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Tips and Strategies to score 30 in TOEFL Reading

Ace the TOEFL Reading section with these tips:

Know the format: 2 passages, 20 questions in 35 mins.

Practice without a timer first to understand strategies.

Skim passages for main ideas; don't read entire passages initially.

Strategize for specific information questions using the process of elimination.

Don't get stuck; move on and revisit challenging questions later.

Manage time effectively; don't spend too much time on a single question.

Questions follow passage order; answer accordingly.

Improve vocabulary for context-based questions.

Practice regularly with mock tests.

 Creativity is an essential skill for children these days. Being creative means not only making new ideas about certain issues, but also staying emotional well being. Creative is not given to all of us, so they should work constantly. They can improve more creativity by learning literature, arts, and science. 

 First, children can be more creative by interacting with literature because they can cultivate imagination. Children see scenes of works in their head, and think about the message of stories based on the contexts. When I was a high school student, I took literature class; I enjoyed discussing the meaning of expressions in literature. I also had fun  with writing the continuation of literature by maximizing my imagination. These experiences help me when I try to achieve the goal; I imagine that I will succeed in the big presentation. This routine changes my mind negative and anxiety to positive and motivated.

 Second, I think visual arts are effectieve to be creative because children can learn the way to express their own values, thoughts, beliefs. Looking at many wonderful paintings, and  listening to impressive music gives children a lot of inspiration. For example, In my high school art class,  I was inspired by Gauguin's sense of value to death, so I created my own ideas to death, then made a big artwork. In this way, children can learn new perspectives to a theme, and by analyzing many artworks, they can show their ideas. 

 Finally, children can invent new views through science because today’s science is developed by many people’s inventions and discoveries. They repeated failure and success, and estimated the factors. Likewise, students can improve their creativity by figuring out questions, and observing in their daily lives. For instance, when I was an elementary school student, I came up with the question; the relationship between hardness of egg and time of boiling. I tried to observe and compare some kinds of time for boiling. Children can create fresh ideas by exploring their questions and experimenting.

These days, remote learning has become common in many universities in the world as the preventive measure against covid-19. Almost all students are able to learn at home. While remote learning gives students more free time and security, students struggle with learning disabilities and less communication. I will look at some pros and cons of remote learning from the perspective of students. 

 First, student’s free time increases by remote learning because they do not have to go to school. That means they can spend time on other things such as studying or hobbies. In my case, my university switched to remote learning, so I can take more time for researching and brushing up my thesis, so I feel my learning deepened.  However, students would struggle with time management .Some students might not be motivated to attend online class, or some of them have to work their assessments constantly. As a result, their daily schedule would be disrupted. 

 Second, remote learning is convenient because students can access the class by having one laptop. On the other hand, some students have difficulty ensuring the learning environment; students do not have necessary tools for remote learning, or students cannot secure their learning space because of family. This problem causes the gap of learning among students. 

 Finally, remote learning affects students mentally. Students do not have to worry about infection of viruses. The university is the place many students gather, but students can learn at home, and their security will be protected. In addition, even if there is a face to face class, they have to wear masks, and talking time is limited. In remote class, students can talk freely online. Meanwhile, the frequency of  communication decreases. Students cannot meet each other, and this causes loneliness and isolation. For example, I take online classes at home, and I cannot ask questions and talk to my friend easily, so sometimes I feel isolated.