Reading

In the TOEFL iBT Reading section you have 60 minutes to:

• Read three academic texts, totaling around 2100 words
• Understand how to answer 10 different types of questions
• Answer 30 questions in total

There are 10 different question types:

• Vocabulary Questions
• Rhetorical Purpose Questions
• Inference Questions
• Sentence Simplification Questions
• Insert Text Questions
• Factual Information Questions
• Negative Factual Information Questions
• Reference Questions
• Fill in a Table Questions
• Organization Questions

https://www.bestmytest.com/sites/default/files/pdf/bestmytest_toefl_reading_practice_test.pdf

https://www.bestmytest.com/toefl/reading

https://www.examenglish.com/TOEFL/TOEFL_reading1.htm

https://www.test-guide.com/toefl/free-toefl-practice-tests/toefl-reading-practice-test-1.html

https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/toefl-reading.php

The Reading Section Question Types
Question Type	Frequency (per section)	Time to Answer	Question Phrasing
1. vocabulary	3-6	60 seconds	“The word _________ in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to…"
2. factual information	4-8	90 seconds	“According to paragraph 4, what….” “Which of the following…” “It is stated in paragraph 4 that…”
3. negative factual information	2-4	120 seconds	“All of the following are mentioned in paragraph 3 EXCEPT…” “Which of the following is NOT mentioned....”
4. inference	2-4	90 seconds	“What can be inferred from paragraph 5 about…” “Paragraph 5 implies that…” “Paragraph 5 suggests…”
5. rhetorical purpose	2-4	90 seconds	“In paragraph 6, the author discusses ________ in order to…” “Why does the author mention…”
6. sentence simplification	2-3	120 seconds	“Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in paragraph 4?”
7. insert text	2-3	120 seconds	“In paragraph 2 there is a missing sentence. Where would the sentence best fit?”
8. reference	0-1	60 seconds	“The word _________ in paragraph 1 refers to…”