You do not need any special background knowledge to answer the questions in the Reading section correctly, but the definition of difficult words or phrases in the passage maybe provided. If you click on the word, a definition appears in the lower left part of the screen. | TOEFL iBT Reading artists. However remember that the directions say to choose the statements that express the most important ideas in the passage. The example is less important than the general statements of difference. If Choice 4 is included then Choice 1 or 3 or 6 would be left out and the summary would be missing an essential point of contrast between fine arts and applied arts. Choice 5 In the twentieth century fine artists and applied artists became more similar to one another in their attitudes toward their materials. Explanation This choice should be excluded because it is not supported by the passage. It is a misreading of paragraph 3 which says that the difference in attitude between fine artists and applied artists has not changed. Obviously a choice that contradicts the information or argument in the passage should not be part of your summary. Type 10 Fill in a Table Questions In this kind of item you will be given a partially completed table based on information in the passage. Your job is to complete the table by clicking on correct answer choices and dragging them to their correct locations in the table. Fill in a Table items measure your ability to conceptualize and organize major ideas and other important information from across the passage and then to place them in appropriate categories. This means that you must first recognize and identify the major points from the passage and then place those points in their proper context. Just as for Prose Summary questions the able reader will create a mental framework to organize and remember major ideas and other important information. Doing so requires the ability to understand rhetorical functions such as causeeffect relationships compare-contrast relationships arguments and the like. When building your mental framework keep in mind that the major ideas in the passage are the ones you would include if you were making a fairly high-level outline of the passage. The correct answer choices are usually ideas
