TOEFL READING QUESTION TYPESOnline version The TOEFL Reading contains 10 different types of questions. Some appear more frequently than others and some take more time than others. select what kind of question it is. by Carlos Espejel lopez 1 “The word _________ in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to…" a factual information b negative factual information c vocabulary 2 “According to paragraph 4, what….” “Which of the following…” “It is stated in paragraph 4 that…” a factual information b inference c vocabulary 3 “All of the following are mentioned in paragraph 3 EXCEPT…” “Which of the following is NOT mentioned....” a factual information b negative factual information c inference 4 “What can be inferred from paragraph 5 about…” “Paragraph 5 implies that…” “Paragraph 5 suggests…” a negative factual information b rhetorical purpose c inference 5 “In paragraph 6, the author discusses ________ in order to…” “Why does the author mention…” a rhetorical purpose b sentence simplification c vocabulary 6 “Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in paragraph 4?” a rhetorical purpose b sentence simplification c insert text 7 “In paragraph 2 there is a missing sentence. Where would the sentence best fit?” a rhetorical purpose b sentence simplification c insert text 8 “The word _________ in paragraph 1 refers to…” a insert text b reference c prose summary 9 “An introductory sentence for a brief summary of the passage is provided below. Complete the summary by selecting the THREE answer choices that express the most important ideas in the passage." a prose summary b reference c inference 10 “Complete the table below to summarize information about _________ in the passage. Match the appropriate statements to _________” a Fill in a table b reference c vocabulary