Prose Summary Questions Introduction

Welcome to the TOEFL Summary question section! In this section, you will be presented with passages followed by questions that ask you to identify the three most important points in the passage.

The summary questions are designed to test your understanding of the passage as a whole, and your ability to differentiate between major and minor points presented in the passage. You will be given six statements, each of which is true, but you will need to judge their relative importance in the author's argument and accordingly choose the three main points made in the passage.

To succeed in this section, it's important to read the passage carefully, paying attention to the main ideas and the author's argument. You should also use the thesis statement provided in the question as a guide to help you identify the key supporting points in the passage.

Remember, the correct answers will summarize the passage's main ideas, and some of the answer choices may be minor details or information that is not presented in the passage.

Now that you have a better understanding of the TOEFL Summary question section, let's move on to the question recognition page to familiarize yourself with the question format.

Quiz

When reading the passage, you should pay attention to:

Minor details only
Only the thesis statement
The organization of ideas and differentiation between major and minor points
Nothing in particular, just skim through the passage

To succeed in correctly answering summary questions, you should choose answers that:

Express minor details mentioned in the passage
Are true in themselves but not important to the author’s argument
Reflect the main ideas presented in the passage
Are mentioned in the passage but not related to the author’s thesis