RECOGNIZE THE ORGANIZATION OF IDEAS In the reading

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RECOGNIZE THE ORGANIZATION OF IDEAS

RECOGNIZE THE ORGANIZATION OF IDEAS

In the reading Comprehension section of the TOEFL test, there will sometimes be questions

In the reading Comprehension section of the TOEFL test, there will sometimes be questions about the organization of ideas in a passage. In this type of question, you will be asked to determine how the ideas in one paragraph (or paragraphs) relate to the ideas in another paragraph (or paragraphs)

EXAMPLE The Passage: If asked who invented the game of baseball, most Americans would

EXAMPLE The Passage: If asked who invented the game of baseball, most Americans would probably reply that it was Abner Doubleday. At the beginning of this century, there was some disagreement over how the game of baseball had actually originated, so sporting-goods manufacturer Spaulding inaugurated a commission to research the question. In 1908 a report was published by the commission in which Abner Doubleday, a U. S Army officer from Cooperstown, New York, was given credit for the invention of the game. The National Baseball Hall of Fame was established in Cooperstown in honor of Doubleday. Today, most sports historians are in agreement that Doubleday really did not have much to do with the development of baseball. Instead, baseball seems to be a close relation to the English game of rounders and probably has English rather than American roots

The Question: The second paragraph (A) Provides examples to support the ideas in the

The Question: The second paragraph (A) Provides examples to support the ideas in the first paragraph (B) Precedes the ideas in the first paragraph (C) Outlines the effect of the idea in the first paragraph (D) Refutes the idea in the first paragraph

To answer this question it is necessary to look at the main ideas of

To answer this question it is necessary to look at the main ideas of each of the two paragraphs. The main idea of the first paragraph is found in the first sentence of the first paragraph: most people believe that Abner Doubleday invented the game of baseball. The main idea of the second paragraph is found in the first line of the second paragraph: historians generally agree that Doubleday did not invent baseball. The second paragraph therefore contradicts or refutes the information in the first paragraph. The best answer to this question is answer (D)

HOW TO INDENTIFY THE QUESTION How is the information in the passage organized? How

HOW TO INDENTIFY THE QUESTION How is the information in the passage organized? How is the information in the second paragraph related to the information in the first paragraph?

WHERE TO FIND THE ANSWER The answer to this type of question can generally

WHERE TO FIND THE ANSWER The answer to this type of question can generally be determined by looking at the first sentence of the appropriate paragraph

HOW TO ANSWER THE QUESTION 1. Read the first line of each paragraph 2.

HOW TO ANSWER THE QUESTION 1. Read the first line of each paragraph 2. Look for words that show the relationship between the paragraphs 3. Choose the answer that best expresseses the relationship

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