We have in our earlier posts gone over different strategies and tips for the reading section of the TOEFL test. Today we are going to present in detail what kind of questions you should be asking yourself when reading a passage during the TOEFL

The questions you should ask yourself when reading for the TOEFL test are:

Who
What
Where
When
Why
How
If you remember to ask and the answers of these questions you will comprehend what the reading passage is about. A key component on having this information is to take notes. You should especially have the following section written down in your notes:

The first sentence and last sentence of the reading passage, pay attention to all topic sentences and examples supporting the thesis. Write down numbers, dates and other statistics. These are all information that needs to be in your notes when you are taking the TOEFL.

Transitions are a word or phrase that takes you from one idea to another, it is important to be aware of the different transitions in the TOEFL since usually since each claim in the reading passage have a question.

Next time we will be looking into writing section of the TOEFL test.