This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Toefl > Toefl Reading – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Toefl Reading Quiz 18 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. TEOFL Exercise 7Passage 1 (Questions 1-2)Question 1 A) B. B) D. C) C. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. 2. The Civil War was the climax of a very important ..... in the growth of the United States of America. A) Period. B) Spell. C) Age. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Period. 3. How many reading passages are there in total? A) 2. B) 7. C) 5. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5. 4. The word "feasibility" in line 6 is closest in meaning to A) Possibility. B) Difficulty. C) Possibility. D) Profitability. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Possibility. 5. Which of the following words can best be substituted for "remnant" in sentence 10? A) Characteristic. B) Specter. C) Remainder. D) Relic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Remainder. 6. At Little Big Horn River the Indians were A) A Defeated. B) B The victors. C) C Force to retreat. D) D Massacred. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B The victors. 7. The financial firm Dow Jones and Company computes business statistics every hour on the hours of each of the business days of the year, and these statistics are known as the Dow Jones averages. They are based on a select group of stocks and bonds that are traded on the New York Stock Exchange. The pronoun "they" in line 2 refers to: A) The business days. B) These statistics. C) Stocks and bonds. D) Four different types. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) These statistics. 8. TOEFL Review Exercise (Skills 1-5)Passage 1#4 A) C. B) B. C) D. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. 9. What is a paraphrase? A) Saying something using other words. B) A logical conclusion. C) An inferred information. D) A reference. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saying something using other words. 10. TEOFL Review Exercise (Skills 1-7)Passage 4 (Questions 19-29)Question 22 A) D. B) B. C) A. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) C. 11. Koussevitzky passionately shared Major Higginson's dream of '' a good honest school for musicians, '' and in 1940 that dream was realized with the founding of the Berkshire Music Center ( now called the Tanglewood Music Center). QuestionWhat is Berkshire Music Center's present name?Clue brackets ( ..... ) A) Major Higginson's dream. B) A good honest school for musicians. C) The Tanglewood Music Center. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Tanglewood Music Center. 12. Skill 13:Determine the Tone, Purpose, or Course.The majority of the passages on the TOEFL test are factual passages presented without any emotion; the tone of this type of passage could be simply informational, explanatory, or factual. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. If you encounter an unfamiliar word in the passage, what should you do first? A) Skip the word and move on. B) Look it up in a dictionary. C) Re-read the entire passage. D) Guess the meaning based on the context. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Guess the meaning based on the context. 14. In "Skill 8:Find Definitions From Structural Clues, " it is possible that ..... A) There are structural clues to tell you that the definition of a word is included in the passage. B) There aren't any structural clues to tell you that the definition of a word is included in the passage. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There are structural clues to tell you that the definition of a word is included in the passage. 15. What can be inferred about the "demand model" of education mentioned in paragraph 2? A) It is less effective than traditional lecture-based methods. B) It relies heavily on passive learning techniques. C) It is a student-centered approach that prioritizes active engagement. D) It is primarily used in disciplines outside of business and entrepreneurship. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is a student-centered approach that prioritizes active engagement. 16. The word "ample" in line 7 indicates that the spider is A) Large in size. B) Dotted with colors. C) Normal. D) Feminine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Large in size. 17. The police ..... the man because he was behaving suspiciously. A) ARRESTED. B) CHARGED. C) SENTENCED. D) CONVICTED. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ARRESTED. 18. Give, speak and convey are verbs to communicate an idea indirectly, synonym of: A) Infer. B) Except. C) Imply. D) Explain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imply. 19. What is the recommended strategy for tackling difficult passages? A) Read the passage multiple times. B) Skip the difficult passages. C) Guess the answers without reading the passage. D) Use context clues to understand the meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Use context clues to understand the meaning. 20. What is topic of a passage? A) It is what the text is about. B) It is the title of the paragraph. C) It is the conclusion of a paragraph. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is what the text is about. 21. What is the best way to improve performance in the TOEFL Reading Comprehension section? A) Practice reading academic and non-academic passages regularly. B) Focus only on improving vocabulary. C) Avoid reading passages in English. D) Memorize the answers to common questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Practice reading academic and non-academic passages regularly. 22. For nearly twenty years, concerts were held in the Old Boston Music Hall, then in Symphony Hall from 1900, one of the world's most highly regarded concert halls.QuestionWhat is Symphony Hall?Clue:Check (, ) & appositive A) One of the world's most highly regarded concert halls. B) The Old Boston Music Hall. C) Concerts. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One of the world's most highly regarded concert halls. 23. It is implied in the passage that Whistler's family was ..... A) Unable to find any work at all in Russia. B) High supportive of his desire to pursue art. C) Working class. D) Military. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Working class. 24. According to paragraph 4, what has recent research on obsidian tools found at Olmec sites shown? A) Factual info. B) Inference. C) Sentence simplification. D) Negative factual info. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Factual info. 25. INTRODUCTION:Which of these statements is NOT true about the Forrest Gump's movie? A) The producion cost 100 million USD. B) The main actor won an Oscar. C) It was produced by Paramount Pictures. D) Sally field acts in it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The producion cost 100 million USD. 26. Where in the passage is the name of Pippin's hometown mentioned? A) Sentence 4. B) Sentence 2. C) Sentence 1. D) Sentence 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence 4. 27. How did the Maya and Aztecs use cacao? A) As medicine and food coloring. B) To make sweet candy. C) As currency and in a spiced drink. D) Only to feed animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As currency and in a spiced drink. 28. Where in the passage does the author first focus his discussion on the concept of homology? A) Lines 6-8. B) Lines 2-4. C) Lines 9-1 1. D) Lines 13-14. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lines 9-1 1. 29. The word "cope" in the passage is closest in meaning to A) Compete. B) Continue. C) Move. D) Adapt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adapt. 30. In line 12, the word "They" refers to ..... A) Walls. B) Artists. C) Animals. D) Materials. 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