tailieunhanh - Cracking the toefl IBT 2009 edition part 9

Notice that the scores are scalds cores, meaning that the 0 to 30 number doesn't represent how many questions you answered correctly or how many points your essay was awarded. | Answers to Drill 6 Main Idea Passage A Paragraph 1 Plants reproduce by seeding. For short sentences like this one don t worry about paraphrasing. Keep things simple. Paragraph 2 Seed first has tiny leaves. When finding the main idea don t worry about strange or difficult vocabulary words cotyledons . They arc not important to the main idea. Paragraph 3 Plants have a root system that helps growth. When paraphrasing you don t necessarily have to note the exact functions of the root system. Details are not important. All we need to know is that the root system is helpful to the plant. Paragraph 4 Water comes through the roots. Again ignore the fancy term transpiration. Paragraph 5 After maturity plants focus on reproduction. Last sentence Process starts all over again. Pay attention to the last sentence. Look for the author s final word. Is there a definite conclusion The author wraps up things nicely but some passages may end with a question or a call for more information or research on the topic. Direction Markers Remember we use boldface for same-direction markers and italics for oppositedirection markers. For example the seed of a plant growing in a temperate area will wait until the cold winter passes before growing. During this process minerals are carried up to the leaves of the plant while oxygen and water vapor escape through tiny pores called stomata on the surface of the leaves. The main purpose of the fruit is to protect the seed but many fruits aid in the seed s dispersal as well. For example a soft fleshy fruit attracts animals which eat the fruit and thus spread the seeds. You may have spotted some others but the key thing about this passage is that the information is all going in the same direction. The purpose of this passage is to inform the reader and all the details provide an explanation of a process. Main idea A plant reproduces with a seed which grows from a tiny leaf into a mature plant capable of making its own seeds. Each of our topic .