Toefl exam Essentials

15. Why do male emperor penguins form a huddle?
a. to protect the eggs from sea lions
b. to share their food supply
c. to maintain body heat in harsh temperatures
d. to share parenting advice
16. The following sentence can be inserted into the passage:
Instead they feed and breed in the frigid waters and sea ice of
the southern Ocean.
Where would this sentence best fit in the passage? Choose
the number to indicate where you would add the sentence
to the passage.
a. (1)
b. (2)
c. (3)
d. (4)

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TOEFL EXAM ESSENTIALS
CHAPTER HIGHLIGHTS
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Practice active reading techniques, such as highlighting
and taking notes.
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Schedule regular reading time into your study plan.
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Familiarize yourself with the reading question types,
including those on the computer-based exam.
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Main ideas are general statements that bring together all
the ideas in a passage.
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Supporting details are specific examples and facts that
back up a main idea.
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Inferences are conclusions based on what the writer
suggests or implies.
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Word choice is the particular words a writer uses to
describe his subject.
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Connotation is the suggested meaning of words.
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Learn the strategies for determining the meaning of
unfamiliar vocabulary words.
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Review the three-part strategy for answering reference
questions.
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For paraphrased sentence questions, practice “rewriting”
material as you read.
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Study the four most common patterns writers use to
organize their ideas.
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Familiarize yourself with the transitional phrases used to
introduce specific information, chronology, important
points, comparisons, contrasts, causes, and effects.

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