TOEFL Practice Online can help you become familiar with the tools available in the TOEFL iBT and what it is like to answer the questions under timed condi¬tions. This Official Guide will help you understand the language skills you will need to succeed on the test and in the classroom. | Appendix 2 Study roots prefixes and suffixes study word families. Use available vocabulary resources such as a good thesaurus or a dictionary of collocations words commonly used together Level LOW 0-14 Test takers who receive a score at the LOW level as you did typically understand some of the information presented in academic texts in English that require a wide range of reading abilities but their understanding is limited. YOUR PERFORMANCE Test takers who receive a score at the LOW level typically have a command of basic academic vocabulary but their understanding of less common vocabulary is inconsistent have limited ability to understand and connect information have difficulty recognizing paraphrases of text information and often rely on particular words and phrases rather than a complete understanding of the text have difficulty identifying the author s purpose except when that purpose is explicitly stated in the text or easy to infer from the text and can sometimes recognize major ideas from a text when the information is clearly presented memorable or illustrated by examples but have difficulty doing so when the text is more demanding. ADVICE FOR IMPROVEMENT Read as much and as often as possible. Develop a system for recording unfamiliar words. Group words into lists according to topic or meaning and review and study the words on a regular basis so that you remember them. Increase your vocabulary by analyzing word parts study roots prefixes and suffixes study word families. Study the organization of academic texts and overall structure of a reading passage. Read an entire passage from beginning to end. Look at connections between sentences look at how the end of one sentence relates to the beginning of the next sentence. Look for the main ideas and supporting details and pay attention to the relationship between them. Outline a text to test your understanding of the structure of a reading passage. Begin by grouping paragraphs that address the same concept. .
