Peterson’s master toefl reading skills part 1 ppt

About Peterson’sPeterson’s www.petersons.com is a leading provider of education information and advice, with books and online resources focusing on education search, test preparation, an

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About Peterson’s

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© 2007 Peterson’s, a Nelnet company

Portions of this book were previously published as Reading and Vocabulary Workbook for the TOEFL® Exam

Editor: Wallie Hammond; Production Editor: Bernadette Webster; Manufacturing Manager: Ivona Skibicki ALL RIGHTS RESERVED No part of this work covered by the copyright herein may be reproduced or used

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Contents

Before You Begin vii

How This Book Is Organized vii

Special Study Features vii

You’re Well on Your Way to Success viii

Give Us Your Feedback viii

Top 10 Strategies to Raise Your Score ix

PART I TOEFL READING BASICS Chapter 1: All About TOEFL Reading 3

What Does the Reading Section Contain and How Long Does It Last? 3

To Read or Not To Read 4

Summing It Up 14

PART II DIAGNOSING STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES Chapter 2: Practice Test 1: Diagnostic 19

PART III TOEFL READING REVIEW Chapter 3: Developing Reading Comprehension Skills 33

Finding Main Ideas and Supporting Details 33

Skimming for Specific Information 37

Making Inferences 39

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PART IV TWO PRACTICE TESTS

Practice Test 2 109 Practice Test 3 123

PART V APPENDIXES

APPENDIX A: A Helpful Word List 137 APPENDIX B: Applying to Colleges and Universities in the U.S 177

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Before You Begin

HOW THIS BOOK IS ORGANIZED

If you are preparing for any version of the TOEFL, you are not alone Almost a

million people all over the world took the TOEFL last year A high score on this

test is an essential step in being admitted to graduate or undergraduate

programs at almost all colleges and universities in North America But

preparing for this test can be a difficult, often frustrating experience

Peterson's Master TOEFL Reading Skills, used as a self-tutor, will help you

improve your reading skills You’ll find:

weaknesses

passages progress from relatively simple to relatively difficult as you continue through the book Various skills, such as finding the main idea and supporting details, are reviewed

you how well you have mastered the reading skills presented in this book

SPECIAL STUDY FEATURES

Peterson's Master TOEFL Reading Skills is designed to be user-friendly To this

end, it includes features to make your preparation much more efficient