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TOEFL(IBT)
STRUCTURE
READING (30pts)-60’: 3 READING PASSAGES
LISTENING (30pts)-45’:2 CONVERSATIONS+4 LECTURES
SPEAKING (30pts)-20’:2 INDEPENDENT+4 INTEGRATED TASKS
WRITING (30pts)-50’:1 INDEPENDENT+1INTEGRATED TASK
QUESTION TYPES
VOCABULARY
REFERENCE
FACTUAL INFORMATION
NEGATIVE FACTUAL INFORMATION
INFERENCE
FILL IN A TABLE
SENTENCE SIMPLIFICATION
RHETORICAL PURPOSE
PROSE SUMMARY
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TOEFL(IBT) VOCABULARY

Question types
The word---- in the passage is closet in meaning to
The phrase----in the passage is closet in meaning to
In stating that---, the author means that____
Based on the information in paragraph, which of the following best explain the term
The word ‘----’ could best be replaced by which of the following.
Which of the following is closet in meaning to the word ‘ -----’




















TOEFL(IBT) VOCABULARY
Solution
Antonym
Synonym: no absolute- partial
Definition
Examples
Contextual clues: functions- put the words in sentences
Experience clues
Substitute-replacing
Guessing the meaning by the parts: root-affixes
ex: unhappy- powerless-patient




TOEFL(IBT) VOCABULARY
Practice
1. I communicate with you
A. speak B. talk C. tell D. exchange ideas
2. I communicate with you on the phone
A. speak B. talk C. tell D. exchange ideas
3. I communicate with nature
A. speak B. talk C. tell D. exchange ideas
4. I communicate with her overseas friends by sending emails.
A. speak B. talk C. tell D. exchange ideas
2. Does history form people?
A. shape B. develop C. create D. all are correct





TOEFL(IBT) VOCABULARY
Practice
3.The Sun and the Moon cause tide to rise and fall.
A. Autumn B. Spring C. drop D. Summer
4. Fall is one of the four seasons in the year.
A. drop B. Spring C. Summer D. Autumn
5. Glaciers form when the temperatures are low and there is lots of snow.
The word ‘form’ could be best replaced by which of the following?
A. melt B. advance C. drop D. occur

TOEFL(IBT) VOCABULARY
Practice
6. A nest on the lowest intact branch of an aspen will give the hummingbird a good view, a clear flight path, and protection for her young.
The word ‘clear’ is closet meaning to?
A. bright B. exact C. transparent D. unobstructed
7. In North America, perhaps the most conspicuous feature of the post glacial landscape are the Great Lakes on the border between the United States and Canada. No other large freshwater bodies lies at such favorable latitudes. The history of making of these lakes is long and complex.
The word ‘lies’ could be best replaced by which of the following?
A. reclines B. is located C. originates D. expands