The TOEFL iBT Official Prep Book (Volume I)

Reading 8 : Organizational Language

Answer Key

Activities 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, and 8.4 1 . Classify the words and expressions in the box by their function . Write them into the correct place in the chart .

Time

Contrast although however

Addition

Example

Cause-Effect

before

another (type)

for instance

as a result because

nowadays

of

one such (case) what’s more

recently when

nevertheless unfortunately

furthermore moreover

Consequently due to

2. Read the sentences, paying special attention to the underlined organizational language. Then check ( √ ) the correct summary. A . Some circumstances greatly increase the chances that a fossil will form . B. Some shells do not change for long periods of time, but shells made from aragonite change to another mineral . C. Fossils are harder and stronger when water adds minerals inside the shell’s structure.

3 . Read the paragraphs . Then answer the question . A TOEFL iBT Reading Passage

1 . D 2 . A 3 . B 4 . B

8 . C 9 . D 10 . D 11 . A 12 . B 13 . C

5 . A

6 . C 7 . C

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