tailieunhanh - Cracking the toefl ibt 2008 part 12

Each digital organism consists of a pattern o1 code. Tne organisms compete with one another for resources, and the most successful ones are able to make more copies of themselves Just like a living creature, the digital entities also undergo mutations. | POE Port II The second part of POE is the ability to recognize the types of wrong answers found on the TOEFL. The wrong answers have to be tempting enough for you to want to pick them but not right enough to be the best answer. In general the wrong answers on the TOEFL Reading section fall into one of die following categories 1. Not mentioned This category of wrong answer is indicated by the presence of information tiiat is not found in the passage. Often the answer makes common sense or may even be true in the real world. However on the TOEFL every correct answer must be found in die passage. 2. Extreme Extreme answer choices use wording that is too strong or absolute. These choices usually include words such as all always impossible must never or none. Correct answers on the TOEFL do not generally contain such strong language. 3. Right answer wrong question These choices contain information that is mentioned in the passage however the information doesn t answer the question. 4. Verbatim Many wrong answers repeat parts of the passage word for word. Unfortunately the choices use these words in the wrong context or incorrectly. These answers are especially tempting. 5. Beyond the information Choices in this category are based on information in the passage but they go beyond die given information. For example if the passage sta tes some species of chimpanzees make crude tools out of branches the answer choice may read many animals can make tools. This answer goes beyond the information by changing some species of chimpanzees to many animals. When you are preparing for the TOEFL make sure you review all die questions even the ones you got correct. Read each wrong answer choice and see if you can figure out what makes it wrong. Becoming familiar witfi the wrong answers is almost as important as finding the right answers. CRACKING THE READING SECTION BASIC APPROACH When approaching the Reading section of the TOEFL follow these steps. 1 Actively read the pa Mge looking .