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READING STRATEGIES
• Enrich vocabulary
• Go to the question
• Find the keyword by:
Skimming = reading fast to get general idea
Scanning = reading fast to get specific idea
• Locate the answer
SKILL 1 FINDING MAIN IDEA
Kind of questions Strategies

•What is the topic of •Read the first line

the passage? each paragraph
•Which of the following •Look for a common
would be the best title? theme or idea in first
lines
•Found the topic
sentence(s)
•Locate the answer
SKILL 2 RECOGNIZE THE ORGANIZATION OF
IDEAS
Kind of questions Strategies

•How is the information •Read the first line

in the passage each paragraph
organized? •Look for words that
•How is the information show relationship
in the second related among the p(s)
to the first paragraph? •Locate the answer
SKILL 3 STATED DETAIL QUESTION

Kind of questions Strategies

•According to the •Find the keyword

passage… •Skimming
•It is stated that… •Locate the answer
•Which of the
following is TRUE?
SKILL 4 FIND UNSTATED DETAIL

Kind of questions Strategies

•All of the following •Find the key words

are true EXCEPT… •Scanning
•Locate the answer
SKILL 5 FIND PRONOUN REFERENTS
Kind of questions Strategies

•The pronoun “it” in •Find the pronoun

line X refers to… •Look before pronoun
for nouns that agree
with it
•Try each nouns in the
context in place of
pronoun
•Locate the answer
EXERCISE
SKILL 6 ANSWER IMPLIED DETAIL QUESTION
Kind of questions Strategies

•What probably •Find the keyword

happened…? •Scanning
•It is implied in the •Locate the answer
passage that…
•It is most likely that…
•It can be inferred from
the passage that…
SKILL 7 ANSWER TRANSITION QUESTION
Kind of questions Strategies

•The paragraph •Read the first line for a

preceding the passage preceding question
probably… •Read the last line for a
•What is most likely in following question
the paragraph following •Draw conclusion about
the passage? what comes before or
after
•Locate the answer
SKILL 8 FIND DEFINITIONS FROM STRUCTURAL
CLUES
Kind of Questions Strategies
• What is the • Find the word in
meaning of “X” the passage
in line “Y”? • Locate any
• The word “X” in structural clues
line Y is closest • Read the part of
in meaning to… the passage
• The word “X” in after the
line Y could be structural clue
replaced by… carefully
• Locate the
answer
SKILL 9 DETERMINE WHERE SPECIFIC
INFORMATION IS FOUND
Kind of question Strategies

• Where in the • Choose a

passage…? keyword or idea
in the question
• Do the skim
• Locate the
answer
SKILL 10 DETERMINE THE TONE, PURPOSE AND
COURSE
Kind of question
• What is the tone of the passage?
• What is the author’s purpose in this passage?
• In which course would this reading be assigned?
STRATEGIES
Tone Purpose Course
• Skim the passage • Study the main idea • Study the main idea
• Locate the answer and detail questions and detail questions
that identifies the • Draw conclusion • Draw conclusion
emotion about the purpose about the course
• Locate the answer • Locate the answer
EXERCISE
 THANK YOU!
WISH YOU LUCK ON READING TOEFL