This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Toefl > Toefl Reading – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Toefl Reading Quiz 16 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why is it important to practice with real TOEFL passages during your preparation? A) To memorize the answers. B) To learn vocabulary by heart. C) To increase reading speed without comprehension. D) To become familiar with the question types and timing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To become familiar with the question types and timing. 2. How does Peter minimize his use of smartphones? A) By removing his SIM card. B) By buying an old-style phone. C) By blocking phone calls and messages. D) By giving his smartphones to his kids. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By removing his SIM card. 3. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about primitive art? A) It is two-dimensional. B) Colors and patterns are important. C) Artists do not have to be trained for it. D) It is used primarily for painting portraits. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is used primarily for painting portraits. 4. We go to the beach today. My son likes swimming under the water while he breathes airthrough a tube. What is he doing? A) Snorkeling. B) Scuba-diving. C) Surfing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Snorkeling. 5. SOMETIMES THE FINAL QUESTION IN A READING PASSAGE WILL ASK YOU TO DETERMINE WHERE IN THE PASSAGE A PIECE OF INFORMATION IS FOUND.HOW DO YOU DO THAT? A) GUESS. B) FIND THE EXACT MATCH ON THE TEXT AND CHECK IT. C) GO TO THE LINES LISTED IN THE ANSWERS AND SKIM. D) PICK YOUR FAVORITE NUMBER. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) GO TO THE LINES LISTED IN THE ANSWERS AND SKIM. 6. Exercise 1.3BQuestion 1The word "these" in the passage refers to A) Guiding principles. B) Applied. C) Indigenous designs. D) Final decades. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Guiding principles. 7. This is a place where planes regularly take off and land and has many seats for passengers towait in. Where is this? A) Airport. B) Playground. C) Museum. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Airport. 8. The word "devote" in line 25 is closest in meaning to A) Prefer. B) Dedicate. C) Distinguish. D) Feel affection. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dedicate. 9. Which word is closest in meaning to ..... ? A) Antonym. B) Acronym. C) Homophone. D) Synonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Synonym. 10. In the TOEFL reading section, ..... A) We had better scan the passage first then to the question. B) We had better read the question first then to the passage . C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We had better scan the passage first then to the question. 11. What grade level are the students targeted in the video? A) Grade 11. B) Grade 9. C) Grade 12. D) Grade 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grade 12. 12. As a result of reading satiric literature, readers will be most likely to A) Teach themselves to write fiction. B) Accept conventional points of view. C) Become better informed about current affairs. D) Reexamine their opinions and values. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reexamine their opinions and values. 13. What is the purpose of taking notes while reading the passage? A) To improve memory retention. B) To waste time. C) To distract yourself. D) To impress the examiner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To improve memory retention. 14. What is the main topic of the article? A) Strategies for success in TOEFL reading. B) Tips for improving reading speed. C) Total success in TOEFL reading. D) FluentU TOEFLtextregistered Blog. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Total success in TOEFL reading. 15. TOEFL Review Exercise (Skills 1-5)Passage 1#3 A) C. B) B. C) D. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) D. 16. Question 7The word "those" in the passage refers to A) Lives. B) Adults. C) Americans. D) 90 percent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adults. 17. The word "swirled" in line 10 is closest in meaning to A) Circled. B) Decreased. C) Rose. D) Settled. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Circled. 18. What is the significance of the Sears and Roebuck catalogue for people living in rural areas? A) It provided affordable products they couldn't find locally. B) It contained products not available in urban areas. C) It was the only way to order a new home. D) It offered discounts on bulk purchases. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It provided affordable products they couldn't find locally. 19. Which question type requires you to insert a sentence into the correct position in the passage? A) Summary completion. B) Sentence insertion. C) Vocabulary in context. D) Factual information. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sentence insertion. 20. The topic of this passage is A) The largest land animals. B) The derivations of animal names. C) The characteristics of the hippo. D) The relation between the hippo and the whale. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The characteristics of the hippo. 21. TOEFL Exercise (Skills 3-5)Passage 2#5 A) A. B) C. C) D. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) D. 22. What was one proposed method for moving the Moai statues? A) Using domesticated animals. B) Floating them on rafts. C) Carrying them on human shoulders. D) Dragging them on wooden sleds. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dragging them on wooden sleds. 23. The word "it" in paragraph 4 refers to ..... A) Smartphone. B) Meeting. C) Sheila's social life. D) Facebook. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Facebook. 24. Refer to "Reading 1" - "The Walking Marriage"According to paragraph 2, the word paternal is closest in meaning to ..... A) Supportive. B) Fatherly. C) Required. D) Alternative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fatherly. 25. What is the duration of the video? A) 20 minutes. B) 30 minutes. C) 40 minutes. D) 10 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 30 minutes. 26. These radical practices were not ..... to museum walls but spilled into everyday public spaces. A) Confined. B) Distorted. C) Mundane. D) Derided. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Confined. 27. Are specialists of a particular field at an advantage when taking this TOEFL test? A) No. Sufficient information and context is provided in each passage, so everyone can answer fairly. B) Yes. The more background knowledge a person has, the easier the questions will be. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No. Sufficient information and context is provided in each passage, so everyone can answer fairly. 28. What is the purpose of the introduction and conclusion paragraphs in the TOEFL passage? A) To provide background information. B) To hide important information. C) To confuse the reader. D) To summarize the main points. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To summarize the main points. 29. Skill 13:Determine the Tone, Purpose, or Course.The question about the purpose is asking what the author is trying to list in the passage. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 30. According to the passage, a person who is right-handed is more likely to draw people and animals that are facing A) Upward. B) Downward. C) Toward the left. D) Toward the right. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Toward the left. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesToefl Reading Quiz 1Toefl Reading Quiz 2Toefl Reading Quiz 3Toefl Reading Quiz 4Toefl Reading Quiz 5Toefl Reading Quiz 6Toefl Reading Quiz 7Toefl Reading Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books