Peterson’s master toefl reading skills part 1 ppt

Peterson’s
MASTER
TOEFL
READING
SKILLS
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OTHER TITLES IN SERIES:
Peterson’s Master TOEFL Vocabulary
Peterson’s Master TOEFL Writing Skills
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Contents
Before You Begin vii
How This Book Is Organized vii
Special Study Features vii
You’re Well on Your Way to Success viii
Give Us Your Feedback viii
Top 10 Strategies to Raise Your Score ix
PART I TOEFL READING BASICS
Chapter 1: All About TOEFL Reading 3
What Does the Reading Section Contain and How Long Does It Last? 3
To Read or Not To Read 4
Summing It Up 14
PART II DIAGNOSING STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES
Chapter 2: Practice Test 1: Diagnostic 19
PART III TOEFL READING REVIEW
Chapter 3: Developing Reading Comprehension Skills 33
Finding Main Ideas and Supporting Details 33
Skimming for Specific Information 37
Making Inferences 39
Understanding Advertisements 45
How Thoughts Are Related 54
Understanding Contemporary Reading Passages 67

Reading History Textbooks 79
Summing It Up 103
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PART IV TWO PRACTICE TESTS
Practice Test 2 109
Practice Test 3 123
PART V APPENDIXES
APPENDIX A: A Helpful Word List 137
APPENDIX B: Applying to Colleges and Universities in the U.S. 177
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Before You Begin
HOW THIS BOOK IS ORGANIZED
If you are preparing for any version of the TOEFL, you are not alone. Almost a
million people all over the world took the TOEFL last year. A high score on this
test is an essential step in being admitted to graduate or undergraduate
programs at almost all colleges and universities in North America. But
preparing for this test can be a difficult, often frustrating experience.
Peterson's Master TOEFL Reading Skills, used as a self-tutor, will help you
improve your reading skills. You’ll find:
• Top 10 Strategies to Raise Your Score gives you test-taking strategies.
• Part I provides a “mini” diagnostic test to determine your strengths and
weaknesses.
• Part II provides the basic reading comprehension review. The reading
passages progress from relatively simple to relatively difficult as you
continue through the book. Various skills, such as finding the main idea and
supporting details, are reviewed.
• Part III includes three additional practice reading tests. They will show

you how well you have mastered the reading skills presented in this book.
SPECIAL STUDY FEATURES
Peterson's Master TOEFL Reading Skills is designed to be user-friendly. To this
end, it includes features to make your preparation much more efficient.
Overview
The reading review chapter begins with a bulleted overview, listing the topics to
be covered in the chapter. This will allow you to quickly target the areas in which
you are most interested.
Note
Notes highlight critical information about improving your reading skills.
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