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Test Strategies : |
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TEST STRATEGIES – READING COMPREHENSION: |
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Reading is the first section of TOEFL
iBT. Reading passage appears on the right side of the computer screen whereas
the questions appear on the left side. Since the passages are long, the students
may need to scroll down to view the entire passage. Students should practice
using the tool bar on the computer screen. They can click on ‘NEXT’ to proceed
to the next question, ‘BACK’ to come to the previous question, ‘REVIEW’ to view
all the questions alongwith answers given/not given for the particular passage,
for making changes, if any. There is a glossary feature too in the Reading
section. Any word/phrase marked in blue in the passage means that an explanation
thereof is available and can be obtained simply by clicking on the word.
The Reading section may have 3-5 passages each of around 700 words. Time allowed
for attempting 12-14 questions on each passage will be 20 minutes .So total time
allowed for the Reading section will be 60-100 minutes depending upon the number
of reading passages. Students are allowed to take notes and use the same for
making an answer, but they are not allowed to carry the same outside the Test
venue and have to surrender them before leaving. Technical terms, if any, may be
highlighted in the text which may be clicked on for finding the meaning thereof
in the glossary.
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Following are certain types of questions
asked in this section:
Reading for facts
Reading for main ideas
Reading for organization.
Reading for usage.
Reading for inference.
Answering negative fact
Identifying references.
Vocabulary in context.
Reading for coherence
Paraphrasing/Summarizing
Categorization of information(filling in a table) |
8-15 Questions
2-5 Questions
1-3 Questions
3-5 Questions
3-5 Questions
2-5 Questions
2-5 Questions
8-15 Questions
3-5 Questions
3-5 Questions
1-2 Questions |
Strategies for doing your best on
the Internet Based Reading Comprehension section are:
How to prepare
for the Reading section
Keep following tips in mind:
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Read Newspapers, magazines. Read whatever you can,
whenever you can.
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Practice skimming -reading some leaving some- so as to get the gist of the
writing without reading all or major portion of the reading assignment.
Pay particular attention to new vocabulary words,
including the use of prefixes, suffixes, and roots.
Practice determining the meaning of a vocabulary word from its context.
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