This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Toefl > Toefl Reading – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Toefl Reading Quiz 23 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. By altering famous works like the Mona Lisa, Duchamp deliberately ..... their meaning. A) Stimulated. B) Juxtaposed. C) Distorted. D) Confined. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Distorted. 2. TEOFL Review Exercise (Skills 1-7)Passage 1 (Questions 1-6)Question 3 A) C. B) A. C) B. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. 3. Which of the following could be considered a cause of the trees' distress signals? A) Attacks by insects. B) Lack of water. C) Torn roots. D) Experiments by scientists. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lack of water. 4. TOEFL Exercise (Skills 3-5)Passage 2#7 A) D. B) A. C) C. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B. 5. A person who governs a town or city A) Volunteer worker. B) Police officer. C) Dentist. D) Teacher. E) Mayor. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Mayor. 6. What is the main purpose of skimming? A) To analyze the author's tone. B) To read quickly for the main idea. C) To memorize the entire passage. D) To find specific information quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To read quickly for the main idea. 7. Choose the correct word in each sentence below.Your words ..... that I am the one responsible for the damage. A) Imply. B) Infer. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imply. 8. TEOFL Exercise 7Passage 3 (Questions 5-6)Question 5 A) B. B) A. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 9. 11 The phrase "cling to" in line 33 is closest in meaning to A) Reconsider. B) Avoid. C) Try to develop. D) Continue to use. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reconsider. 10. The second paragraph includes A) An analogy to the ideas in the first paragraph. B) A counterargumetn to the ideas in the first paragraph. C) An illustration to support the ideas in the first paragraph. D) A detailed definition of a hoax. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An illustration to support the ideas in the first paragraph. 11. Choose the correct word in each sentence below.Does your silence ..... that you agree? A) Imply. B) Infer. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imply. 12. How long should you spend on each passage? A) 20 minutes. B) 15 minutes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 20 minutes. 13. According to the passage, an ozone molecule A) Contains more oxygen atoms than the usual oxygen molecule does. B) Consists of two oxygen atoms. C) Contains the same number of atoms as the usual oxygen molecule. D) Consists of three oxygen molecules. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contains more oxygen atoms than the usual oxygen molecule does. 14. Look at the four letters that indicates where the following sentence could be added in paragraph 2:He then began to work on this problem Where would the sentence best fit? Choose the letter where the sentence should be added to the passage. A) Paragraph 2, Line 3. B) Paragraph 2, Line 4. C) Paragraph 2, Line 2. D) Paragraph 2, Line 7. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paragraph 2, Line 7. 15. Topic or main idea of a passage CAN be answered by ..... A) Finding synonyms of difficult words in the text. B) Looking for the repeated words / ideas in the passage. C) Reading the last sentences of the passage. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Looking for the repeated words / ideas in the passage. 16. Question type 1Exercise 3 A) A. B) C. C) D. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B. 17. A person who teaches at school A) Dentist. B) Volunteer worker. C) Mayor. D) Teacher. E) Police officer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Teacher. 18. What is the recommended approach for tackling vocabulary questions? A) Ask the test proctor for help. B) Skip the vocabulary questions. C) Use a dictionary for every unknown word. D) Guess the meaning based on context. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Guess the meaning based on context. 19. Where did chocolate originate? A) Europe. B) Africa. C) Central and South America. D) North America. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Central and South America. 20. According to the information provided in the passage, which of the following would most probably be considered analogous? A) A shark's fin and a tiger's claws. B) A man's arms and a bird's wings. C) A monkey's tail and an elephant's tail. D) A spider's legs and a horse's legs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A spider's legs and a horse's legs. 21. The word "culprits" in sentence 10 is closest in meaning to which of the following? A) Group members. B) Guilty parties. C) Leaders. D) Detectives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Guilty parties. 22. TEOFL Review Exercise (Skills 1-7)Passage 4 (Questions 19-29)Question 25 A) B. B) D. C) C. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. 23. Which of the following best describes the type of communities some Native Americans built? A) Large, advanced cities. B) Farming villages only. C) Small nomadic camps exclusively. D) Large religious centers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Large, advanced cities. 24. Inference questions ask for information that is ..... A) Strongly suggested in the passage. B) Located in the structure of the passage. C) On the fence, or not really clear. D) About the meaning of individual words. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Strongly suggested in the passage. 25. It can be implied from the passage that ..... A) Teenagers learn about smartphones and social media from the two previous generations. B) The current teenagers are the first generation to use smartphones and social media. C) Parents play an important role in shaping the teenagers' use of smartphones and social media. D) Smartphones cause social media addiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parents play an important role in shaping the teenagers' use of smartphones and social media. 26. Which of the following expresses the main idea of the passage? A) Vaccines are derived in different ways. B) Vaccines provide immunity to specific diseases. C) Vaccines contain disease-causing microorganisms. D) New approaches in administering vaccines are being developed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vaccines are derived in different ways. 27. 20-What is the main purpose of paragraph 3? A) To describe the physical evidence collected by Hsu and Ryan. B) To explain why some of the questions posed earlier in the passage could not be answered by the findings of the Glomar Challenger. C) To evaluate techniques used by Hsu and Ryan to explore the sea floor. D) To describe the most difficult problems faced by the Glomar Challenger expedition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To describe the physical evidence collected by Hsu and Ryan. 28. In sentence 11, the word "capital" is closest in meaning to A) Corporate structure. B) Large city. C) Financial resources. D) Building materials. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Financial resources. 29. The word "aesthetically" in line 13 is closest in meaning to A) Artistically. B) Exceptionally. C) Realistically. D) Dependably. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Artistically. 30. In the first sentence of paragraph 2, the "etchings" are ..... A) An art form introduced by Whistler. B) The same as a lithograph. C) An art form involving engraving. D) A type of painting. 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