1. TOFEL Reading
Feb

2. 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 ______

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

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

5. 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

6. Beware of answers that indicate
strong emotion:
Angry
Outraged
Sad

7. 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

8. 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