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READING COMPREHENSION

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Pronoun Referent, Structural Clue, and Determine Meaning from Word Parts

Pronoun Referent

Pronoun Referent

Referent questions ask what noun (called the referent) apronoun or some other expression refers to.

Here is a list of some of the most commonly used pronoun-type words

Some common pronoun-type words

I you he she it we you they

me you him her it us you them

my your his her its our your their

myself yourself himself herself itself ourselves yourselves themselves

this these that those here there

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The following chart outlines the key information

WHERE TO FIND THE ANSWER

HOW TO IDENTIFY THE QUESTION

HOW TO ANSWER THE QUESTION

The pronoun “…” in line X refers to which of the following

The line where the pronoun is located is generallygiven in the question. The noun that the pronounrefers to is generally found before the pronoun.

Find the pronoun in the passage. (The linewhere the pronoun can be found isgenerally stated in the question).Look for nouns that come before thepronoun.Read the part of the passage before thepronoun carefully.Eliminate any definitely wrong answers andchoose the best answer from the remainingchoices.

STRUCTURAL CLUES

When you are asked to determine the meaning of word in the Reading Comprehension section

of TOEFL test, it is possible:

That the passage providesinformation about the meaning ofthe word.

That there are structural clues totell you that the definition of aword is included in the passage.

The following chart outlines the key information

TYPES OF CLUES

HOW TO IDENTIFY THE QUESTION

WHERE TO FIND THE ANSWER

What is…..?What is the meaning of….?What is true about….?

Punctuation : comma, parentheses, dashes Restatement: or, that is, in other words, i.e.Examples : such as, for example, e.g.

Information to help you determine whatsomething means will generally be found afterthe punctuation clue, the restatement clue, orthe example clue.

HOW TO ANSWER THE QUESTION

Find the word in the passage.Locate any structural clues.Read the part of the passage after the structuralclue carefully.Eliminate any definitely wrong answer and choosethe best answer from the remaining clothes.

DETERMINE MEANING FROM WORDS PART

The following chart contains a few words part that you will need to know to complete the exercise in this part of the text.

A SHORT LIST OF WORD PART

PART MEANING EXAMPLE

CONTRA

MAL

MIS

SUB

DEC

MULTI

SOL

TRI

DIC

DOMIN

JUD

MOR

SPEC

TERR

VER

VIV

Against

Bad

Error

Under

Ten

Many

One

Three

Say

Master

Judge

Death

See

Earth

Turn

Live

Contrast

Malcontent

Mistake

Subway

Decade

Multiple

Solo

Triple

Dictate

Dominant

Judgment

Mortal

Spectator

Territory

Divert

Revive

DAFTAR PUSTAKADAFTAR PUSTAKA

• Deborah Phillips. 2001. Preparation Course for the TOEFL test. Longman: New York• Farris J.P, Fuhler J.C & Walther P M. 2004. Teaching Reading: A Balanced Approach

for Today’s Classroom. New York: McGraw – Hill

• Grellet Francoise.1981. Developing Reading Skill: A Practical Guide to ReadingComprehension Exercises. Cambrdige University Press: New York

• Leaver L B, Ehrman M & Shekhtman B. 2005. Achieving Success in SecondLanguage Acquisition. New York: Cambridge University Press

• Mohamad Akmar.1999. An Article “What Do We Test When We Test ReadingComprehension?”. http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Mohamad-TestingReading.html

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