2016-07-21 Pre TOEFL: question type identification

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - Notes from all my classes
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Homework: read the article about Mumbai on p. 58-59 and then answer or correct your answers to the questions on p. 60
A
1 b
2 a
3 c
4 b
5 a
B
colonial: a f
both: d e
independent: b c g
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Reading overview handout: question types
1 Detail - about factual information in a reading
2 Referent - what does a specific word (usually a pronoun) refer to?
3 Negative Fact - about factual information NOT in a reading
4 Function - What is the rhetorical or organizational purpose of something?
5 Inference - Draw a conclusion from information in the reading.
6 Vocabulary - What does a particular word mean in a particular context?
7 Sentence Summary - Choose the answer that includes all the same information as the given sentence, but simplified or summarized.
8 Passage Summary - Choose the optionS that give best summary of the main idea of the passage
9 Add Text - Choose the best location in a paragraph for a new sentence to be added
10 Table completion - Categorize information into a table
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Sample Test Handout p. 35-37 - With a partner, decide what type each question is (without reading the passage)
14 detail
15 vocabulary / definition
16 reference
17 function
18 vocabulary
19 detail
20 detail
21 sentence summary
22 negative fact
23 inference
24 add text
25 table completion
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Homework: p. 39-41 - Identify the question types for the other reading.