TOEFL Reading: Summary Questions Made Easy With 4 Steps!

[@TheQazakMuqui]

Thanks so much, to be honest you have an particular way to explain TOEFL. I have share your video with my friends who are in the preparation.

[@CarrieJi]

HI Giancarlo Sorry that I reply so late. There's a very tough time and situation for me. Thank you for your comment! I'm sooo happy that my videos are helpful. Please share my videos and help more people :)

[@monika_inorganic]

Can't thank you enough for all these videos ❤️

[@CarrieJi]

No problem! I'm glad to help! Please share my videos. Thank you for your support!

[@Curtidou]

Thank you, Carrie! You're really amazing at teaching! 💛💛💛

[@CarrieJi]

Hi Miguel Thank you for your comment! I'm soooo glad to hear what you said. When are you going to take TOEFL?

[@diggydowdiggydow]

@@CarrieJi HALLO

[@VahidNajafii]

Oh my God, this was the best video that I've watched after searching a lot to understand how to answer summary questions in the TOEFL exam! Thanks a lot. Now I feel less worried. But will you please tell me, how am I suppose to find the keywords and all the stuff you explained in its video very fast, and answer summary questions immediately? Because this process is so time-consuming and the time limit for answering the questions is so short.

[@CarrieJi]

Hi Vahid Thank you for your comment. I'm so happy that my video is helpful! Regarding your question, pay attention to keywords like nouns and verbs in a sentence. Grab them out. Then the sentence will become shorter. I demonstrated this in details in another two videos. You can check them out. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGrMdmWZnbSHmKM kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3jJfoKZp92ob6s I agree with you! This process takes more time to finish. So you need to leave more time for summary questions. I usually finish a vocabulary question in 1-2 minutes so that I can leave 4-5 minutes for a summary question. Don't spend too much time at the beginning, and you only leave 2 minutes for a summary questions. This is why people often feel there is not enough time to finish summary questions. Hope this helps. Feel free to ask me if you have other questions!

[@VahidNajafii]

@@CarrieJi Wow, thank you for your instant and complete response. You are not only a good teacher, but a very kind and responsible one. I'm so happy to visit your channel and amazing video. I'll absolutely watch the other videos that you mentioned. Thanks again.

[@CarrieJi]

@@VahidNajafii Thank you for your comment Vahid! I'm so happy that my reply are helpful to you. Please share my videos and keep supporting me! I really appreciate your support! When are you going to take TOEFL?

[@VahidNajafii]

​@@CarrieJi With pleasure dear Carrie . In fact, I decided to take the exam when I felt pretty determined and utterly ready for it. Now I don't feel like taking it, since I don't feel ready. Did you take the exam? I'm so curious and eager to know your result/score.

[@CarrieJi]

@@VahidNajafii I think your strategy is really great Vahid! Take the exam only when you're well prepared! Don't waste money. I only took it once, and I got 100 at the first time. I exceeded the required score by 20 points, so I didn't need to take it again. How many points do you want to get?

[@matin_riyaz]

Thanks alot for the information, very helpful!

[@CarrieJi]

Thank you for your comments. Could you please share my videos to help more people :)

[@fernandopastor8482]

Hello @Carrie Ji, I've seen your video, and the strategies are very good. In addition to these, how much time do you spend to locate the parts of the text that are related to the possible answers? and, do you have any strategy to recognize them fast? Thank you in advance!

[@CarrieJi]

Hi Fernando! This is a great question, and it's the most difficult part in TOEFL. I usually spent 3-5 mins to finish a summary question. First, since you already have some basic idea of the reading while answering questions before, you can go back to the related paragraph to find the answers. If you have no idea about that answer, check the first sentence of each paragraph (except the first paragraph). Use your pen to guide yourself to find your answer. You can practice reading faster by moving your pen faster. And remember the key words that you need to find. Sometime people forget this. Does this help? I will make a video to explain the skimming skill clearly. Leave me comments if you have any questions.

[@nohelynoemimazaidone9660]

@@CarrieJi Hi! Please where is the link for this explanation? I noticed that I have some problems identifying keywords.

[@CarrieJi]

@@nohelynoemimazaidone9660 did you mean the link for this video?

[@dngames8468]

thanks it was very useful

[@kritikachugh3776]

Thank you much for making this video.

[@CarrieJi]

No problem Kritika! I'm so glad that my videos are helpful to people. Please share them and keep supporting me! When are you going to take the exam?

[@jelljell7871]

That’s very helpful thanks Carrie 😍♥️

[@CarrieJi]

Hi Jell. Thank you for your comment. I'm glad to help. Please share my videos with people who need to study TOEFL. Thank you for your support!

[@FrendySanusi]

How much time did you spend on answering the summary question?

[@CarrieJi]

Hi Frendy. Thank you for your comment! It depends on how hard the reading passages are. I usually forced myself to finish one reading passage in 15 mins. I gave myself about 4-5mins for the last questions. Hope it helps you. Please share my videos to support me. Thank you!

[@arashbaharifar1782]

Thank you Carrie. That was so helpful. I will be grateful having you in social media, such as instagram to ask some questions about toefl. Looking forward to your answer

[@CarrieJi]

Hi Arash Sorry for the late response. Please leave your comment here if you have any questions! I hope the my videos will be helpful! :)

[@mairenrodriguez9478]

Great video! Do you have a video about plug in question?

[@CarrieJi]

Hi Mairen. Thank you for your comment. For other reading tips & strategies, you can check out my playlist TOEFL reading. I'm still working on plug in questions. Stay tuned. Please share my videos. Thank you for your support!

[@andrewkicha1628]

Thanks for the strategy! Looks very reasonable to me!

[@CarrieJi]

Hi Andrew! Thank you! When are you going to take the exam?

[@andrewkicha1628]

@@CarrieJi just passed it, thanks for asking. Initial score that I saw after the test was 24/30. Thanks for your suggestions!

[@CarrieJi]

@@andrewkicha1628 That's great! Congratulations!! Let me know if you get your final score. Please share my videos and keep supporting me! I really appreciate your help :)

[@digvijayredekar17]

Your strategy is good, but the way you are explaining needs to be improved. You’re talking around the bush rather than coming to the point.

[@abdullahmustafawi3165]

Thanks a lot! From which website can I download the Toefl Bank application?

[@vatra6799]

3:10 why D is incorrect I didnt understand

[@ahmedkhalil9051]

Is the TOEFL bank emulating the real exam? In another way can I rely on TOEFL bank ??

[@CarrieJi]

Yes I used toeflbank to practice under time pressure. But the speaking part and writing part of it were easier than the real exam. I'd suggest doing more practice on other TPO. Hope this helps ^-^

[@ahmedkhalil9051]

@@CarrieJi The speaking and writing were easier or the toefl bank give a high score on them ?

[@CarrieJi]

@@ahmedkhalil9051 I think both. Questions were easier. I got higher score on the speaking part than the real test. But the writing score were similar

[@renataehmsen8597]

are you going to publish about the plug in monster question? the harder one

[@CarrieJi]

Hi Renata. Thank you for your comment. Many people think summary Qs are more difficult, so they asked me to make this first. No problem! I'll make one on plug in questions. Please share my videos. Thank you for your support!

[@renataehmsen8597]

do you have more material about the final question?

[@CarrieJi]

I highly recommend this book Longman Preparation Course for the TOEFL iBT Test. It summarizes each question type in reading. It's helpful to practice on the same type of reading questions. Hope it helps. Good luck!

[@VahidNajafii]

Dear Carrie, here 5:58 you said check your other video about reading speed, but I couldn't find it in your Channel. Will please share the link with me?

[@CarrieJi]

No problem! Here are the videos 1. Overall reading strategies: how I got a 27 in reading at my first time kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKatiadroKlkea8 2. 6 Hacks to Read & Answer Questions Fast! kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGrMdmWZnbSHmKM There are other videos about reading tips & strategies in the playlist call TOEFL reading. Check them out later. Hope this helps!

[@VahidNajafii]

@@CarrieJi Thanks dear Carrie, they were so helpful.

[@CarrieJi]

@@VahidNajafii Hi Vahid Thank you for your feedback. I'm soooo happy hearing that my videos are helpful! Feel free to ask me if you have any questions. Please share my videos and keep supporting me! Thank you for your support!! :)

[@monika_inorganic]

Carrie did you take GRE or GMAT along with toefl....if it's GRE can you please share its strategy and your experience?

[@CarrieJi]

Hi Monika. I don't need to take GRE/GMAT since I have working experience. Now many universities cancel GRE/GMAT because of covid. You can double check. Hope it helps. Thank you!

[@ilairewills9510]

This ones look impossible for me, can anyone help please?

[@CarrieJi]

Hi J What is impossible???

[@ilairewills9510]

don't understand the whole point. ; (

[@CarrieJi]

Four steps to solve summary questions. Step 1. Read the intro sentence. Since it's the summary of the passage, you will know what you need to focus on choosing sentences later. Remember to grab keywords in the intro sentence to understand it easily. The example is at 1:00 of the video. Step 2. Check answer choices and try to rule out some answers choices. Since you already solve 9 problems before a summary question, you could rule out some answers based on that. The example is at 2:00. Step 3. Go back to the passage and find out related info about the question. Focus on the first sentences of main paragraphs. Or the info you gather from the previous questions. This part is at 4:07. Step 4 Scan keywords or their synonyms/antonyms to find out the answers. Sometimes TOEFL changes the order of the sentences to confuse you. The example is at 4:52. These are the four steps to solve summary questions. Hope they are helpful :)

[@maramalsakkaf5332]

This was super helpful! Thanks a million.

[@CarrieJi]

Hi Maram thank you for your comment. Please share my videos to help more people :)

[@greorlifecracker9457]

Hey carrie, does this mean, 6 questions equivalent to 6 passages... I mean, there 6 options are there and and each options are from each para, right? So, here I can eliminate minor details directly, and after that, we left with the big ideas. Then I have to find mistakes in these big ideas... Is it ok?

[@CarrieJi]

No that's not for sure. Maybe 2 answer choices are all in one paragraph. This is why I suggest answering questions in order. According to what you read before the passage, you can eliminate the wrong answers first. Then you choose the answers which summarizes the main ideas. Check out the steps in the video. There is an detailed example to show you how I answered this type of questions. :)

[@greorlifecracker9457]

@@CarrieJi yup, undeestood.. Hey does *fill in the blanks* is really come much in the example... Most of my this, I encounter summary questions not fill the blanks... Did u had *fill in the blanks* question in your teofl exam

[@CarrieJi]

@@greorlifecracker9457 No I didn't have fill in table questions in the real exam. I was lucky Lol. It's more common to see summary questions. Honestly, these two types of questions require the same reading abilities, but fill in table questions are much harder since they take up more time to complete. I heard that a reading passage with a "fill in table" question only has 9 questions instead of 10. Hope this helps :)

[@greorlifecracker9457]

@@CarrieJi yeah, I hope that I would not get "fill in a blank" question as well since I have not practice much on this type. And also, do all passages have same difficulty levels, or have different levels, such as easy, difficult or medium?

[@CarrieJi]

@@greorlifecracker9457 Try to practice a little just in case you will get it. I hope you won't get it either. :) No they don't. Some may be easy, some may be difficult. You will never know until you get them! Good luck and don't give up!

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[@diggydowdiggydow]

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[@diggydowdiggydow]

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[@md.alamintalukder3261]

thank u

[@CarrieJi]

Hi Alamin No problem. When are you going to take the exam?

[@DrMjVeterinarian]

❤️

[@CarrieJi]

Hi Doc Mj. Thank you for your comment. Please share my videos. Thank you for your support!

[@qiliang9288]

我认为您做的动画特别好，生动，便于理解，所以想咨询您，做这个动画需要什么软件呢？因为我想用这个方法来做presentations. Thank you.:)

[@CarrieJi]

Hi Qi Liang. Thank you for your comment. I use premiere, after effect, and ppt. Honestly, it's time consuming. Please share my videos. Thank you for your support!

[@YazminAbat]

@@CarrieJi ​ @Carrie Ji it is very professional!! any piece of advice to learn chinese please?

[@YazminAbat]

or any website as beautiful as test glider

[@CarrieJi]

@@YazminAbat Hi Yazmin Thank you for your comment! Please help share and keep supporting me! Do you want to learn Chinese? The learning method will be a little bit different. :)

[@YazminAbat]

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[@SumechesCuisine]

dont understanding any thing

[@CarrieJi]

Hi Sumeche Thank you for your comment. Is the speed too fast? There is a gear button at the lower right side of the video. Click on it, and choose "playback" speed. Then you can adjust the speed of the video. Did you take a mock exam before? Practicing on the problems first will help you understand the video better. If you have other questions, feel free to ask me here. :)

[@SumechesCuisine]

@@CarrieJi thank you so much for these suggestions

[@CarrieJi]

@@SumechesCuisine You're welcome. When are you going to take the exam?

[@renataehmsen8597]

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