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Rahman2  \n1,2 Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, School of Education, Universiti Teknologi  \nMalaysia, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia  \nCorresponding Author [Email: jing-1991@graduate.utm.my](Email: jing-1991@graduate.utm.my)  \nTo Link this Article: [http://dx.doi.org/10.6007/IJARPED/v14-i1/24622](http://dx.doi.org/10.6007/IJARPED/v14-i1/24622) DOI:10 .6007/IJARPED/v14-i1/24622  \nPublished Online: 03 February 2025  \nAbstract  \nThis literature review will look at existing research on ways for improving TOEFL reading scores. The reading portion of the TOEFL test assesses non-native English speakers' ability to consume and comprehend academic literature, which is essential for success in an Englishlanguage academic setting. This study discusses key strategies for improving reading comprehension, vocabulary acquisition, and overall exam success, with a focus on the challenges faced by Chinese test takers. This work synthesizes and reviews previous research to give useful insights for educators and students, as well as instructional ideas for TOEFL preparation courses. The research findings aim to bridge the gap between theoretical frameworks and practical applications, resulting in a more targeted and effective method for learning the TOEFL reading exam.  \nKeywords: TOEFL Reading, Reading Strategies, Vocabulary Acquisition, Test-Taking Strategies, Chinese Students  \nIntroduction  \nDesigned particularly to assess non-native speakers' comprehension and critical analysis of university-level academic texts, the TOEFL iBT Reading component is a vital worldwide assessment of English language abilities for academic purposes (Nikolaieva 2016; Zuhrayana 2018) . Candidates must exhibit a wide spectrum of sophisticated reading skills including complete reading comprehension, extensive vocabulary understanding, nuanced sentence and paragraph analysis, and the capacity to discern text structure and purpose (Putlack et al., 2020) . The portion consists of two 700-word passages from several academic disciplines. Apart from the language test, the TOEFL reading component measures a candidate's potential to absorb knowledge and participate in intellectual conversation (Kurniawati & Fitrawati, 2020; Tauchid & Suwandi, 2021; Kaniadewi & Asyifa, 2022) . This involves the capacity to demonstrate understanding of important concepts, supporting data, and basic reasoning as well as the capacity to deduce implied knowledge and appropriately understand academic jargon in context (Jealani et al., 2022; Fitri, 2022) .  \nThough a lot of studies on TOEFL reading strategies, there are still notable differences especially among students from various language backgrounds. The present research primarily overlook the specific challenges faced by certain language groups, particularly students whose native tongue is Chinese, in favor of general solutions. These pupils find it very difficult to grasp cross-cultural academic environments (Chen & Lin, 2023), negotiate difficult language patterns, and decipher latent meaning. The research aim in this study including three perspectives, first, to compile current research on TOEFL reading skills; second, to look at the subtle problems non-native English speakers have; and finally, to offer specific techniques for raising reading performance. This work has as its primary goals numerous different objectives. This paper aims to provide complex insights for more successful test preparation by methodically analyzing significant competencies including identifying paragraph functions, tracking a text's logical development, and knowing the function of individual sentences inside the larger text argument (Liao, 2018; Maspufah, 2022) . 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