This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Toefl > Toefl Reading – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Toefl Reading Quiz 19 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What can be inferred about the use of chocolate today? A) It is still considered a luxury item. B) It is only used in drinks. C) It is not as popular as before. D) It is used in many forms worldwide. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is used in many forms worldwide. 2. As used throughout the passage, the term "structures" most nearly means A) Organizational principles. B) Features of an animal's anatomy. C) Buildings. D) Units of grammar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Features of an animal's anatomy. 3. According to a European Union report, what is one of the outcomes of entrepreneurship education in higher education? A) A guarantee of business success after graduation. B) An increase in student employability. C) A reduction in the importance of other academic subjects. D) A decrease in student creativity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An increase in student employability. 4. Why did deforestation become a problem for Rapa Nui society? A) It made it harder to construct new Moai statues. B) It caused soil erosion and harmed agriculture. C) It led to an increase in animal populations. D) It resulted in an excess of wood for trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It caused soil erosion and harmed agriculture. 5. In the TOEFL Reading Comprehension, if you guess an answer, you will get a penalty because you are not familiar with the directions. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. Paragraph 5What can be inferred about Margaret Fuller? A) She only worked as a book reviewer. B) She had opportunities that most women did not at the time. C) She never supported women's equality. D) She became more famous than Emerson. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She had opportunities that most women did not at the time. 7. TOEFL Review Exercise (Skills 1-5)Passage 4#24 A) C. B) A. C) B. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. 8. What is the main topic of the video? A) TOEFL Listening. B) TOEFL Writing. C) TOEFL Speaking. D) TOEFL Reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) TOEFL Reading. 9. ..... questions ask you to identify a sentence that has essentially the same meaning as a sentence from the reading passage. The correct answer choice contains the main ideas from the sentence in the passage but may leave out minor or unimportant details. It should restate the most important information in a simpler way A) Summary. B) Paraphrase. C) Negative Fact. D) Detail. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paraphrase. 10. TEOFL Review Exercise (Skills 1-7)Passage 2 (Questions 7-12)Question 6 A) D. B) C. C) B. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) B. 11. The word "ultimately" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to: A) Occasionally. B) Suddenly. C) Eventually. D) Surprisingly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eventually. 12. For ..... questions, look for the words "NOT" or "EXCEPT" in capital letters. A) Inference. B) Function. C) Negative Fact. D) Detail. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Negative Fact. 13. The bank robbers were able to ..... through the back door. A) LEAK. B) CHASE. C) ESCAPE. D) CATCH. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ESCAPE. 14. He will take a final exam tomorrow but he did not practice anything. He looks so ..... now! A) Wonderful. B) Happy. C) Anxious. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anxious. 15. Paragraph:Because the road was icy, several cars lost control and traffic was delayed for hours.Question:How are the ideas organized? A) Comparison. B) Problem-Solution. C) Cause and effect. D) Chronological order. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cause and effect. 16. TOEFL Exercise (Skills 3-5)Passage 3#11 A) D. B) B. C) A. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) C. 17. Where in the passage does the author's focus move from corporations to banks? A) Sentence 4. B) Sentence 11. C) Sentence 8. D) Sentence 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sentence 6. 18. Dadaists proudly called themselves ..... , refusing to blend in with accepted norms. A) Nihilists. B) Nonconformists. C) Confined. D) Adherents. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonconformists. 19. Which technique involves searching for specific information? A) Summarizing. B) Scanning. C) Highlighting. D) Skimming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scanning. 20. Stated detail answers are in ..... A) The first line of each paragraph. B) The first paragraph. C) Specified lines. D) Order in the passage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Order in the passage. 21. Paragraph 3Why does the author say Emerson's ideas were "romanticism-influenced" ? A) Because they came from his meetings with European writers. B) Because he wanted to be a romantic poet. C) Because he believed in strict logic and reason. D) Because his ideas were completely original. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because they came from his meetings with European writers. 22. How does the author support their claims in the text? A) The author relies solely on personal anecdotes. B) The author avoids using any data or statistics. C) The author presents only opinions without supporting details. D) The author uses evidence, examples, and logical reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The author uses evidence, examples, and logical reasoning. 23. How does the structure of the passage contribute to its overall effectiveness? A) The structure only focuses on minor details without addressing the main ideas. B) The structure enhances clarity and guides the reader through the main ideas. C) The structure is irrelevant to the passage's effectiveness. D) The structure complicates the main ideas and confuses the reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The structure enhances clarity and guides the reader through the main ideas. 24. From paragraph 2, we can infer that the camera obscura was limited because ..... A) It was too expensive for most artists to afford. B) It could not produce permanent images. C) It was too large to carry for outdoor use. D) It only worked in bright sunlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It could not produce permanent images. 25. 16-Which of the following is NOT mentioned in paragraph 1 as a change that occurred in the fauna of the Mediterranean? A) Some invertebrates migrated to the Atlantic Ocean. B) Most invertebrate species disappeared during a wave of extinctions. C) A few hardy species wiped out many of the Mediterranean's invertebrates. D) New species of fauna populated the Mediterranean when the old migrants returned. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A few hardy species wiped out many of the Mediterranean's invertebrates. 26. Supernovae are not very common; they occur about once every hundred years in a galaxy, and in 1987 a supernova that could be seen by the naked eye occurred in the Magellan Cloud, a galaxy close the Milky Way. According to the passage, which of the following best describes the Magellan Cloud? A) A galaxy inside the Milky Way. B) A cloud composed of hydrogen. C) A galaxy near the Earth's galaxy. D) A cloud in the sky above the Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A galaxy near the Earth's galaxy. 27. In paragraph 4 of the passage, there is a missing sentence. The paragraph is repeated below and shows four letters (A, B, C, and D) that indicate where the following sentence could be added. They esteem symbols of Roman power, such as the massive Colosseum. Where would the sentence best fit? A) B. B) C. C) A. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B. 28. Which of the following is a good strategy for eliminating incorrect answer choices? A) Choose the answer that looks most complicated. B) Guess without reading all options. C) Select the first answer that seems correct. D) Eliminate answers that are too broad or too narrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eliminate answers that are too broad or too narrow. 29. The word "they" in paragraph 4 refers to ..... A) Teenagers at Chloe's age. B) Chloe's grandmother's generation. C) Sheila's friends. D) Sheila's grandchildren. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Teenagers at Chloe's age. 30. Which title best summarizes the main idea of the passage? A) Hidden Prehistoric Paintings. B) Determining the Age of French Caves. C) Wild Animals in Art. D) Exploring Caves Respectfully. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hidden Prehistoric Paintings. ← 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