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TOEFL-READING-COMPREHENSION Exam Topics and Domains
TOEFL-READING-COMPREHENSION is organized into 6 weighted domains. Expect to work with Academic Word List (AWL), Common academic collocations.
Factual Information Questions
Factual Information
- Scan text to locate specific information
- Distinguish between information that is stated and not stated
- Identify supporting details that confirm main ideas
Inference and Rhetorical Purpose
Inference Questions
- Make inferences based on textual evidence
- Understand author's rhetorical choices
- Recognize implicit relationships between ideas
Vocabulary Questions
Academic Vocabulary
- Determine word meanings using context
- Distinguish between multiple meanings
- Recognize academic vocabulary usage
Sentence Simplification
Paraphrasing Complex Sentences
- Understand complex sentence structures
- Identify main ideas in long sentences
- Distinguish essential from non-essential information
Insert Text Questions
Text Organization
- Understand coherence and cohesion
- Recognize pronoun references
- Identify transition signals
Reading to Learn Questions
Prose Summary
- Synthesize information from multiple paragraphs
- Distinguish between major and minor ideas
- Create mental outline of passage
Fill in a Table
- Recognize organizational patterns
- Categorize supporting information
- Understand relationships between concepts
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What's changed on this exam?
- ACTIVE
- Last content update: 2023-07-26
- Announcement date: 2024-Q2
- Adaptive Testing Technology Multistage Adaptive Reading and Listening sections will adapt question difficulty in real-time • Release date: 2026-01-21
- AI Proctoring Enhancements Improved security for TOEFL iBT Home Edition
- Score Reporting Systems Dual Scale Transition Two-year transition with both 0-120 and 1-6 scales reported • Release date: 2026-01-21
Who should take this exam?
This exam is typically taken by International students applying to English-speaking universities and Immigration applicants (certain countries).
- Upper-intermediate to advanced English proficiency
- Familiarity with academic English vocabulary
- Experience with computer-based testing
- Understanding of basic test-taking strategies