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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.

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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?

________________________________________________________________________

2. What are excerpts? _______________________________________________________

3. What is the goal of the TOEFL iBT?
______________________________________________________________________
4. What are the three basic categories that the TOEFL passages are classified in?
________________ ______________________ ___________________
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.

______________________________________________________________________________
10. How can we recognize inference questions?
________________________________________________________________________

11. Name one test tip you can use for inference questions.

_________________________________________________________________________

12. What do Rhetorical Purpose questions ask?

___________________________________________________________________________
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.

___________________________________________________________________________

15. Name one test tip you can use when answering Vocabulary questions.
_____________________________________________________________________________
16. What is a homophone?
____________________________________________________________________________

17. What are context clues? ____________________________________________________

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18. What are reference questions?

_________________________________________________________________________
19. What is an antecedent?
__________________________________________________________________________
20. Name one test tip for answering Reference questions.
__________________________________________________________________________
21. What is a Sentence Simplification question?
__________________________________________________________________________
22. Name one test tip for Sentence Simplification questions.

___________________________________________________________________________

23. What is an Insert Text question?

___________________________________________________________________________
24. Name one test tip for Insert Text questions.
____________________________________________________________________________

25. Name three frequently used connecting words that can provide important information about
where the sentence should be inserted.
_____________________ ___________________ __________________

26. How many types of Reading to Learn questions are on the TOEFL test? ______

27. What are the types?

_____________________________ ______________________

28. What is a Prose Summary?

________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

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:

___________________________________________________________________________

2. The author’s description of fine art mentions which of the following?

Question Type:

___________________________________________________________________________

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:
___________________________________________________________________________

4. Complete the table below to summarize information. Match the appropriate statements
to the sentences they are associated with.

Question Type:
___________________________________________________________________________

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:
___________________________________________________________________________
7. Which of the following represents the most essential information in the underlined
sentence?

Question Type:
___________________________________________________________________________

8. The word we in the passage refers to:

Question Type:
___________________________________________________________________________

9. Why does the author mention the nineteenth century politics?

Question Type:
___________________________________________________________________________

10. The author of the passage implies that:

Question Type:
___________________________________________________________________________

BONUS: Which question type seems the most difficult and why?

_____________________________________________________________________________

BONUS: What two TOEFL iBT reading question types have the most questions per set?
______________________________________________________________________________

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