You will answer from 36 to 70 questions in this section, and you will have 60 to 100 minutes to read the passages and answer the questions. Before you begin this section, you will be shown how to answer the questions with the computer screen and mouse. | 54 PART III TOEFL Reading Review HOW THOUGHTS ARE RELATED In the preceding section we talked about various aspects of reading comprehension finding the main idea and supporting details getting meaning from context determining the author s intent or purpose scanning for specific information and vocabulary building through knowledge of common word elements and recognition of synonyms. Besides providing you with a thorough review this section of readings will concentrate on thought relations within sentences paragraphs and longer passages. It is important to be able to recognize and understand signal words or connectives which introduce connect order and relate individual ideas to larger and often more general concepts. Study these connectives paying close attention to their function. Connectives Function and also as well as besides finally furthermore in addition to in conclusion moreover more information will follow examples for example kinds types sorts ordinal numbers 1 2 3 etc. others several some such as the following ways examples will follow even if however in spite of instead of nevertheless on the other hand rather still yet despite an opposite idea will follow all but except exceptions will follow as a result of because due to in order to on account of since cause as a consequence as a result consequently so so as to so that therefore effect after as soon as before if provided that should while without unless until following conditions to be met as before. . .after like some. . .other than once. . .now comparison Look at the following example. Note that the connectives are underlined and the ideas connected are boxed. Can you determine the function of each connective If necessary refer back to the table. Mr. Green had sent his secretary to pick up his car which he had taken to the garage in order to have the brakes repaired. While returning with Mr. Green s car the secretary driving on Main Street entered the intersection at Elm after the light changed from
