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TOEFL READINGTOEFL READING

What?What?

3 Academic Passages3 Academic Passages12 to 15 Questions each12 to 15 Questions each1 Hour to Complete1 Hour to Complete

A Passage?A Passage?

About 700 words5 to 7 Paragraphs

Introduction, Body and Conclusion

The SentenceThe Sentence

Know WhatKnow Whatandand

Know WhyKnow Why

What = Subject = TopicWhy = Predicate = Verb + Object

““Academic ReadingAcademic Reading requires a lot requires a lot of practice.”of practice.”

WhatWhat is the topic of the sentence? is the topic of the sentence?

Academic ReadingAcademic Reading

WhyWhy are we talking about the topic? are we talking about the topic?

It It requires a lot of practice.requires a lot of practice.

HowHow Do Not Read!Do Not Read!

Reading is Sleeping!Reading is Sleeping!

Skim the passage Skim the passage Find the Find the WhatWhat and and WhyWhyIn In allall the first sentences the first sentencesAnd the And the lastlast sentences sentences

Of the first and last paragraphsOf the first and last paragraphs

The Topic and Main IdeaThe Topic and Main IdeaAll the “What's” put togetherAll the “What's” put together

Give you the Give you the TopicTopic of the Passage of the Passage

And all the “Whys” put togetherAnd all the “Whys” put togetherGive you the Give you the Main IdeaMain Idea

Answering the QuestionsAnswering the Questions1.Read and Understand the Question

2.Find the Answer in the Passage3.Go back and Read the Choices

4.Throw out the Incorrect Choices5.Choose the One that is Left

What to throw outWhat to throw out

Same word AnswersSame word Answers Extreme Answers Extreme Answers Tempting AnswersTempting Answers Silly AnswersSilly Answers Answers to other questionsAnswers to other questions Answers not in the passageAnswers not in the passage

What to go forWhat to go for

Answers you don’t understandAnswers you don’t understand Longer answersLonger answers Words that have been rearranged Words that have been rearranged and changed and changed Answers on TopicAnswers on Topic Answers following the Main IdeaAnswers following the Main Idea

““Eliminate all other factors, and Eliminate all other factors, and what you have left must be the what you have left must be the

truth.”truth.”

Sherlock Holmes

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