TOEFL i BT Reading Overview Section Reading Content

TOEFL i. BT Reading Overview Section Reading Content Time Score 3─5 700 -word passages 20 minutes per passage /30 11─13 questions with a total score of 14 60─100 total minutes

2. Reading Passages • Reading passages are from first-year college and university textbooks. Ø academic content Ø information dense • 12 th grade reading level • Readings contain low-frequency vocabulary. • 36– 73 very difficult words per reading

3. Reading Screen

4. Answers in Reading Passages • The order of the questions follows the order of the information in the passage. • The answer for question one is before the answer for question two.

5. Reading Toolbar Buttons • NEXT Ø see the next question • BACK Ø see the previous question • REVIEW Ø see a list of answered and unanswered questions • VIEW TEXT Ø view the entire passage

6. Review Screen • Click on REVIEW button in the Reading section to see the review screen. • Review screen has a list of answered and unanswered questions Ø GO TO QUESTION: see the question highlighted in the list Ø RETURN: go back to before you clicked REVIEW button GO TO QUESTION RETURN

7. Multiple Choice Questions • Multiple Choice Questions have four answers. • Vocabulary Questions Ø identify meaning of words and phrases in context • Reference Questions Ø identify subject nouns • All Multiple Choice Questions are worth one point.

8. Multiple Choice Questions • Paraphrase Questions Ø recognize simplified and rephrased sentences with same meaning as sentences from the passage • Factual Information Questions Ø identify true information • Inference Questions Ø draw a conclusion from stated facts • Negative Factual Information Questions Ø identify a fact that is not true or not mentioned in passage • Purpose Questions Ø identify why author included a highlighted word or phrase

9. Insert Text Questions • Click on one of four squares to indicate best placement for new sentence. Ø worth one point

10. Prose Summary Questions • Drag and drop answers to one of three summary positions. Ø You don’t have to put answers in order. Ø worth two points • ____________________ • __________

11. Schematic Framework Questions • Drag and drop answer choices into the correct category. Ø more answers than slots—some answers do not fit under either category Ø worth three or four points

12. Common Distractors • Distractors are incorrect answers. • Several types of distractors: Ø repeat words from the reading but incorrectly answer the question Ø are not mentioned in the reading Ø contradict information in the reading passage Ø do not answer the question Ø are incomplete

13. Helpful Tips • Correct answers Ø are usually restatements from the reading passage. • If you don’t know the answer, Ø use process of elimination. Ø select the most logical answer. • If time is running out, Ø answer the easy questions first. Ø guess for remaining questions. • You don’t lose points for guessing.

14. More Helpful Tips • If you finish early, Ø continue checking your answers. • Your first choice is usually correct. • Answer all the questions in one passage before you move on to the next. Ø focus will change when you read the second passage.