TOEFL

TOEFL/Unit 6: Sentence Simplification

Vocabulary

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Simplify

/sim-pli-fy/

"Make simple."

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Essential

/i-sen-shal/

"Main/Important."

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Omit

/oh-mit/

"Leave out."

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Contradict

/kon-truh-dikt/

"Go against."

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Core

/kor/

"Center/Main part."

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Clause

/klawz/

"Part of sentence."

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Conjunction

/kun-junk-shun/

"Connector (and, but)."

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Highlight

/hy-lyt/

"Marked."

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Distort

/dis-tort/

"Change meaning bad way."

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Accurate

/ak-yuh-rit/

"Correct."

Article

Simplifying Sentences ✂️

You are given a highlighted sentence and asked to pick the option that keeps the essential information.

Strategy

Break it down: Find the Subject and Verb. What is the core meaning?
Check relationships: Is there a Cause/Effect? Contrast?
Eliminate:
- Options that change the meaning.
- Options that leave out essential details.
- Options that add unmentioned info.

Practice

Progress: 0/10

Score: 0

The answer must contain...

Wrong answers often...

Should you look at connectors (Because, Although)?

If original says 'A caused B', answer says 'B caused A'...

To 'Distort' means...

If the option misses a minor detail...

Sentence Simplification tests...

Can the answer be 2 sentences?

Does 'Although' imply contrast?

10.

Should matching keywords trick you?

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