Reading comprehension consists of two important
aspects ie Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension. In the new version of the
TOEFL, the amount of about 50 items that include vocabulary, and reding
comprehension.
1.
Vocabulary
This section consists of loose sentences are some of
the words or he underlined.
2. Reading
Comprehension
This section usually consists of five or six aas
script (reading) short, each of which is followed by some questions, and
peranyaan these questions must be answered in accordance with the information
expressed or implied in the text.
A. Tip-General Tips
Here are tips for TOEFL examinees can work on reading
comprehension and vocabulary sections with ease.
1. Begin with vocabulary questions 1-30.
Complete this section quickly and efficiently. Read
each sentence quickly by focusing on a word or words underlined and the four
answer choices.
2. If you have time take a look back over the reading
comprehension questions.
Look back at the questions vocabulary only when you
feel confident enough to answer reading comprehension questions.
3. Never allow the missed questions
Please answer all questions even though you are not
sure of the proper answer to a question. In such cases you can do it by
guessing answers the question according to your intuition.
B. Tips TOEFL Vocabulary Enrichment
A vocabulary test dieskan aspects in both the TOEFL
Test-TOEFL-like, Intitutional TOEFL and the International TOEFL. For it must
needs be, enrich we vocabulary with some of these tips.
1. Read as much as possible a wide variety of reading
materials.
Read as much as possible especially newspapers, magazines,
books and encyclopedias that are academic and formal. When reading try to guess
the meaning of words through context not you know, that take advantage of the
other words in the sentence or passage as a clue to the meaning of words that
are unknown to you.
2. Record new vocabulary
There are three possible ways and commonplace we do to
record new vocabulary, that is [a] use a vocabulary notebook, [b] use of paper
folding, and etc.. Here is an explanation of each technique noted the
vocabulary.
a.
Vocabulary Notebook
One way to enrich vocabulary for TOEFL is providing
cataan book kosakatayang want to learn. In the book it is necessary to note you
can write words, pronunciation, definition, and examples of its use in a
sentence. The benefits of this method is that you can collect new vocabulary,
and is a means to review the old entries as new entries are made. The
disadvantage is that the notebook will be a pile of vocabulary lists that do
not mean anything if there is no continuous reconsideration as the following
example.
|
Vocabulary
|
Definition
|
Example Sentences
|
|
Perspicacious
/ P: spikei s /
|
Having keen insight, judgment or understanding;
Shrewd
|
If he had been more perspicacious, he might not have
lost so much money on the stock market.
|
b.
Using Paper Folding
This way you take a piece of paper and fold it into
three or four columns. In the first column you want to write the vocabulary
studied. In the second column, write down your pronunciation and the word
class, in the third column, the meaning or definition, and the fourth column of
the example sentences using the word before, but the new words to be learned
replaced with blank spaces.
c.
Use a good dictionary.
In essence, there are two kinds of dictionaries, each
with different variations, primarily due to the number of entries and the
content of the information offered. Of the many dictionaries available in
bookstores, at least choose a dictionary that contains the following
information:
·
Pronunciation of the word.
·
How to use the word grammatically, for example, the
word class noun (n), verbs (v), adjective (adj), and so on.
·
Clear meaning and definition.
·
Example use of the word in the sentence or phrase.
·
Supplement: the origin of the word. This information
can help you to learn new words by giving the meaning of the parts of the new
word (prefix, word origin, and suffix).
C. Tips Answering Questions Vocabulary
To answer the dala TOEFL vocabulary, we need to use
some tips or ways that can help us in the exam.
1. Do it immediately without reading about how the
command is working vocabulary.
Because the command TOEFL test reading comprehension
and vocabulary sections are the same for all types of tests, if you already
understand the correct command no longer need to read it so as to save time.
2. Take the carefully but quickly
In connection with work on the problems carefully but
quickly, there are some very important things that you need to look at, and
apply such as:
a.
Time to work on vocabulary and reading comprehension
section is only 45 minutes.
b.
Do not spend time for a vocabulary that you do not
know.
c.
If there is residual waktum, you can see the back of
this vocabulary questions after the reading comprehension section.
d. Do not spend a
lot of time for tough questions.
e.
Do not spend time looking for clues to understand a word
you do not know.
f.
Do not spend time searching for grammatical clues
because all the answers are grammatical choices can replace the underlined
word, and not part of the vocabulary test grammar.
g.
Use the time to not spell out the word over its
elements, because meskipunsangat helps enrich vocabulary, knowledge of word
elements will not be much help choose the correct answer.
3. Read the sentences about focusing on a word or group
of words that are underlined or be in quotes as well as the fourth choice
answer.
You do not need to know the meaning of all the words
in the sentence. Most important is the word or group of words that are
underlined or be in quotes. Therefore, do not be tempted by other words you do
not know. because most, or even all of the sentences in this section do not
have a clue context, there would be no point for you to know the meaning of
words that are not underlined. In addition, try to figure out the meaning of
other words in the sentence it will spend valuable time.
4. Be careful of the words are ambiguous.
The words in the English language often has a double
meaning. You should be aware that in the vocabulary section, the primary
meaning of a word can be a wrong answer, while the secondary meaning of the
word can be the right answer.
5. Choose the most appropriate matching
You sometimes need to know the underlined word along
with four answer choices. However, note that multiple choice answers taaran
only differ in meaning. You have to choose the answer closest meaning to the
underlined word. Therefore, although the answer (A), for example, look right,
read all the answer choices before making a decision other than the last.
6. Remember the trick or stratagem that may wear authors
TOEFL test
Before you take the test, review the things you should
NOT do during the test. The author is trying to provoke you to do these things,
and have prepared the questions that will deceive you if not careful.
Sample Reading
Comprehension
Advertising is a big business. You have to only leaf through a magazine or count the
radio ot television commercials you hear during one evening to realize this. The
number of mechanical toys and boxes of cereal that one told by television
commercials alone is proof of advertising’s persuasion power.
Because advertising has so much influence on what we
buy, and because it is so much a part of daily life, the advertising industry
holds great fascination for jobs in advertising agencies.
The average person thinks of advertising as a
glamorous exciting business, where brilliant young men
and women think u catchy slogans at a moment’s notice when they are not
busy entertaining
cutomers at expensive restaurants. Popular fiction has helped
spread idea. But for the men and
women who earn their living in advertising, it
is a business that involves a great deal of hard,
painstaking work. It is the
business of persuading people to buy product and services or accept
ideas.
1.
What is the main topic of this passage ?
a.
Painstaking
b.
Popular fiction has helped this idea
c.
Advert sing as a glamorous exiting business
d. Advertising is a big business
2. Which of the
following is closest in the meaning to the phrase leaf through in
paragraph 1 ?
a.
To think it over
b.
To receive
c.
To leaf over
d. To turn over and over
3. According to
the passage, what for do the industries use advertising ?
a.
Giving information to the public
b. To persuade customer
c.
Hear during one evening
d. It is a slogan
4. In paragraph 3,
the phrase cathchy slogan probably
means....
a.
Fascinated information
b.
Glamorous news
c. Attractive slogan
d. Boring news
5. Which statement
best describes the advertising business in this passage ?
a.
Persuasive power
b.
A glamorous exciting business
c. Painstaking work
d. So much
influence on what we buy
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years old to twelve years old take half adult dosage, nor to exceed seven
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WARNING: Do not exceed the recommended Dosage
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old or to individuals with high blood pressure, heart disease or diabetes. This
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talking this medication. Chronic cough is dangerous if relief does not occur
within three days discontinue use and consult your physician.
1. According
to the direction, which of the following people should take the medication ?
a. Someone
with high blood pressure or heart disease
b. Someone
with diabetes
c. Someone
makes six years old
d. Someone who has cough
2. One
of side effect of taking this medication that of ....
a. Feeling sleepy
b. Coughing
c. High
blood pressure
d. addiction
3. A
ten-years old child should ....
a. Not
take this preparation
b. Take
two teaspoonfuls
c.
Take
one teaspoonfuls of this preparation
d. Take
one-half teaspoonfuls of this preparation
4. If
this medication does not help within three days, one should ....
a. Take
fifteen teaspoonfuls on the fourth day
b. Stop
driving and operating machinery
c.
Stop
taking it and see a doctor
d. Take
half of the usual dosage
5. According
to the instruction on the label of this medicine, from purpose of dosage adult
is a person ....
a. Six
years old
b. Seven
years old
c.
Twelve
years old
d. None
of the above
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