MEETING XII
(READING)
STATED AND UNSTATED DETAIL QUESTIONS
A. OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
The objectives of this study, the students.are able to:
1. Comprehend the idea of stated .and unstated detail questions
2. Recognize stated and unstated detail .questions
3. Dissect stated and unstated detail questions
B. MATERIAL DESCRIPTION
Unstated Detail Question is a question which its answer is not in the paragraph or the
answer is wrong. Meanwhile, the Stated Detail Question is a question that is specific in
information, or can refer to an implied question. Usually you will find both these questions on
the TOEFL Test.
Here are some tricks to answer Stated Detail Question and Unstated Detail Question.
Stated Detail Question Unstated Detail Question.
Search for keywords Search for keywords in
in the question the question
Briefly read the Briefly read the keywords
keywords in the in the paragraph
paragraph
See the answer in See the answer in
detail or carefully detail and eliminate if
and the closest one the answer is in the
paragraph
Choose the closest And finally, determine the
answer wrong answer among
the 3 correct answers
And finally, specify
the answer
The following are just some useful tips for answering reading questions on the TOEFL.
Take look at the questions.
It is vital to examine the essence of each question. Then read the material from the course
of study to find answers to the questions.
Mastering reading techniques like skimming and scanning.
Skimming is a strategy of speedily reading the first or last sentence of a paragraph to
evaluate and analyze the reading's topic and major concept. Meanwhile, scanning is a process
for understanding the intent or meaning of a sentence by methodically reading it. It is essential
to practice the combination of these two techniques. To acquire these two approaches, you have
practice as much as possible.
Examine the questions to determine which parts of the text should be read more
thoroughly.
It will be advantageous to understand the meaning of the text. If you're having trouble
understanding a piece of language, consider looking at the context of the statement. Avoid
repeating the reading; this will slow down your reading speed. Keep in mind that you only
have a limited amount of time.
Increase your field of vision.
The goal of this method is to encourage you to read more texts. This is considered
advantageous when compared to reading word for word.
Take advantage of finger tracking
Finger tracking is the movement of your fingers from top to bottom as you read. This
approach will help you get in the habit of going faster and more precisely in the reading and
finding the answer.
Come on moving to the comprehensive understanding as following elaboration.
1. Stated Detail Questions
What is Stated Detail Questions?
Stated .detail .question gets some information about .one .piece of records in the section rather
.than the entry as a whole. The .answers for these inquiries are regularly provided all together inside the
section, and the right arrangement is generally a repetition of what is given inside the entry. And that
implies that the legitimate arrangement often communicates the indistinguishable thought as what is
written in the section, yet the expressions are not by and large the equivalent.
How to Answer Stated Detail Questions Correctly
Stated detail questions will only ask for information contained in the reading text, not
information in the reading text as a whole. To answer this question, usually the information in
the reading text will be provided sequentially. The most appropriate answer to questions like
this is also a repetition of what has been mentioned in the reading text. So, it can be concluded
if the right answer shows the same idea or thing as what has been written in the reading text,
but of course by using different words.
Example:
Analysis:
1 2 3
The clarification to the subsequent The response to the last inquiry
inquiry might show up after the main likewise lies in the perusing text
The answers for these inquiries can
be found in the perusing text in a inquiry's response. Since the after the solution to the
successive request, hence focus on subsequent inquiry is about subsequent inquiry. Since the
the solutions to the primary
Jamestown, you should filter from .third inquiry is .about .the
inquiries toward the beginning. In
this way, the main inquiry concerns over perusing text for any connects .name of Middle Plantation,
the area of to it. The answer for this .question is you .should skim through it to
a track down data about it.
Williamsburg, you should zero in repetition of the assertion The response to this question
on the section's first sentence. The .Williamsburg .was laid out by can be found in the sentence
word arranged, which importance English migrants in 1633, 26 years .Williamsburg .was .named .Mid
found, shows up in the primary after Jamestown turned into the dle
sentence. main longlasting English settlement Plantation. due to its area in the
in landmass.
America.
Ans
Answer A is Ans
wer A isn't right on the
wer B is the most fitting
grounds that incorrect since Williamsbur
since it is the most like
Williamsbur g, not
the assertion.
g isn't situated on an Jamestown , has been
island; the text says it inhabited since 1633.
Because Jamestown was Ans
is arranged
founded before
wer A is
on a landmass.
inaccurate
on the grounds that it is
Ans
mistaken, the region
wer B is Williamsbur was initially called Middle
additionally not right in light of g. Plantation,
the fact that Williamsbur g is Answer B is equally false. and the name
situated between two streams, Because the name Williamsbur g is a later
not in the waterway. Middle name.
Plantation alludes to
Williamsbur
Ans Ans
g.
wer C is wer C is
Answer D is equally erroneous.
additionally not right in light of likewise mistaken
As a result, the most
the fact that the perusing text on the
doesn't specify appropriate response is C, which
grounds that the
is positioned directly. So, it can be
data with respect to the two concluded that the most perusing text doesn't make
streams in appropriate answer is C reference to data with
respect to naming the
region after the pilgrims'
Williamsbur which is home in
g. directly England.
In located in the reading text
that discusses Jamestown Ans
this way, the most
. wer D is likewise not
fitting
response is right in light of the fact
D, with streams on that the
perusing text doesn't
different sides has a similar
specify data about the
significanc
area of Williamsbur
e as
g.
between two waterways.
Stated Detail Questions
How to identify questions 1. According to the reading text...
2. As written in the reading text...
3. The reading text indicates that...
4. The author mentions that...
5. Which of these statements is most true...?
The answers to these questions lie sequentially in the reading text.
Where can the correct
answer be found?
1. Determine the keywords of the question.
How to answer the
question?
2. Skim through information related to keywords.
3. Read sentences that contain keywords.
4. Pay attention to the answers that repeat the key words in the
reading text.
5. Eliminate the possible wrong answer choices and choose the most
appropriate answer.
1. Unstated detail question
Simultaneously as here and there you'll be mentioned inside the Reading
Comprehension portion of the TOEFL check,.to .find a response .that isn't said or at this
point not referenced or presently not genuine in the entry. It's far alluded to as implicit
detail question. This kind of inquiries basically technique that three of the responses are
expressed, refered to, or genuine inside the section, even as one arrangement isn't
consistently. Your genuine errand is to find the three precise responses after which pick the
letter of the main last response. You should take note of that there are two sorts of replies
to this kind of inquiry: (1) there are three genuine responses and one response
that are not talked about in the entry, or (2) there are three genuine responses
and one that is misleading as indicated by the section. To address the implicit
detail .question, you could follow the indistinguishable strides as to find the said of it. In any
case, then, at that point, you need to furnish you with the false response.
UNSTATED DETAIL QUESTION
How to become aware of the
question
Which of the subsequent isn't said…?
• Which of the following is not referred to…?
• Which of the following is not discussed…?
• All the following are genuine besides.
in which to find the answer the answer to those questions is determined in order
within the passage
• Pick out a key word inside the query.
• Experiment the suitable vicinity within the
How to answer the question passage for key word (or related idea).
• Study the sentence that carries the important
thing
word or concept carefully.
Look for solutions which might be truly real in
keeping with the passage. Take away those
answers.
Choose the answer that isn't authentic or not
discussed within the passage.
Analysis:
This inquiry poses for the one response that isn't referenced, so three. .of the
responses are recorded in the entry and one isn't. You should search for the three
responses which.are referenced. Since device, gizmo, and thingamajig are recorded in the
entry, the.second, third, and .fourth responses are mistaken. A what is-it isn't recorded in
the entry, so the main response is the most appropriate solution to this inquiry.
Analysis:
The main inquiry poses for the one response that isn't referenced with regards to the
Florida Keys. The section expresses that the .Florida .Keys .are a .chain (answer A) with coral
and limestone (answer B) looking like a bend (answer C), so these responses are not right.
The most appropriate response is subsequently (D). The entry doesn't examine whether or
not the keys are totally possessed.
The subsequent inquiry poses for the response that isn't accurate with regards to U.S.
Parkway 1. The entry expresses that it is known as the Overseas Highway (answer A), that it
has 42 scaffolds (answer C), and that it covers(s) the 159 miles from Miami... to Key West
(answer D), so these responses are not right. The most fitting response is (B). The section
expresses that the Overseas Highway associates the fundamental islands in the chain, so it
doesn't interface the islands in general.
C. EXERCISES
a. Answer the following stated detail questions
D. REFERENCES
Phillips, D. (2003). Longman Preparation Course for The TOEFL Test. USA: Pearson
Education.
Azar, B. S. (2002). Understanding and Using English Grammar. New York: Pearson Education.
Delahunty, G. P., & Garvey, J. P. (2010). The English Language: From Sound to Sense. Colorado:
The WAC Clearinghouse.
