You will sometimes be asked to determine the meaning of a simple word, a word that you see often in everyday English. in this type of question, you should not given the normal, everyday meaning of the word; instead, the TOEFL test wants to know the meaning of the word in this situation.
VOCABULARY QUESTIONS CONTAINING SIMPLE WORDS
HOW TO IDENTIFY THE QUESTION
what is the meaning...?
which of the following is closest in meaning to...?
the word is a simple word, one that you see often in everyday english.
WHERE TO FIND THE ANSWER
the question usually tells you in which line of the passage the word can be found.
HOW TO ANSWER THE QUESTION
1.- find the word in the passage.
2.- read the sentence that contains the word carefully.
3.- look for context clues to help you understand the meaning
4.- choose the answer that the context indicates.
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