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The following chart outlines the key information that you should remember about stated
detail questions:

STATED DETAIL QUESTIONS

HOW TO IDENTIFY According to the passage,...
THE QUESTION It is stated in the passage...
The passage indicates that...
Which of the following is true...?

WHERE TO FIND The answers to these questions are found in order in the passage.
THE ANSWER

HOW TO ANSWER 1. Choose a key word in the question.
THE QUESTION 2. Skim in the appropriate part of the passage for the key word or
idea.
3. Read the sentence that contains the key word or idea carefully.
4. Eliminate the definitely wrong answers and choose the best
answer from the remaining choices.

TOEFL EXERCISE 2: Study each of the passages and choose the best answers to the questions
that follow.

PASSAGE ONE (Questions 1-2)

Many parts of the southwestern United States would become deserts again without the
waters of the Colorado River. A system of thousands of miles of canals, hundreds of miles of
tunnels and aqueducts, and numerous dams and reservoirs bring Colorado River water to
the area. The Imperial Valley in southern California is an example of such a place; it is a vast
and productive agricultural area that was once a desert. Today, 2,000 miles of canals irrigate
the fertile land and keep it productive.

1. Which of the following is mentioned in 2. According to the passage, the
the passage as a way that Colorado Imperial Valley
River water gets to the Southwest?
(A) is a desert today
(A) By truck (B) is located in Colorado
(B) In bottles (C) produces a lot of agricultural
(C) In wells goods
(D) Through canals (D) does not require irrigation

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