TOEFL Reading Comprehension | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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What are the 2 types of questions in the Reading section?

Reading Comprehension and Questions

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How many passages do you have to read on the Reading Section?

5 passages

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How many questions do you have to answer per passage?

10 questions approximately

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What do you need to do to know the main idea of the passage?

Study the beginning of the paragraph

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What is the topic of the passage? a) The intelligence of John Dewey b)Distinctions made by John Dewey c)Dewey's ideas on the ability to reason d) How intelligence differs from reasoning in Dewey's works

d) How intelligence differs from reasoning in Dewey's works

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Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as an expression for something that is not knwon? a) A thingamabob b) A gadget c) A doohickey d) A what-is-it

d) A what-is-it

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The pronoun "they" in line 3 refers to a)the business days b)these statistics c)stocks and bonds d)four different types

b)these statistics

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The expression "dominance over" is closest in meaning to (A) understanding of (B) dispute over (C) authority over (D) rejection of

(C) authority over

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The word "tripartite" suggests that something is (A) divided into three (B) totally democratic (C) powerfully constructed (D) evenly matched

(A) divided into three

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The "judiciary" is (A) the electorate (B) the authority (C) the legal system (D) the government

(C) the legal system

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Can you name all the pronouns

I, you, he, she, it, we, they

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Can you give examples of structural clues?

comma, dash, parenthesis, in other words, for example, or, that is, e.g, i.e.

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Complete Skill 2: "Recognize the _________ of ideas"

Recognize the organization of ideas

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Complete Skill 4: "Find ______ details"

Find unstated details

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Complete Skill 1: "Answer ________ questions correctly"

Answer main idea questions correctly

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Complete Skill 8: "Use _____ to determine meaning of difficult words"

Use context to determine meaning of difficult words

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