Toefl exam Essentials

b. They are not interested in obscure prose.
c. They do not like writing that affects their emotions.
d. They are snobs who look down on others.
ANSWERING REFERENCE QUESTIONS
Reference questions measure your understanding of what a par-
ticular sentence means. Read each passage carefully and try this
three-part strategy to find the correct answer:
1. Eliminate any answers that you know are incorrect.
2. Insert each remaining answer choice into the sentence.

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3. Decide whether the answer makes sense in the context
of the sentence. If not, eliminate it and try another.
For example, look at how the strategy works with the following
reference question.
The word they in paragraph 2 refers to:
a. the victims of heat stroke
b. the treatments for heat stroke