Can you

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Can you outsmart the TOEFL?

• Reading 100
• Instructor Adelia

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Does the TOEFL make you want do to this?
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Do you know the ins and outs of the reading
section?

• How many questions are there?

How many reading passages are there?
How long do you have to complete the reading
section? How much time should you spend on each
question?
What specific type of reading questions are there?
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The 6 Types of Reading Questions

• A. MAIN IDEA

B. SPECIFIC DETAIL
C. SPECIFIC DETAIL- NOT STATED
D. IMPLIED/INFERRED DETAIL
E. VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT
F. LOCATION/WHERE IN THE PASSAGE
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What are some strategies to outsmart the TOEFL?

• 1. Learn the 6 types of questions.
• 2. Pace yourself.
• 3. Read the questions first.
• 4. Learn the patterns of organization of
  reading passages or paragraphs.
• 5. Dont leave an answer blank.
• 6. Use the skills you learn in reading class.

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If you follow these tips and strategies, you will
leave the TOEFL feeling like this