2019-06-28 TOEFL: reading ref, writing practice

Homework (from before): 4L11 and 4L12
1 d
2 b c e
3 a
4 c
5 d
6 b
1 c
2 b c d
3 c
4 d
5 c
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Reading: Reference and Sentence Insertion
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p. 64-66 describe reference questions, which are not common questions but the skill is always important
p. 67-59 describe sentence insertion questions, which occur once per passage immediately before the final question (summary or organization)
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p. 70 exercise 2R3
1 c
2 d
3 b
4 b
5 d
6 b
7 c
8 c
p. 72 exercise 2R4 - take 10 minutes
1 c
2 b
3 c (“this aim” is independence, and the following sentence gives an example of the “various forms of peaceful civil disobedience”, and usually general information is before specific information)
4 c
5 c
6 c (The previous sentence is about protesting British rule in the country. It’s that same reason.)
7 b
8 d (“former” and “latter” mean “first” and “last” when there are only two)
9 b (It follows the sentence explaining laws to segregate one caste into a separate electorate.)
10 Gandhi, which both (b) and (d) refer to
11 d
12 b
13 c
14 c
15 b
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late - latter - last
fore - former - first
-> “former” means something like “more before”
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https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-should-you-read-hamlet-iseult-gillespie
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BREAK
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A.M. = ante meridiem = before midday
P.M. = post meridiem = after midday
(by convention, 12 noon is 12 P.M. and 12 midnight is 12 A.M.)
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Writing Practice (Delta 7.7) - email me when you’re finished