TOEFL Reading-Purpose Question

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Punctuation on ACT & SAT English: Semicolons

Let me get this out of the way and say it before you think it, “In the world of grown ups, using a semicolon, in your writing, comes off as pretentious, and some might even call you a “jerk” for doing it. But the reality for students, taking […]

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How is the SAT scored?

As an SAT tutor, I am often asked,  “Where does the score of 1600 come from?” and, “Are there 1600 questions on the test?”and, “Why not grade it out of 100%?”and, “Why is each section graded out of 800?” I bet you wonder how this mysterious process works? Sorry […]

Each vs Every-What’s the Difference?

Earlier today, I was working with an ESL student, online, and she asked me what the difference is between “Each” and “Every”. I had to think for a minute, before getting creative and putting together some everyday scenarios, which I thought might be relevant to her, examples she […]

TOEFL Reading-The Inference Question

On the reading section. of the TOEFL, one of the type of reading questions is the inference question. An inference question requires to make an assumption, drawn a conclusion, based on the information given to you in the passage. Example The seasonal nature of agriculture in ancient Egypt, […]

TOEFL-The Essential Information Question

The Essential Information (Paraphrase) question gives you a sentence in the prompt and asks you to choose the answer choice that summarizes that sentence best. Example [1] Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution is known as one of the most important and controversial scientific theories ever published. Darwin was […]

TOEFL Reading: The Vocabulary Question

In this type of question, a word will be underlined in the passage. The multiple choice question will ask you to choose an option that is closest in meaning to the underlined word. Having more than one gene of each type means that if one gene of a […]