WEEK 14 READING SKILL 12 and 13 AF
WEEK 14 READING SKILL 12 and 13 AF
WEEK 14 READING SKILL 12 and 13 AF
Sometimes the final question accompanying a reading passage (or one paragraph of a
passage) will ask you to determine where in the passage a piece of information is found. This
type of question is worded differently on the paper TOEFL test and on the computer TOEFL
test. On the paper test, there will be a multiple-choice question that asks where certain
information is found. The answer choices will list possible locations for that information. On
the computer test, the question asks you to click on the sentence that contains certain
information. Look at a multiple-choice example from the paper TOEFL that asks you to
identify where certain information is found.
This question asks you to find where in the passage there is information about the
composition of the crater. You should skim through the lines of the passage listed in the answers
to the question looking for the word composition or something that means composition. In line
4, you should find the expression made of, and you should recognize that composition is what
something is made of. Answer (B) is therefore the best answer to this question.
The following chart outlines the key information that you should remember when you
are trying to determine where in the passage something is found:
1. Where in the passage does the author give the name of a baby beaver?
A. Line 1
B. Line 2
C. Line 3
D. Line 4-5
2. Where in the passage does the author indicate why the young beavers must leave
their parents’ home?
A. Line 1
B. Line 2
C. Line 3
D. Line 4-5
3. Where in the passage does the author give explanation about human capacity in
remembering information?
A. Lines 1-2
B. Lines 2-3
C. Lines 4-5
D. Lines 6
4. Where in the passage does the author show the clear definition of chunk?
A. Lines 1-2
B. Lines 2-3
C. Lines 3-4
D. Lines 4-5
5. Where in the passage does the author explain about the origin of primary
American folk songs?
A. Lines 4-5
B. Lines 3-4
C. Lines 2-3
D. Lines 1-2
6. Where in the passage does the author show the improvement of American folk
songs that gained popularity?
A. Lines 2-3
B. Lines 4-5
C. Lines 5-6
D. Lines 7-8
7. Where in the passage does the author mention the composers who created urban
folk music?
A. Line 5-6
B. Line 7-8
C. Line 8-9
D. Line 9-10
8. Where in the passage does the author discuss the modern definition of chamber
music?
A. Lines 2-3
B. Lines 4-5
C. Lines 8-9
D. Lines 9-11
9. Where in the passage does the author mention music written for four strings?
A. Lines 2-3
B. Lines 4-5
C. Lines 8-9
D. Lines 9-11
10. Where in the passage does the author discuss the period when ensembles for three
instruments predominated?
A. Lines 2-3
B. Lines 4-5
C. Lines 8-9
D. Lines 9-11
Other types of review questions occur occasionally in the reading section of both the
paper TOEFL test and the computer TOEFL test. Possible questions of this type are multiple-
choice questions that asks about (1) the tone (asking if the author is showing any emotion in
his/her writing could be simply informational, explanatory, factual, humorous) of the passage,
(2) the author’s purpose ( asking what the author is trying to do in the passage for example if
the main idea is George Washington’s early life greatly influenced his later career and if the
details give a history of his early life, the author’s purpose could be to show how George
Washington’s early life influenced his later career ) in writing passage, and (3) the course ( is
asking you to decide which university course might have this passage as assigned reading. For
example, if the passage is about George Washington and the details give historical background
on his early life, then this would probably be assigned reading in an American history class)
pin which the passage might be used.
TOEFL EXERCISE 13: Study each of the passages and choose the best answers to the
questions that follow.
Further changes in journalism occurred around this time. In 1846, Richard Hoe invented
the steam cylinder rotary press, making it possible to print newspapers faster and cheaper. The
development of the telegraph made it possible for much speedier collection and distribution of
news. Also in 1846, the first wire service was organized. A new type of newspaper appeared
around this time, one that was more attuned to the spirit and needs of the new America.
Although newspapers continued to cover politics, they came to report more human interest
stories and to record the most recent news, which they could not have done before the telegraph.
New York papers, and those of other northern cities, maintained corps of correspondents to go
into all parts of the country to cover newsworthy events.
3. This passage would probably be assigned reading in which of the following courses?
A. Law
B. Linguistics
C. Indonesian History
D. Journalistics
6. This passage would probably be assigned reading in which of the following courses?
A. Criminal Law
B. American History
C. Modern American Novels
D. Literary Research
American folk music originated with ordinary people at a time when the rural population
was isolated and music was not yet spread by radio, tapes, CDs, or music videos. It was
transmitted by oral tradition and is noted for its energy, humor, and emotional impact. The
major source of early American folk songs was music from the British Isles, but songs from
Africa as well as songs of the American Indians have a significant part in its heritage. Later
settlers from other countries also contributed songs. In the nineteenth century, composer Steven
Foster wrote some of the most enduringly popular of all American songs, which soon became
part of the folk tradition. Beginning in the 1930s, Woody Guthrie gained great popularity by
adapting traditional melodies and lyrics and supplying new ones as well. In the 1950s and
1960s, signercomposers such as Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, and Joan Baez continued this tradition
by creating “urban” folk music. Many of these songs dealt with important social issues, such
as racial integration and the war in Vietnam. Later in the 1960s, musical groups such as the
Byrds and the Turtles combined folk music and rock and roll to create a hybrid form known as
folk-rock.
7. The primary purpose of this passage is to
A. trace the development of American folk music.
B. explain the oral tradition.
C. contrast the styles of folk-rock musicians.
D. point out the influence of social issues on “urban” folk music.
Up to now, confessions that have been obtained from defendants in a hypnotic state have
not been admitted into evidence by courts in the United States. Experts in the field of hypnosis
have found that such confessions are not completely reliable. Subjects in a hypnotic state may
confess to crimes they did not commit for one or two reasons. Either they fantasize that they
committed crimes, or they believe that others want them to confess.
A landmark case concerning a confession obtained under hypnosis went all the way to
the U.S. Supreme Court. In the case of Layra v. Denno, a suspect was hypnotized by a
psychiatrist for the district attorney; in a posthypnotic state the suspect signed three separate
confessions to a murder. The Supreme Court ruled that the confessions were invalid because
the confessions had been the only evidence against him.
8. Which of the following best describes the author’s purpose in this passage?
A. To explain the details of a specific court case
B. To demonstrate why confessions made under hypnosis are not reliable
C. To clarify the role of the Supreme Court in invalidating confessions from
hypnotized subjects
D. To explain the legal status of hypnotically induced confessions
1. Where in the passage does the author list the components of a zinc alloy?
A. Lines 1-2
B. Lines 4-6
C. Lines 9-10
D. Lines 11-13
2. Where in the passage does the author present the less routinely used process of
galvanization?
A. Lines 1-2
B. Lines 4-6
C. Lines 6-8
D. Lines 9-10
4. Where in the passage does the author describe what happens when iron and oxygen
interact?
A. Lines 4-6
B. Lines 6-8
C. Lines 10-11
D. Lines 11-13
5. The author’s purpose in the passage is to…
A. Enumerate examples
B. Cause the development of schizophrenia
C. Prove that faulty parenting is the main cause of schizophrenia
D. Refute a common misconception
6. Where in the passage does the author discuss the traditionally held view about the cause
of schizophrenia?
A. Lines 1-3
B. Lines 3-5
C. Lines 6-7
D. Lines 9-11
7. Where in the passage does the author present the idea that people may inherit the
tendency for schizophrenia?
A. Lines 2-3
B. Lines 6-7
C. Lines 11-13
D. Lines 13-16
8. Where in the passage does the author give the fraction of twins under study with
irregular fingerprints?
A. Lines 3-5
B. Lines 7-8
C. Lines 9-11
D. Lines 11-13
9. This passage would probably be assigned reading in which of the following courses?
A. Criminology
B. Public Administration
C. Statistics
D. Psychology
10. In which course might this passage the assigned reading?
A. Sociology of Criminal Behaviour
B. Introduction to Law
C. American History
D. Research Methodologies
11. Where in the passage does the author mention who serves on a grand jury?
A. Lines 1-2
B. Lines 6-8
C. Lines 9-11
D. Lines 15-17
12. Where in the passage does the author discuss the problem associated with holding grand
jury meetings in private?
A. Lines 3-6
B. Lines 6-8
C. Lines 12-15
D. Lines 15-17
13. How does the author seem to feel about the grand jury system?
A. Quite assured as to its usefulness
B. Somewhat doubtful about its effectiveness
C. Highly supportive of its use
D. Extremely negative about all aspects
14. The tone of this passage is…
A. emotional
B. enthusiastic
C. expository
D. reactionary
15. Where in the passage does the author explain the effect that probably happen if one
marriage partner shows the mistakes of his or her partner in court?
A. Lines 3-4
B. Lines 5-6
C. Lines 8-9
D. Lines 10-11