STRATEGY TOEFL READING COMPREHENSION
This
section is the last section in the TOEFL test. The most lengthy and
time-consuming most. In this section, participants must test 50 items was
working within 55 minutes. So that the average time required to work on a
problem is one minute. It's certainly longer if we compare it with the average
time to work on the structure of the questions less than 45 seconds.
The
types of questions that typically appear in the Reading Comprehension test, as
well as strategies that can be used to answer:
1.
Questions about the ideas of the passage
Skill 1: Correctly answer main idea questions
Skill 2: Recognize the organization of ideas
2.
Directly answered questions
Skill 3: Answer questions stated details Correctly
Skill
4: Find 'unstated' details
Skill
5: Find a pronoun referents
3. Indirectly answered questions
Skill
6: Answer questions implied details Correctly
Skill
7: Correctly answer transition questions
4. Vocabulary questions
Skill
8: Find definitions from structural clues
Skill
9: Determine meanings from word parts
Skill
10: Use context to Determine meanings of difficult words
Skill
11: Use context to Determine meanings of simple words
4. Overall review questions
Skill
12: Determine where specific information is found
Skill
13: Determine the tone, purpose, or course
Skimming
is reading a text quickly to get a basic idea, main idea, or content of
literature in general. In this skill we are not looking for specific
information, reading only the main idea that we are looking for. So no need to
read the entire piece of writing.
Scanning
is fast memaca FIND a text for specific information. So we have the first
question and find answers in a way to be scanned. In scanning, information that
is not relevant to what we were looking neglected. Thus, in a scanning, we
should have to the words that we wish to find in the literature. In general,
scanning skills is what we use in working on Reading Comprehension questions.
In
the Reading Comprehension section, participants tend to read the text first and
then try to answer the question. It's not recommended. START OF QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SCAN IN READING. So, read the text first became ineffective in the
context of scanning strategies. If we read the text first and answer questions
later, then we will go back again to the reading to answer this question INEFFECTIVE!
There
are 4 types of questions in Reading Comprehension Section:
·
MAIN IDEA question: the question asks
yan central idea, main idea, theme, or title reading (reading TOEFL is not
accompanied by the title!). The number is only ONE question and generally
placed as the first question in the text.
·
DETAIL question: the question asking for
specific information in the text. The answer to this type of reading material
contained within EXPRESS (EXPRESS). The number of questions in each of the most
widely read.
·
Implied question: is a question similar
to the question detail, by way of answering that is also equal to answer
detailed questions. However, the answer to the question is found in the
literature implicitly (IMPLIED). This question is not as much as the amount of
Detail question.
·
Vocabulary question: is a synonym ask
questions or seek equivalent word whose meaning is closest to the word in
question. Answering this question must be guessed BASED context of the
sentence. Avoid guessing just by relying on our knowledge without checking it
in the sentence reading. Always read the sentence in which a word is asked as a
whole, then guess based on the context of the sentence. There is no other way
to answer this type of question except by guessing based on context.
Here
is a detailed strategy to answer any type of questions on Reading Comprehension
Section:
Ø Editorial
sentence question Main Idea of which is: What is the topic of the passage? /
What is the subject of the passage? / What is the main idea of the passage? /
What is the author's main point in the passage? / With what topic is the
primary author concerned? / Which of the following would be the best title of
the passage?
Ø If
you want to answer this question without a pass, read the first sentence in
each paragraph.
Ø Think
about the theme of readings that can be inferred from the first sentences in
each paragraph.
Ø Elimination
choice answer: too general, too specific, or not at all related to the topic of
reading.
Ø The
answer to the question must be fitted main idea to explain the contents of the
reading, should not be (too general in scope / wide) or less (scope is too
narrow).
EXAMPLE
:
Carbon
tetrachloride is a colorless and inflammable liquid that can be produced by
combining carbon disulfide and chlorine. This compound is widely used in
industry today because of its effectiveness as a solvent as well as its use in
the production of propellants.
Despite
its widespread use in industry, carbon tetrachloride has been banned for home
use. In the past, carbon tetrachloride was a common ingredient in cleaning
compounds that were used throughout the home, but it was found to be dangerous:
when heated, it changes into a poisonous gas that can cause severe illness and
even death if it is inhaled. Because of this dangerous characteristic, the
United States revoked permission for the home use of carbon tetrachloride in
1970. The United States has taken similar action with various other chemical
compounds.
1.
The main point of this passage is that
A. carbon tetrachloride can be very dangerous
when it is heated
B. the government banned carbon tetrachloride
in 1970
C. although carbon tetrachloride can legally
be used in industry, it is not allowed in home products.
D. carbon tetrachloride used to be a regular
part of cleaning compounds
2.
The word “widely” in line 2 could most easily be replaced by
A. grandly
B. extensively
C. largely
D. hugely
3.
The word “banned” in line 4 is closest in meaning to
A. forbidden
B. allowed
C. suggested
D. instituted
4.
According to the passage, before 1970 carbon tetrachloride was
A. used by itself as a cleanser
B. banned in industrial use
C. often used as a component of cleaning
products
D. not
allowed in home cleaning products
5.
It is stated in the passage that when carbon tetrachloride is heated, it
becomes
A. harmful
B. colorless
C. a cleaning compound
D. inflammable
6.
The word “inhaled” in line 7 is closest in meaning to
A. warmed
B. breathed in
C. carelessly used
D. blown
7.
The word “revoked” in line 8 could most easily be replaced by
A. gave
B. granted
C. instituted
D. took away
8.
It can be inferred from the passage that one role of the U.S. government is to
A. regulate product safety
B. prohibit any use of carbon tetrachloride
C. instruct industry on cleaning
methodologies
D. ban the use of any chemicals
9.
The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses
A. additional uses of carbon tetrachloride
B. the banning of various chemical compounds
by the U.S. government
C. further dangerous effects of carbon
tetrachloride
D. the major characteristic of carbon
tetrachloride
SUMBER
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