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7.Short Readings Format------Part VII is the longest part of TOEIC.It's also the last part, so you may be starting to get tired.However, you need to stay focused on the test for a little longer.(Of course, if you want, you may work on part VII before you work on parts V and VI.)Part VII consists of short reading paages followed by questions about the paages.There are four poible answer choices for each question.You must pick the best answer choice based on the information in the paage and then mark that answer on your answer sheet.The Paages There are from twelve to fifteen paages.Most are quite short.Some consist of only three or four sentences;the longest have around 150 words.The paages deal with a wide variety of topics and involve many different types of written materials.There are from two to five questions per paage for a total of 40 questions.They include these three main types: 1.Overview questions 2.Detail questions 3.Inference questions * Overview questions occur after most of the paages.To answer overview questions correctly, you need a “global”(overall)understanding of the paage.The most common overview question asks about the purpose or the main topic of the paage: What does this article mainly discu? What is the purpose of this letter? Why was this notice written? Some ask about the best title or heading of a paage: What is the best heading for this announcement? Which of the following is the best title for the article? Other overview questions ask about the writer of the paage, the readers of the paage, or the place of publication: In what busine is the writer of the paage? What is the author's opinion of ____ ? Who would be most interested in the information in this announcement? For whom is this advertisement intended? Where was this article probably published? * Detail questions, the most common type of Part VII question, ask about specific points in the paage.You will usually have to scan the paage to find and identify the information.Sometimes the answer and the information in the paage do not look the same.For example, a sentence in a paage may read “This proce is not as simple as it once was.” The correct answer may be “The proce is now more complex.” Some detail questions are negative questions.These almost always include the word NOT, which is printed in uppercase(capital)letters: Based on the information in the paage, which of the following is NOT true? Negative questions usually take longer to answer than other detail questions.* A few questions in Part VII are inference questions.The answers to these questions are not directly stated in the paage.Instead, you must draw a conclusion about the information that is given.Some typical inference questions: Which of these statements is probably true? Which of the following can be inferred from this notice? Answer Choices All are believable answers to the questions.Incorrect choices often contain information that is presented somewhere in the paage but does not correctly answer the question.A Note About Vocabulary Most of the vocabulary in the paages consists of relatively common English words and phrases, but there will certainly be expreions that you do not know.However, you can understand most of a reading and answer most of the questions even if you don't know the meaning of all the words.Also, you can gue the meaning of many unfamiliar words in the paages through context.In other words, you can use the familiar words in the sentence in which an unfamiliar word appears to get an idea of what the unfamiliar word means.Tactics-------1.First, look at the paage quickly to get an idea of what it is about.2.Next, read the questions about the paage.You should not read the answer choices at this time.Try to keep these questions in the back of your mind as you read the paage.3.Read the paage.Try to read quickly, but read every word;don't just skim the paage.Look for answers to the questions that you read.4.Answer the questions.For detail and inference questions, you will probably have to refer back to the paage.Use the eraser-end of your pencil as a pointer to focus your attention as you look for the information needed to answer the question.5.If you are unsure of the answer, eliminate answer choices that are clearly wrong, and then gue.6.Don't spend too much time on any item.If you find a question or even an entire paage confusing, gue at the answer or answers and come back to these items later if you have time.7.If you have not answered all the questions and only a few minutes ere left, read the remaining questions without reading the paages, and choose the answers that seem most logical.* Types of Readings and Practice Exercises A.Articles B.Busine Correspondence C.Advertisements D.Announcements E.Non-Prose Readings
