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ITP TOEFL STRATEGIES AND TIPS READING SECTION

Ukrida Department of English Ira Rasikawati

WHAT DO TEST TAKERS NEED TO KNOW?

1. General ITP TOEFL Test Taking Tips

2. Reading Section Tips

3. Types of Questions

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1. GENERAL TIPS

ITP TOEFL TEST TAKING

ITP TOEFL – PBT TOEFL

1. Administered in paper-based format

2. Takes about three and one-half hours

3. 3 Sections: Listening Comprehension, Structure and Written Expression, Reading Comprehension,

4. Score on scale of 310 to 677

5. Separate writing test: TWE

TEST CONTENT

Section Description Time Limit Total

Questions

Listening

Comprehension

Measures the ability to

understand spoken English

30-40 minutes 50

Structure and

Written

Expression

Measures the ability to

recognize language

appropriate for standard

written English

25 minutes 40

Reading

Comprehension

Measures the ability to

understand non-technical

reading material

55 minutes 50

Skill Score Range Level

Reading 0–30 High (22–30)

Intermediate (15–21)

Low (0–14)

Listening 0–30 High (22–30)

Intermediate (15–21)

Low (0–14)

Speaking 0–30 score scale Good (26–30)

Fair (18–25)

Limited (10–17)

Weak (0–9)

Writing 0–30 score scale Good (24–30)

Fair (17–23)

Limited (1–16)

Total Score 0–120

HOW TO SCORE

EXAMPLE:

Overall Score:

Add 3 converted scores: 51+52+58

Devide the sum by 3: 161/3=53.7

Multiply by 10: 53.7x10= 537

Section 1 Section 2 Section 3

No. Correct 30 28 43

Converted Score 51 52 58

PRACTICE IS KEY

• Use English Every Day Communicate only in English: Listen, read and write in English every chance you get.

• Write Make notes, write down reminders, emails using new words and common expressions – Improve Vocabulary and Sentence Structure

• Listen Listen to music, radio, television, movies and online broadcasts in English – Helps acquire rhythm and stress patterns of spoken English; Listen closely to words.

Read Newspapers, magazines, books and websites – Improve vocabulary.

Try academic reading material to prepare for communicating at university level.

Keep Journal

Write down things you are doing - practice organizing thoughts and writing in English.

You can track your own progress. Read it to yourself and read it out loud.

For further information go to: Source: http://www.ets.org/toefl/pbt/prepare/tips/

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2. GENERAL TIPS

ITP TOEFL READING SECTION

READING SECTION

Total time for reading section: 55 minutes

Total questions: 50

Total passages: 5

Words in each passage:

- between 250 – 400 words

- about 5 minutes for skimming

- 1 minute to answer each question

READING TIPS

1. Be familiar with directions

2. Do not spend much time reading passages

• skim passages

• go directly to questions

3. Don’t worry about unfamiliar topics

4. Never leave questions blank

SUGGESTED READING PATTERN

1Read Rapidly 2Skim for Main Idea

3Read Questions 4Scan Answers

Reading

READ RAPIDLY

Good L1 reader reads at 200 to 300 words per minute (wpm) rate 4-5 words/second

Reminder 1: Reading Speed

Time allocation for reading

- 5 passages: 5 minutes: 1 MINUTE/PASSAGE

- 50 questions: 50 minutes: 1 MINUTE PER ITEM

SKIM FOR MAIN IDEA

Find main idea and organization of passage

No need to understand every detail on first reading

Reminder 2: Topic Sentence

Read FIRST sentence of every paragraph

Check LAST sentence

READ QUESTIONS

FIND WHAT TYPES OF QUESTION

Question types tell you where to find the right answers

Reminder 3: Which sentence has right answer

- Main idea questions: first sentence of every paragraph

- Vocabulary questions: question will tell where to go

- Other questions: keyword in question – anywhere in passage

SCAN ANSWERS

FIND AND READ PART THAT CONTAIN ANSWER CAREFULLY

ELIMINATE OBVIOUSLY WRONG ANSWERS

Reminder 4: Key words and Markers

- in the same sentence of where key word found

- one sentence before or after key word

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3. TYPES OF QUESTION

1. Main idea questions

2. Stated detail questions

3. Unstated detail questions

4. Implied detail questions

5. Vocabulary in context questions

6. “Where” questions

1. MAIN IDEA QUESTIONS HOW TO IDENTIFY QUESTION

What is the topic of the passage? What is the subject of this passage? What is the main idea of this passage? What is the author’s main point in the passage? With what is the author primarily concerned? Which of the following would be the best title?

WHERE TO FIND ANSWER

Look at the first sentence of each paragraph

HOW TO ANSWER QUESTION

1. Read first line of each paragraph 2. Look for common theme or idea in the first lines 3. Pass quickly other lines to confirm topic sentence you

found 4. Eliminate obviously wrong answers, choose best

answer among remaining choices

2. STATED DETAIL QUESTIONS HOW TO IDENTIFY QUESTION

According to the passage, … It is stated in the passage that… The passage indicates that … The author mentions that… Which of the following is true…?

WHERE TO FIND ANSWER Answers are found in order in the passage

HOW TO ANSWER QUESTION

1. Choose key word in the question 2. Skim appropriate part for key word or related

idea 3. Read sentence containing key word or idea

carefully 4. Find answer that restates an idea in passage 5. Eliminate obviously wrong answers, choose best

answer among remaining choices

3. UNSTATED DETAIL QUESTIONS HOW TO IDENTIFY QUESTION

Which of the following is not stated…? Which of the following is not mentioned…? Which of the following is not discussed…? All of the following are true except…

WHERE TO FIND ANSWER

Answers are found in order in the passage

HOW TO ANSWER QUESTION

1. Choose key word in the question 2. Scan appropriate place in passage for key word or related

idea 3. Read sentence containing key word or idea carefully 4. Find answers that are definitely true according to passage. Don’t choose those answers! 5. Find answer that is not true or not discussed in passage.

4. IMPLIED DETAIL QUESTIONS

HOW TO IDENTIFY QUESTION

It is implied in the passage that…?

It can be inferred from the passage that…?

It is most likely that…

What probably happened…?

WHERE TO FIND ANSWER

Answers are found in order in the passage

HOW TO ANSWER QUESTION

1. Choose key word in the question 2. Scan passage for key word or related idea 3. Read sentence containing key word or idea carefully 4. Look for answer that could be true according to that

sentence

5. VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT QUESTIONS HOW TO IDENTIFY QUESTION

What is the meaning …?

Which of the following is closest in meaning to…?

…could best be replaced by which of the following?

WHERE TO FIND ANSWER

The question tells which line words/expression can be found

HOW TO ANSWER QUESTION

1. Find word/expression in passage 2. Read sentence containing the word carefully 3. Look for context clues to help understand meaning 4. Choose answer indicated in context

How large a vocabulary is needed?

SKILL SIZE ESTIMATE NOTES

Reading 8,000 - 9,000 word families Nation (2006)

Listening 6,000 - 7,000 word families Nation (2006)

Native speaker 20,000 word families Goulden, Nation, & Read (1990) Zechmeister, Chronis, Cull, D’Anna, & Healy (1995)

You can use this link to test your vocabulary size: http://my.vocabularysize.com/

6. “WHERE” QUESTIONS HOW TO IDENTIFY QUESTION

Where in the passage…?

WHERE TO FIND ANSWER

Answers can be found in any lines listed in the answer options

HOW TO ANSWER QUESTION 1. Choose a key word or idea in the question

2. Skim lines in passage that are listed in answer options.

Skim for key word or idea

3. Choose answer that contains line numbers of a

restatement of key word or idea in question

Main Idea 1st line

Stated Detail Key word

Unstated Detail Key word

Implied Detail Key word

Vocabulary in Context Context clues

“Where Key word

REFERENCES

Grabe, William, and Stroller Fredricka L. 2002. Teaching and Researching Reading. England: Pearson Education.

Phillips, Deborah. 2004. Longman Introductory Course for the TOEFL Test: The Paper Test. New York: Pearson Education, Inc.

ETS TOEFL for Test takers. Retrieved from https://www.ets.org/toefl/pbt/about