TOFEL Reading Feb 16 2014

Last Week: Main Idea/Main Purpose/Main Topic To define To Discuss To Illustrate To Distinguish between ______ and _______ To relate To propose To support the idea that To compare______ and ______

Usually the first question after the passage A good idea to save that question for last

Incorrect answers: Too specific Too general Incorrect according to the passage Irrelevant or unrelated to the main idea

Tone Questions – asks how an author feels about the topic Usually the last question of the section Can be described with an adjective Usually a neutral tone

Beware of answers that indicate strong emotion: Angry Outraged Sad

Factual Questions: According to the passage/author Asks who what when where and why Answer will be directly stated in the text Scan the text looking for key words or synonyms DO NOT read the entire passage Carefully reread the sentence before or after the Key words Compare information with your answer choices

Negative Questions Which choice is not given in the passage Contains NOT, EXCEPT, or LEAST Scan the passage to find the answers that ARE correct Usually 6 negative questions per reading section Take more time than other questions