What you do NOT have to do during the reading section of the TOEFL.
What is take notes?
100
The type of essay that asks you to write about your own opinion.
What is an independent essay?
100
The type of question that will ask you to speak and respond to a lecture and/or reading.
What is an integrated question?
100
Listening for this during a lecture or conversation will help you determine the speaker's attitude.
What is tone of voice / intonation?
100
The word "whereas" is a signal word indicating this:
What is contrast?
200
How test writers will try to trick you on a main idea question.
What is providing possible answers that are too detailed?
200
What you should do instead of copying a sentence directly from the reading passage.
What is paraphrase?
200
Before speaking, you should organize your thoughts quickly and think of details and examples to support ________.
What is your main idea?
200
One of the four most important things to write down while you are listening.
What is the main idea / supporting details / the speaker's opinion / the speaker's attitude?
200
To disprove
What is refute?
300
What you need to make in order to answer rhetorical purpose questions.
What is an inference?
300
What you should write in the conclusion of the independent essay.
What is restate your thesis/main idea?
300
On the independent question, choose a topic that is ______________.
What is easily supported / familiar to you?
300
One signal word indicating a contrast between two different ideas/opinions.
What is in contrast, on the contrary, however, although, but, yet, on the other hand, whereas, nevertheless?
300
Capable of being done, effected, or accomplished.
What is feasible?
400
One way you can use context clues to determine the meaning of a word.
What is:
1. Look for signal words like "which is," "that is," and "in other words"
2. Look for compare or contrast signal words that link it with another word
3. Look for a clause in the sentence separated by two commas (i.e. "Altruism, or selfless behavior, is seen in nature.")
400
The two types of signal words you should listen for to determine whether the reading and lecture agree or disagree.
What are comparing and contrasting words?
400
The type of speaking question asking for your opinion or experience.
What is an independent question?
400
Three signal words that indicate a sequence of events.
What are first, second, next, later, then, after, finally, lastly?
400
More important than anything else.
What is overriding?
500
How to spot an incorrect answer choice on a sentence simplification question.
What is determine whether the meaning has changed or important information is left out.
500
What you must include in EVERY body paragraph of your integrated essay.
What are points from both the reading and lecture?
500
The most important thing to listen for during a conversation on the integrated speaking test.
What is the speaker's opinion?
500
One strategy to help answer detail questions.
What is:
1. Listen for listing signal words: moreover, next, also, in addition, furthermore
2. Process of elimination
3. Write down facts and details as you take notes