2017-01-27 TOEFL: reading inference

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Reading section: first part of the test, 60 or 80 minutes, 3 or 4 passages
question types:
- vocabulary
- fact
- negative fact
- inference
- paraphrase
- reference
- purpose
- sentence insertion
- summarize (most common last question)
- organize (if the last question isn’t summarize, it’s organize)
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Inference questions: What can you infer or conclude from the information in a reading? (It will be something that isn’t stated directly.)
DELTA p. 76 - Read the first paragraph of the excerpt. What can you infer about “milksick”?
C - It was caused by a poisonous plant.
Why are the other answers wrong?
not A - this isn’t mentioned in the paragraph
not B - children aren’t mentioned in the paragraph
not D - cattle death isn’t mentioned, but if you can milk cattle after they eat snakeroot, it probably doesn’t kill them
Read the second paragraph and answer the second question. - D
not A - inaccurate, because they moved into Indiana
not B - not mentioned
not C - it was a log (wooden) cabin, *now* marked by bronze castings for the museum
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DELTA p. 80-81 - Answer these questions, then check with a partner. If you disagree, explain why you think the other answer is wrong.
1 B (“classical” usually refers to ancient Greece and Rome)
2 A
3 C
4 C
Now do the same for p. 82-83 (You have 10 minutes)
5 B
6 D
7 B (It doesn’t say anything about other uses of essential oils, so we don’t know whether it’s the main use.)
8 B (for this book, “eases anxiety” is supposed to be synonymous with “reduces stress”, or at least it’s closer to reducing stress than reducing depression is)
9 D
10 C
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http://www.timetree.org/ - Find out how long ago two species split, evolutionarily.
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BREAK
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DELTA p. 84-86 exercise 1.4.B - Take 15 minutes to do these exercises.
1 A
2 C
3 D
4 B
5 D
6 C
7 A
8 D
9 B
10 C
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Sporcle - brand knockoffs
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Homework: p. 87-89 exercise 1.4.C (try to do it in 10 minutes)