purpose questions are worded.
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14. Name one test tip to use when answering Rhetorical Purpose questions.
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15. Name one test tip you can use when answering Vocabulary questions.
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16. What is a homophone?
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17. What are context clues? ____________________________________________________
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18. What are reference questions?
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19. What is an antecedent?
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20. Name one test tip for answering Reference questions.
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21. What is a Sentence Simplification question?
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22. Name one test tip for Sentence Simplification questions.
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23. What is an Insert Text question?
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24. Name one test tip for Insert Text questions.
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25. Name three frequently used connecting words that can provide important information about
where the sentence should be inserted.
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26. How many types of Reading to Learn questions are on the TOEFL test? ______
27. What are the types?
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28. What is a Prose Summary?
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29. What is the difference between applied and fine arts?
30. What is a Fill in a Table question?
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WHAT TYPE OF QUESTION IS THIS?
Use your notes. Go to page __, TOEFL iBT Reading Questions. Based on the 10
TOEFL Reading Question Types, write the type of question.
Example: According to the paragraph, Pablo passed the test because?
ANSWER: FACTUAL INFORMATION QUESTION. USE YOUR NOTES!!!!
1. According to the paragraph 5, all of the following are true EXCEPT:
Question Type:
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2. The author’s description of fine art mentions which of the following?
Question Type:
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3. Below you will find 6 answer choices and an introductory sentence. Select three answer
choices that express the main ideas in the passage.
Question Type:
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4. Complete the table below to summarize information. Match the appropriate statements
to the sentences they are associated with.
Question Type:
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5. In stating spearheaded, the author means that:
Question Type:
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6. Look at the four squares that indicate where the following sentence could be added to the
passage. Where would the sentence best fit?
Question Type:
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7. Which of the following represents the most essential information in the underlined
sentence?
Question Type:
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8. The word we in the passage refers to:
Question Type:
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9. Why does the author mention the nineteenth century politics?
Question Type:
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10. The author of the passage implies that:
Question Type:
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BONUS: Which question type seems the most difficult and why?
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BONUS: What two TOEFL iBT reading question types have the most questions per set?
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TOEFL iBT READING SIGN UP PAGES
http://professor-snydertoeflprep.blogspot.com/2009/07/toefl-test-preparation-series-begins.html
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PROFESSOR SNYDER, MSED, TESOL http://eslexcellence.blogspot.com/
FREE ESL LISTENING AUDIOS
http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/21274
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