This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Toefl > Toefl Ibt Reading – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Toefl Ibt Reading Quiz 1 (41 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The author mentions the term "wood wide web" in order to: A) Explain how trees depend on technology. B) Show that fungal networks are similar to the internet. C) Suggest that fungi use digital communication. D) Criticize scientists for overusing metaphors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Show that fungal networks are similar to the internet. 2. Look at the word 'consistent' in paragraph 4. This word could best be replaced by which of the following? A) Imaginable. B) Uniform. C) Natural. D) Predictable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Uniform. 3. While current treatments and prevention efforts don't seem to be affected much by this change to the virus, the ..... does raise questions about how fast new strains are emerging. A) Quota. B) Sample. C) Bias. D) Mutation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mutation. 4. Reference questions ask you to verify what information is true and what information is not true in a passage. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. Why does the author mention X? A) Factual Information question. B) Vocabulary question. C) Rhetorical Purpose question. D) Reference question. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhetorical Purpose question. 6. 2 What can be inferred about the slaves' pidgin language? A) It contained complex grammar. B) It was based on many different languages. C) It was difficult to understand, even among slaves. D) It was created by the land-owners. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It was difficult to understand, even among slaves. 7. The word intricate in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to: A) Delicate. B) Complex. C) Temporary. D) Invisible. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex. 8. The ..... policy offered by the previous president saved the animals that were at risk. A) Consumption. B) Conservation. C) Convenience. D) Conversation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conservation. 9. The first great fact to be noticed is that the planets ..... around the sun in the same direction. A) Expose. B) Adapt. C) Recover. D) Revolve. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Revolve. 10. I hate to call in sick when there is so much work to do, but I'm afraid this ..... is contagious. A) Ailment. B) Disapproval. C) Speculation. D) Regulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ailment. 11. The author's description of X mentions all of the following EXCEPT ..... A) Rhetorical Purpose question. B) Negative Factual Information question. C) Inference question. D) Factual Information question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative Factual Information question. 12. The author discusses X in paragraph 2 in order to ..... A) Negative Factual Information question. B) Inference question. C) Factual Information question. D) Rhetorical Purpose question. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rhetorical Purpose question. 13. Which of the following best describes the relationship between trees and mycorrhizal fungi? A) Parasitic. B) Competitive. C) Accidental. D) Symbiotic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Symbiotic. 14. All of the following are features of the new Nicaraguan sign language EXCEPT: A) All children used the same gestures to show meaning. B) The meaning was clearer than the previous sign language. C) The hand movements were smoother and smaller. D) New gestures were created for everyday objects and activities. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) New gestures were created for everyday objects and activities. 15. The word them in paragraph 3 ( "makes them less appealing to pests" ) refers to: A) Forests. B) Fungi. C) Insects. D) Trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trees. 16. The brochure contains a ..... list of activities to do while staying in Boston. A) Preventative. B) Contaminated. C) Comprehensive. D) Pronounced. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comprehensive. 17. What can be inferred about "mother trees" from the passage? A) They only exist in tropical forests. B) They support younger trees through resource sharing. C) They block sunlight from reaching seedlings. D) They absorb nutrients from smaller trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They support younger trees through resource sharing. 18. The author of the passage implies that X ..... A) Rhetorical Purpose question. B) Factual Information question. C) Inference question. D) Reference question. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inference question. 19. According to paragraph 2, X stopped using X because A) Rhetorical Question. B) Reference question. C) Negative Factual Information question. D) Factual Information question. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Factual Information question. 20. 'From scratch' in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to: A) By using written information. B) In simple cultures. C) By copying something else. D) From the very beginning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) From the very beginning. 21. All the following sentences about Nicaraguan sign language are true EXCEPT: A) The language has been created since 1979. B) The language is based on speech and lip reading. C) The language incorporates signs which children used at home. D) The language was perfected by younger children. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The language is based on speech and lip reading. 22. Where would the following sentence best fit? "This process has revealed that trees may cooperate in ways once thought impossible." A) At the end of paragraph 2. B) At the end of paragraph 5. C) Before paragraph 4. D) After the first sentence of paragraph 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After the first sentence of paragraph 3. 23. The author's description of X mentions which of the following? A) Factual Information question. B) Inference question. C) Vocabulary question. D) Reference question. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Factual Information question. 24. Which THREE ideas best sum up the main ideas of the passage? A) Some children are better at grammar than others. B) Children have the mental capacity to create complex languages. C) Children are better at learning grammar than adults. D) Children do not only learn grammar by copying other people. E) All creole languages were perfected by children. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Children have the mental capacity to create complex languages. 25. It is unjust that privileged people continue to ..... wealth even during pandemic. A) Perceive. B) Evaporate. C) Accumulate. D) Diminish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Accumulate. 26. The facility was funded in part by the city's recreation department, whose funds were generated from the highly ..... hot spring pool. A) Sophisticated. B) Profitable. C) Terminated. D) Defied. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Profitable. 27. The tragedy could have been ..... if the crew had followed safety procedures. A) Averted. B) Honed. C) Regulated. D) Rotated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Averted. 28. 'Make-shift' in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to: A) Complicated and expressive. B) Simple and temporary. C) Extensive and diverse. D) Private and personal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple and temporary. 29. According to the passage, what do trees provide to mycorrhizal fungi? A) Minerals. B) Chemical defenses. C) Carbohydrates. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carbohydrates. 30. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true of X? A) Negative Factual Information question. B) Vocabulary question. C) Inference question. D) Factual Information question. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Negative Factual Information question. 31. Sentence Simplification questions ask you to identify a sentence that has essentially the same meaning as a sentence from a reading passage. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 32. The word "X" in the passage is closest in meaning to ..... A) Negative Factual Information question. B) Reference question. C) Inference question. D) Vocabulary question. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vocabulary question. 33. The control group took a ..... , while the experimental subjects took the drug that was being tested. A) Placebo. B) Contemporary. C) Condition. D) Cue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Placebo. 34. The chemicals in paint can be ..... to health, so it must be kept out of reach of children. A) Empirical. B) Tedious. C) Hazardous. D) Fragile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hazardous. 35. In paragraph 1, why does the writer include information about the Cherokee language? A) To show how simple, traditional cultures can have complicated grammar structures. B) To show how English grammar differs from Cherokee grammar. C) To demonstrate how difficult it is to learn the Cherokee language. D) To prove that complex grammar structures were invented by the Cherokees. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To show how simple, traditional cultures can have complicated grammar structures. 36. Which idea is presented in the final paragraph? A) The English past tense system is inaccurate. B) Linguists have proven that English was created by children. C) English was probably once a creole. D) Children say English past tenses differently from adults. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) English was probably once a creole. 37. According to the passage, which factor can weaken fungal networks? A) Lack of carbon dioxide. B) Increase in tree diversity. C) Overuse of fertilizers. D) Limited sunlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Overuse of fertilizers. 38. An Inference question could ask you to identify information that is not explicitly stated. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 39. Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 1about X? A) Rhetorical Purpose question. B) Inference question. C) Factual Information question. D) Vocabulary question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inference question. 40. In paragraph 3, where can the following sentence be placed? "It included standardised word orders and grammatical markers that existed in neither the pidgin language, nor the language of the colonizers." A) C. B) B. C) A. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. 41. Vocabulary questions ask you to identify the meanings of words or phrases as they are used in a reading passage. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 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