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Author Leong, Kaiwen, 1981- author.

Title Top the TOEFL : unlocking the secrets of Ivy League students / Kaiwen Leong (NTU, Singapore) ; Elaine Leong (Citibank Malaysia, Malaysia)
Published New Jersey : World Scientific, [2015]

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Contents About the Authors; Top the TOEFL; Topping the Reading Section; 1. Reading Fast and Reading Well; Simple Steps; Elaboration with Examples; 1. Underline the keywords within the question; 2. Generate relevant mental shortcuts using the keywords; 3. Use the mental shortcuts as handholds to identify the accurate answer; TOEFL Trainer; Step I: Underline keywords within the question; Step II: Generate relevant mental shortcuts using the keywords; Step III: Use the mental shortcuts as handholds to identify the accurate answer; 2. Unlocking Vocabulary; Elaboration with Examples
1. Break up the word into smaller pieces2. Understand the small pieces to come to an understanding of the word overall; 3. Understand the context by analyzing the words around the vocabulary word in question; TOEFL Trainer; Step I: Break up the word into smaller pieces; Step II: Understand the small pieces to come to an understanding of the word overall; Step III: Understand the context by analyzing the words around the vocabulary word in question; 3. Structure and Organization I; Simple Steps; Elaboration with Examples; 1. Underline keywords in the two categories provided
2. Underline keywords in the answer choices provided3. Match keywords to passage to obtain the correct answer; TOEFL Trainer; 4. Structure and Organization II; Simple Steps; Elaboration with Examples; 1. Categorize the question by identifying keywords; 2. Underline keywords in the answer choices provided; 3. Use keywords as handholds to analyze the answer choices while referring to the passage and select the correct answer; TOEFL Trainer; Step I: Categorize the question by identifying keywords; Step II: Underline keywords in the answer choices provided
Step III: Use keywords as handholds while referring to the passage to analyze the answer choices and select the correct answer5. Perfect Paraphrasing; Simple Steps; Elaboration with Examples; 1. List down essential information in the original sentence point by point; 2. List down essential information in each answer option point by point; 3. Eliminate answer options that do not possess all essential information. Then, analyze the remaining options and select the best choice; TOEFL Trainer; Step I: List down essential information in the original sentence point by point
Step II: List down essential information in each answer option point by pointStep III: Eliminate answer options that do not possess all essential information. Then, analyze the remaining options and select the best choice; 6. Succinct Summaries; Simple Steps; Elaboration with Examples; 1. Underline keywords in the introductory sentence and identify the key points; 2. Underline keywords in the remaining answer options. Eliminate answer choices that are not part of the introductory sentence's main idea or that are only very minor points
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Subject Test of English as a Foreign Language -- Evaluation
English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers.
English language -- Ability testing.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- General.
English language -- Ability testing
English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers
Form Electronic book
Author Leong, Elaine, author
ISBN 9789814663489
9814663484