TOEFL Reading

Spelling, morphology, and recognition of correct lexical form, filling a gap within a word or short text under time pressure.

Use grammatical context (part of speech, number, tense) plus surrounding meaning to deduce the morphological form before committing the spelling.

They are quick low-value gap-fills; over-thinking spelling wastes time better spent on academic passage clusters, so answer fast and move on.

Short real-world practical texts such as notices, messages, schedules, and advertisements.

Explicit information, the purpose of the text, and a practical detail.

Scan for the specific requested fact (time, place, price, rule) rather than reading every word; these texts reward targeted location.