Cuándo usarla
- Cuando una pregunta pide inferir por qué ocurrió algo.
- Cuando el autor compara dos teorías, resultados o explicaciones.
- Cuando una opción parece correcta por vocabulario, pero cambia la dirección lógica.
TOEFL Reading · estrategia WeLearn
TOEFL Reading Logical Relationships: práctica con evidencia
Practica relaciones lógicas en TOEFL Reading: causa, contraste, consecuencia y condición con evidencia y respuestas explicadas.
Respuesta directa: Para resolver relaciones lógicas, identifica el conector o la relación implícita y verifica que la opción conserve causa, contraste o consecuencia sin exagerar.
Formato oficial vs estrategia WeLearn
Formato oficial: ETS lista las familias actuales de TOEFL Reading como Complete the Words, Read in Daily Life y Read an Academic Passage.
Estrategia WeLearn: esta pagina entrena una habilidad transversal. No es una tarea oficial independiente; sirve para mejorar precision dentro del formato actual.
Fuente oficial revisada: ETS TOEFL iBT Test Content and Structure.
Método WeLearn
- Localiza conectores como however, therefore, because, although o as a result.
- Etiqueta la relación: causa, contraste, consecuencia, condición o ejemplo.
- Elimina opciones que invierten la relación o agregan una conclusión absoluta.
Texto original
Campus lighting experiment
A university replaced several bright pathway lights with lower, shielded lamps. Although some students initially worried that the paths would feel less safe, nighttime surveys showed fewer complaints about glare and no increase in reported accidents. As a result, the facilities office expanded the design to two additional walkways.
Práctica guiada
Responde y justifica
Ítem 1
What logical relationship does "Although" create in the passage?
- Contrast between a concern and later evidence
- Cause of a rise in accidents
- Example of a maintenance problem
- Condition for closing the paths
Ítem 2
Why did the facilities office expand the lighting design?
- Because the first results were positive enough to extend the approach
- Because students refused to use the original walkways
- Because the lamps made the paths brighter than before
- Because accidents increased near the library
Respuestas explicadas
Clave con evidencia
Ítem 1: A
Although introduces a concern that contrasts with the later survey results.
Evidencia: Although some students initially worried... surveys showed fewer complaints...
Trampa: The passage says there was no increase in accidents, so accident rise is the opposite of the evidence.
Ítem 2: A
As a result connects the positive survey/safety outcome to the decision to expand.
Evidencia: fewer complaints about glare and no increase in reported accidents. As a result...
Trampa: The text does not say students refused the paths or that accidents increased.
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