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

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

3. Reading Screen 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 see the next question BACK see the previous question REVIEW see a list of answered and unanswered questions VIEW TEXT 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 GO TO QUESTION: see the question highlighted in the list 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 identify meaning of words and phrases in context Reference Questions identify subject nouns All Multiple Choice Questions are worth one point.

8. Multiple Choice Questions Paraphrase Questions recognize simplified and rephrased sentences with same meaning as sentences from the passage Factual Information Questions identify true information Inference Questions draw a conclusion from stated facts Negative Factual Information Questions identify a fact that is not true or not mentioned in passage Purpose Questions 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. worth one point

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

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

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

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

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