This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Toefl > Toefl Grammar – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Toefl Grammar Quiz 13 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... all citrus fruit originated with the Chinese orange. A) That the belief. B) To believe that. C) The belief that. D) It is believed that. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is believed that. 2. After being indicted for his part in a bank robbery, the reputed mobster decided find another attorney. A) Find. B) The reputed. C) For. D) After being. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Find. 3. The meeting will be held ..... the conference room at 2 p.m. A) By. B) At. C) In. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In. 4. ..... the discovery of the fossilized remnants of tides in one-billion-year-old rocks. A) Geologists report. B) Geologists' reports. C) The reports of geologists. D) Geological reports. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geologists report. 5. A sentence must always contain at least a subject and a ..... A) Predicate. B) Preposition. C) Phrase. D) Clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Predicate. 6. Neither of them are going to the party. A) Neither of them are. B) Neither of them is. C) None of them are. D) Either of them are. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neither of them is. 7. They arrived ..... the airport at midnight. A) In. B) At. C) On. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At. 8. Michael: "I'm still not sure if I should apply for the new job.David:It's a big decision, but you should definitely ..... the opportunity and ..... what you really want in your career. You don't want to ..... any chances that could help you grow." A) Dismiss, decide, gain. B) Reject, ignore, risk. C) Consider, evaluate, miss. D) Avoid, doubt, dismiss. E) Think over, believe, avoid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Consider, evaluate, miss. 9. I work at a street. sometimes, i help to catch the thief. i am a ..... A) Doctor. B) Pilot. C) Policeman. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Policeman. 10. Had he known the risk, he ..... the experiment. A) Wouldn't attempt. B) Wouldn't have attempted. C) Didn't attempt. D) Hasn't attempted. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wouldn't have attempted. 11. She looks as though she ..... crying. A) Has been. B) Is. C) Will be. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 12. Babe Ruth, ..... , held the home-run record for nearly 40 years. A) A famous baseball player. B) Did 300 home-runs. C) In New York. D) Lived in New York. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A famous baseball player. 13. The crafting of (fine) violins has been (continuing) for several (century) as a (secret) art. A) Century. B) Fine. C) Continuing. D) Secret. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Century. 14. The scientist claimed that the new discovery ..... the way for future research. A) Paves. B) Pave. C) Paving. D) Will pave. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Will pave. 15. Complete these sentences with although, in spite of or despite.Most people still prefer to travel by plane ..... airfares increased greatly. A) Although. B) In spite of. C) Despite. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Although. 16. People respected George Washington because he was a honest man, and he turned out to be one of our greatest military leaders. A) People. B) One of our greatest. C) Because. D) A honest man. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A honest man. 17. He's smart ..... not very diligent. A) And. B) Or. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 18. During the 1930s, unsuitable farming techniques and excessive grazing of grassland in the Great Plains produced ..... A) That it became known as the Dust Bowl. B) It became known as the Dust Bowl. C) What became known as the Dust Bowl. D) Which it became known as the Dust Bowl. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What became known as the Dust Bowl. 19. Overexposure to the sun can produce ..... can some toxic chemicals. A) More than damage to the skin. B) More damage than to the skin. C) More damage to the skin than. D) Damage more than to the skin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) More damage to the skin than. 20. She didn't know ..... to trust with her secret. A) That. B) Which. C) Whom. D) Who. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whom. 21. You aren't coming to the party, ..... ? A) Are you. B) Aren't you. C) Will you. D) Shall you. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are you. 22. A country's future prosperity depends, to an extent, on the quality of ..... of its people. A) Educational. B) Education. C) Educationally. D) Equition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Education. 23. ..... the weather was bad, the fieldwork continued as planned. A) Unless. B) If. C) Because. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Although. 24. Neither the teacher nor the students ..... satisfied with the result. A) Is. B) Are. C) Be. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 25. They ..... finished their homework before dinner. A) Have. B) Would. C) Will. D) Had. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had. 26. My brother doesn't care how much does the car cost because he is going to buy it anyway. A) My brother. B) Does the car cost. C) Because. D) He is going to buy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Does the car cost. 27. The committee cannot finalize the report until all data ..... A) Has receiving. B) Receive. C) Is received. D) Are received. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are received. 28. The company's profits have ..... significantly this year. A) Raised. B) Been raised. C) Rising. D) Risen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Risen. 29. The Puffer is a type of fish that can inflate one's body like a balloon. A) Like. B) That. C) One's. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One's. 30. ..... , we reached the town in fifteen minutes. A) To have walked. B) Have walked. C) Walk. D) Walking rapidly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Walking rapidly. 31. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error:He didn't eat lunch, nor he drink any coffee. A. didn't eat lunch B. nor he drink C. any coffee A) A. didn't eat lunch. B) B. nor he drink. C) C. any coffee. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. nor he drink. 32. She was in such a hurry she left her phone in the car. A) Such a hurry that. B) Such in a hurry. C) Such hurry. D) In such a hurry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Such a hurry that. 33. ..... we saw each other every day, we didn't really know each other. A) In spite of. B) Although. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Although. 34. The committee members ..... out over plans for the new healthcare.(to argue) A) Fell. B) Made. C) Dropped. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fell. 35. Coldplay ..... in 2000 with their first album ..... Parachutes. A) Debuted, titled. B) Has debuted, titling. C) Were debuting, titling. D) Debuted, titling. E) Had debuted, titled. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Debuted, titled. 36. We decided to buy the house, ..... we didn't really have enough money. A) Though. B) In spite of. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Though. 37. The annual report each year regularly ..... key performance metrics for stakeholders. A) Will include. B) Included. C) Includes. D) Including. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Includes. 38. The first laser is made by an American scientist called Theodore Maiman working in California in 1960. A) The. B) Is made. C) Called. D) Working. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is made. 39. The number of students (A) who attends (B) the seminar (C) have increased (D) this year. A) C. B) B. C) A. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 40. Which word best completes the sentence:She is intelligent, ..... she works very hard. A) Yet. B) And. C) For. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) And. 41. Air constricted between the vocal chords makes them ..... , producing sounds. A) Vibrate. B) To vibrate. C) The vibration. D) Vibrating. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vibrate. 42. I wish I ..... more careful with my words yesterday. A) Am. B) Had been. C) Have been. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been. 43. Complete the sentence with the best clause marker:In countries ..... Ghana, Dahoney, and Nigeria the use of talking drums is mostly highly developed. A) Such as. B) Wherever. C) That. D) Where. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Such as. 44. When a mineral forms, it grows by the addition of various element to its structure. A) Element. B) By. C) Its. D) When. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Element. 45. ....fall naturally into two classes, which can be further subdivided into several subclasses. A) Vitamins. B) Vitamins that. C) There are vitamins. D) After vitamins. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vitamins. 46. Peter and Tom plays tennis every afternoon with Mary and me. A) Plays. B) Tennis. C) Afternoon. D) Mary and me. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plays. 47. The report must be submitted ..... the end of the month. A) On. B) At. C) By. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By. 48. Sophie: "I heard that the new project manager isn't very experienced."Emma: "That's true, but I think we should still ..... him a chance. It's not fair to ..... someone based on their resume alone. We need to ..... his leadership skills before jumping to conclusions." A) Give, doubt, consider. B) Refuse, ignore, value. C) Take, criticize, analyze. D) Give, judge, evaluate. E) Offer, assume, trust. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Give, judge, evaluate. 49. Choose the letter of the word or phrase that best completes the sentence:The librarian made the student ..... the overdue books immediately. A) Return. B) To return. C) Returned. D) Returning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Return. 50. Every spring, the university ..... an international conference on sustainable development. A) Hosted. B) Hosts. C) Hosting. D) Will host. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hosts. 51. Choose the best clause marker to complete the sentence:Sequoyah, ..... alphabet consisted of 85 characters, was acclaimed a genius by his people, A) Whom. B) That. C) Whose. D) Who. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whose. 52. Each of the items on the list ..... expensive. A) Are. B) Is. C) Be. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 53. The book that you lent me ..... very interesting. A) Were. B) Have been. C) Be. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was. 54. Because the weather was extremely bad, the flight ..... until the next morning. A) Was postponed. B) Has postponing. C) Had postpone. D) Postponed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was postponed. 55. Snakes have an organ in a pit on their heads ..... infrared rays. A) Detects. B) That detects. C) It detects. D) A detection of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That detects. 56. The teacher encouraged the students to read more ..... the holidays. A) In. B) During. C) On. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) During. 57. The new legislation proposed by people representatives still does not offer ..... for many endangered species A) Adequate protective. B) Adequately protection. C) Adequately protectively. D) Adequate protection. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adequate protection. 58. The interviews by radio broadcasters were carried live by the station.Is this sentence grammatically correct? A) CORRECT. B) INCORRECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CORRECT. 59. He said me that he was tired. A) Said me that. B) Told me. C) Tell me that. D) Said that. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Told me. 60. Amazon was founded in 1994 by Jeff Bezos ..... predicted that the Internet offered an opportunity to make money. A) Where. B) Which. C) Who. D) How. 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