TOEFL Skills 9 and 10

Includes the most important ideas

On the TOEFL, there is an introductory sentence (the general topic).

You must choose from 6 options which are the three that are the main ideas.

Determine how the passage is organized (e.g. cause/effect, comparison/contrast, chronological order, process, etc.)

Quickly skim each paragraph to find the pattern of organization.

requires that you complete an outline of a passage

This is done by deciding in which category information should be placed

There is a table

Underneath the table are 7-9 answer choices

You must choose either 5 or 7 correct answers.

There are always 2 answers that you will not choose.

Determine how the passage is organized.

Look first at the information provided in the table.

Next, identify key words in the answers and scan the passage to find them.

Make sure the answers you chose are directly related to the category.