How to
do english reading test
Problem shaped multiple choice or multiple-choice tests are often encountered in Reading Comprehension in English language tests such as TOEFL. Here's how the test worked :
1. Should note the time that you need to do the test (20 minutes per section / sections in TOEFL)
2. Read the entire contents of the text quickly without stopping to understand a single word. First read is to obtain a general idea about the reading.
3. Refer to the text for the second time with more caution. This is when you can stop for a moment on the part may be more difficult.
4. Then, quickly read the question without looking at the answer. See if you can answer it yourself easily. Drive through the question that you can not directly jwab.
5. Refer back to questions and multiple choice answers. Skip difficult questions.
6. If you can not find an answer similar to your own answers (step 4) in question, see reading again.
7. After you answer each question, go back to reading to find any justification for your answer.
8. Later, back on the last question you can not answer directly and see if you can do it now.
9. Finally, if you still have time left, check the answer that may not be included in the text in detail
Problem shaped multiple choice or multiple-choice tests are often encountered in Reading Comprehension in English language tests such as TOEFL. Here's how the test worked :
1. Should note the time that you need to do the test (20 minutes per section / sections in TOEFL)
2. Read the entire contents of the text quickly without stopping to understand a single word. First read is to obtain a general idea about the reading.
3. Refer to the text for the second time with more caution. This is when you can stop for a moment on the part may be more difficult.
4. Then, quickly read the question without looking at the answer. See if you can answer it yourself easily. Drive through the question that you can not directly jwab.
5. Refer back to questions and multiple choice answers. Skip difficult questions.
6. If you can not find an answer similar to your own answers (step 4) in question, see reading again.
7. After you answer each question, go back to reading to find any justification for your answer.
8. Later, back on the last question you can not answer directly and see if you can do it now.
9. Finally, if you still have time left, check the answer that may not be included in the text in detail
Tips:
• If you find a text that is easy, do step 3 before step 4.
• Do not ever spend any time on any one question.
• Do not worry about understanding every word in the text as Reading Comprehension focuses on common understanding.
Example :
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
(A) The
advantages of using wood in the colonies
(B) The effects of an abundance of wood on
the colonies(C) The roots of the Industrial Revolution
(D) The
difference between charcoal iron and coke iron
answer to question No.
1 is, we do not need to read the
whole passage. Read only the first sentence of each paragraph. The
first thing that must be considered for the type of question
that asks whether
the topic is the passage in question or
topic each topic
paragraphnya? Inquire about the topics above
passage means that we must find an answer
that includes all the existing paragraph in
the passage.
In this case the correct answer is B because the passage discusses the plentiful supply of wood in the colonies and the advantages and disadvantages this INVOLVED. Answer A is incorrect because only advantages alone while also discusses the disadvantages passage (paragraph 4), answer C is wrong because the focus is Industrial Revolution. Answer D is wrong because the focus is the difference between charcoal iron with coke iron.
In this case the correct answer is B because the passage discusses the plentiful supply of wood in the colonies and the advantages and disadvantages this INVOLVED. Answer A is incorrect because only advantages alone while also discusses the disadvantages passage (paragraph 4), answer C is wrong because the focus is Industrial Revolution. Answer D is wrong because the focus is the difference between charcoal iron with coke iron.
2. The word strikingly in the
first paragraph is closest in meaning to
(A) realistically.
(B) dramatically.
(C) completely.
(D) immediately.
This is the point in reading about the new first refers
to the passage. Inquire
about the above types
of vocabulary so
focus only on
the sentence that contains the word in question. In
this matter in
question is said Strikingly, the sentence that contains the word is
the technology of
the North American colonies
did not Strikingly
Differ from that of
Europe, but in
one respect, the colonists enjoyed a
great advantage.
From the above context, the meaning of the word Strikingly approach dramatically. Details of how we can know the meaning of the word-diartikel will be discussed next article. The exact meaning of the word can only be obtained from a sentence that uses the word, Guessing Meanings from Contacts.
From the above context, the meaning of the word Strikingly approach dramatically. Details of how we can know the meaning of the word-diartikel will be discussed next article. The exact meaning of the word can only be obtained from a sentence that uses the word, Guessing Meanings from Contacts.
3. Which of the following is a
common assumption about the forests of North America during the colonial
period?
(A) They contained only a few types
of trees.
(B) They existed only along the
Atlantic seaboard.
(C) They had little or no economic
value.
(D) They covered the entire
continent.
Problem on the key word is common Assumption, so we scan first to get the meaning
of the sentence containing the answer then. From the first sentence of the
second paraghraph "The first colonists did not, as many people imagine, find
an entire continent covered by a climax forest." This we can determine the
correct answer. Answer surely distinguished D.
4. According to the passage, by
the end of the colonial period, the price of wood in eastern cities
(A) rose quickly because wood was
becoming so scarce.
(B) was much higher than it was in
Britain.
(C) was slightly higher than in
previous years.
(D) decreased rapidly because of
lower demand for wood.
Problem on the price of wood key words, scan the sentence
that contains the meaning and obtained "By the end
of the colonial era, the price of wood
had risen slightly
in eastern cities. . . "The
last sentence of paragraph 2. New specify the correct
answer, and the answer is C. Slightly higher
= had risen
slightly
Still strong to continue the discussion on this blog toefl trick? Let us go straight to the next question which is about the number 5. Please refer to and watch carefully the following explanation!
Still strong to continue the discussion on this blog toefl trick? Let us go straight to the next question which is about the number 5. Please refer to and watch carefully the following explanation!
5. What can be inferred about houses
in Britain during the period written about in the passage?
(A) They were more expensive than
American houses.
(B) They were generally built with
imported materials.
(C) They were typically smaller than
homes in North America.
(D) They were usually built from
materials other than wood
Problem is the key word
houses, so scan
the sentence that contains the word or the meaning
of the word. "Houses and all manner of
buildings were made of wood to a degree unknown
in Britain." So the answer is D.
sources:
http://beginerboy.blogspot.com/2011/11/cara-mengerjakan-test-reading-english.html
http://kumpulan-soal-dan-jawaban.blogspot.com/2014/04/contoh-soal-toefl-reading-comprehension.html
