READING OUESTIONS (Paper and Computer) 379
DIRECTLY ANSWERED QUESTIONS
Many questions in the Reading section of both the paper TOEFL test and the computer
TOEFL test will require answers that are directly stated in the passage. This means that
you should be able to find the answer to this type of question without having to draw a
conclu- sion. The directly answered questions that are commonly asked are (1) stated
detail ques- tions, (2) “unstated” detail questions, and (3) pronoun reference questions.
SKILL 3: ANSWER STATED DETAIL QUESTIONS CORRECTLY
A stated detail question asks about one piece of information in the passage rather than the
passage as a whole. The answers to these questions are generally given in order in the pas-
sage, and the correct answer is often a restatement of what is given in the passage. This
means that the correct answer often expresses the same idea as what is written in the pas-
sage, but the words are not exactly the same. The questions that test stated details are gen-
erally multiple-choice questions. On the computer test, there may also be a type of stated
detail question that asks you to click on an appropriate drawing. Look at a multiple-choice
example from the paper TOEFL test that asks about a stated detail from the passage.
380 READING
e Paper TOEFL Test
historic city in Virginia that was settled by English colonists in 1633, twenty-six years after the first permanent English colony in
n the beginning, the colony at Williamsburg was
ntation because of its location in the middle
ween two rivers, the York and the James. The site for Williamsburg had been selected by the colonists because the soil drainage w
on, and there were fewer mosquitoes.
cates thatJamestown
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y-six years after Williamsburg
anent English colony in America
ed Middle Plantation
This question asks what the passage indicates about/omestomn, so you know that the answer
to this question will be directly stated in the passage. You should skim through the passage
to rind the part of the passage that discusses Jamestown. The answer to this question is
found in the statement that Williamslnirg was settled @ English colonists in 1633, twenty-six years
after the first permanent English colony in America was settled at Jamestown. Answer (A) is incor-
rect because it was Williamsburg that was settled in 16SS. Answer (B) is incorrect because
Jamestown was setñ ed before rather than ojter Williamsburg. Answer (D) is incorrect
because the name Middle Plantation referred to Williamsburg. The best answer to this ques-
tion is answer (C) because the passage direc£y states that Jamestown >as the first
permanent English colony in America.
Now look at a multiple< hoice example of a stated detail question from the computer
TOEFL test.
Example from the Computer TOEFL Test
Read'•e
Williamsburg is a historic city in Virginia that According to the passage, the
was settled by English colonists in 1633, twenty-six colonists chose Williamsburg because
years after the first permanent English colony in
it was in England
America was settled at Jamestown. In the beginning,
the colony at Williamsburg was named Middle Plantation there were no nearby rivers
because of ics location in the middle of a peninsula there were lots of mosquitoes
between two rivers, the Work and the James. The the soil drained well
site for Williamsburg had been selected b/ the
colonists because the soil drainage was becter there
than at the Jamestown location, and there were
fewer mosquitoes.
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