TOEFL Reading – Don’t Do This!

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TOEFL Reading – Don’t Do This!

In TOEFL Reading you can easily make mistakes that cost you a lot of points. I scored 29 in TOEFL Reading and I talk about 5 things that you should not do in this part of the TOEFL test. Some of the mistakes I talk about will slow you down making it impossible for you to finish the TOEFL Reading section on time and answering all the questions. Others will simply make you lose points. You can easily avoid all of these mistakes if you know about them. When doing the TOEFL Reading task always remember them because you must absolutely avoid them if you want to get a high TOEFL Reading score. Don’t let these mistakes get in your way!

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1) DON’T READ THE WHOLE PASSAGE IN DETAIL
When you start the TOEFL Reading task do not read the whole passage in detail. At that point you do not know yet what the questions are about. Therefore, it does not make any sense to read the text in detail because you do not know what you need to focus on. First, skim the passage. You only need to know where the information is roughly located in the text. Second, read the question. Third, go back to that particular passage in the text and read it again, and this time you read it in detail so that you can extract the necessary information to answer the question.

2) DON’T TAKE NOTES
In TOEFL Reading it is not necessary to take notes. It can even hurt your score! In TOEFL Reading everything is given in the passage, you just need to figure out the correct answer. TOEFL Reading differs from TOEFL Listening, Speaking and Writing in this point. In these TOEFL tasks it is important to take notes because you must prepare your answers. However, in TOEFL Reading taking notes does not provide any value to you. You only need to know where you can find the information you need and then you must figure out the correct answer. Don’t slow yourself down by taking notes in TOEFL Reading!

3) DON’T SKIP A QUESTION
In TOEFL Reading it is really tempting to skip a question if you do not know the answer. Do not do that! If you do not choose an answer, this can go terribly wrong. For example, you may run out of time or you may forget to go back; TOEFL Reading is a stressful situation so this can easily happen. In TOEFL Reading you do not get penalty points for wrong answers, therefore you should always answer a question even if you are unsure about it. If you do not answer the question you will risk losing a point. Also, you can always go back and change that answer if you have the time.

4) DON’T CHANGE AN ANSWER OUT OF A WHIM
Guys, honestly do not do that! I did this several times in my TOEFL preparation and most of the times it turned out that this was a bad idea. What I did was I answered the questions, went on answering the other questions and then decided to go back and have a look at questions I had been unsure about again. Then I changed some answers without reading the passage again. It turned out that most of the times I had converted a correct answer into a wrong answer. Therefore, if you want to change an answer, always read the passage again. If you do not have the time to do that do not change the answer.

5) DON’T SPEND TOO MUCH TIME ON A QUESTION
If you do not know the answer to a question in TOEFL Reading do not spend too much time on this question. Of course, you should always take some time to figure out the answer to a question, but not too much! The TOEFL Reading task is a race, you need this time for answering the other questions. Therefore, if you are unsure, choose an answer that you think is plausible and go on.

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 TOEFL Reading – Don’t Do This!
00:28 - #1 Don't read the whole passage in detail
02:47 - #2 Don't take notes
05:04 - #3 Don't skip a question
06:54 - #4 Don't change an answer out of a whim
09:05 - #5 Don't spend too much time on a question

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