2018-08-21 TOEFL: word roots, reading organize

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Morphemes (list 4) - With your partner, try to figure out the meaning of each word root.
icon (iconography, iconoclast, iconic) = image
idio (idiomatic, idiosyncrasy, idiot) = oneself
il/im/in/ir (illegal, impossible, inconsiderate, irresponsible) = not
il/im/in/ir (illuminate, impress, inhale, irradiate) = in
	il before L
	im before M, P, B
	ir before R
	in before everything else
infra (infrastructure, infrared) = under
inter (interview, international, intercept) = between/among
intra/intro (intravenous, introvert) = inward/into/inner
ject (interject, eject) = throw/thrust
junct (junction, conjunction, adjunct) = join
kine (kinetic, kinesthetic, telekinesis) = movement
lab (labor, collaborate, elaborate) = work
lex/lect (lexical, dyslexia, lecture, dialect) = word/speech (This is the same “lect” we use in “collect”, “select”, and “elect”. The idea is that speaking involves selecting words.)
loc (location, dislocation, relocate) = place
luc (translucent, elucidate) = light
lum (illuminate, lumen) = light
macro (macroeconomics, macroevolution) = big
magni (magnify, magnificent, magnate) = great (in size or quality or importance)
mal (malpractice, malaria, malicious) = bad (The opposite prefix is “bene”.)
man/mani/manu (manual, maneuver, manuscript) = hand
mar (marine, maritime) = sea
mega (megabyte, megastructure, megalith) = huge (unit prefix for 1,000,000)
meta (metamorphosis, metastasis) = change
meta (metaphysics, metacognition, metadata) = beyond/about (Metacognition is thinking about thought.)
micro (microscope, microphone, microbe) = small
migr (immigrate, migrant) = move (from one place to another)
mis (misbehave, misnomer) = incorrect
miss/mit (dismiss, transmit, missile) = send
mono (monochromatic, monotonous, monologue) = one (This is the Greek root. The Latin root is “uni”.)
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TOEFL Test: 4 hours, 4 sections, $200, 120 points total (30 per section)
1 reading: 60-80 minutes, 3 or 4 passages, about 14 questions each
2 listening: 60-90 minutes, 2 or 3 sets, 3 listenings and 17 questions per set
	(10-minute break)
3 speaking: 20 minutes, 5.5 minutes of speaking for 6 tasks
4 writing: 60 minutes, 20+30 minutes of writing about 2 tasks
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Reading Question Types:
- vocabulary
- fact
- negative fact
- inference
- reference
- purpose
- paraphrase
- sentence insertion
- summarize
- organize/categorize
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DELTA p. 166 describes organization questions
- The skills needed for organize questions are similar to fact questions: scan the text for key words and then skim the surrounding sentences to find the answer.
(In particular, scan for key words in the answer choices, rather than key words in the categories.)
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p. 169 - Take 2 minutes to scan for the correct categories for these answer choices. Check your answers with your partner.
Enlightenment: B E
Romanticism: A C F
p. 170 - Do the same thing.
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BREAK
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Rock Floor: A D F
Accumulation floor: C G
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Handout (Cambridge) exercise R24 p. 223 - Take 2 minutes to answer the question about underground houses.
Underground: A D
Conventional: B E
	(Soil temperatures are relatively stable, so C is not a correct answer for either type of home.)
p. 223-224 - Take 2 minutes to answer about dueling
Early: D E
Later: A C
3 - marbles
Ringtaw: A D
Fortification: C E
4 - resorts
Artificial: A D
Traditional: C E
5 - Take 5 minutes for the cryptozoology passage.
Found to Exist: D E H
Perhaps Don’t Exist: A B F I
6 - Take 5 minutes for stages of sleep.
First Four: A D G I
Final: C F H
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Homework: Finish the handout (Cengage)