Chapter 4
Reading
D
eveloping strong
reading skills means that you interact
with what you read—ask questions,
locate main ideas, and
draw conclusions. Because the materials you read in col-
lege—from textbooks to websites—will
be in English, good read-
ing comprehension skills are essential.
The reading section of the
TOEFL exam tests your ability to read and understand short pas-
sages about academic topics like those
you will encounter in uni-
versity courses. You will read short passages, usually from one to
five
paragraphs in length, and answer several questions about each
passage.
COMPUTER TEST VS. PAPER TEST
The formatting and number of questions
differ in the computer-
based vs. the paper-based reading test. However, the type and dif-
ficulty of the reading passages are the same.
In both exams, you
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