TOEFL Tutorial (Part 2) - Reading Section Question Types

Now that you have got an idea about the entire TOEFL test structure and reading section in detail, Let's go through the types of question that can be asked in the reading section.

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Let's go through the types of question that can be asked in Reading section with some examples.

Detail - asks about specific detail or a sentence or a missing detail

2. Vocabulary - asks about the meaning of a word

3. Reference - asks about what does he/that/this refers to in the passage

4. Inference - this is about figuring out from the given information

5. Purpose - asks about WHY a detail or idea or argument has been used in the passage.

6. Paraphrase - summarize the given passage in your words

7. Plug-in text - insert a specific sentence at the correct place in the passage

8. Special drag-and-drop (one of the two)

Summary - similar to purpose question
Categories - understand where a certain detail fits in categories

Stay tuned for more prep materials...Happy Learning!

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