This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Toefl > Toefl Reading – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Toefl Reading Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Refer to "Reading 1" - "The Walking Marriage" According to paragraph 1, the phrase adjacent to is closest in meaning to ..... A) Bordering on. B) East of. C) Parallel to. D) Similar to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bordering on. 2. What will probably be the first stage of change as the Sun becomes a red giant? A) (A) Its core will cool off and use less fuel. B) (B) Its surface will become hotter and shrink. C) (C) It will throw off huge amounts of gases. D) D) Its center will grow smaller and hotter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) (B) Its surface will become hotter and shrink. 3. The phrase "throw off" in line 17 is closest in meaning to A) Convert. B) Eject. C) Burn up. D) Let in. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eject. 4. What is one of the subtopics mentioned in the article? A) Listening skills. B) Writing techniques. C) Speaking strategies. D) Tips for improving reading speed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tips for improving reading speed. 5. At what point in the passage does the author focus on the beginning of construction of the Erie Canal? A) Lines 10-13. B) Lines 16-18. C) Lines 25-26. D) Lines 3-5. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lines 16-18. 6. What can be inferred from the passage about supernovas? A) The sun is a remnant of a supernova. B) They only happen to pulsars?. C) They sometimes result in a black hole. D) They occur when two stars collide. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They sometimes result in a black hole. 7. What is the subtopic of the article? A) Total success in TOEFL reading. B) FluentU TOEFLtextregistered Blog. C) Tips for improving reading speed. D) Strategies for success in TOEFL reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Total success in TOEFL reading. 8. What is the purpose of the conclusion in a passage? A) To summarize the main points. B) To introduce new ideas. C) To provide supporting evidence. D) Not mentioned in the article. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To summarize the main points. 9. What is the time limit for the TOEFL Reading Comprehension section? A) 120 minutes. B) 90 minutes. C) 75 minutes. D) 60 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 75 minutes. 10. What can be inferred from paragraph 3 about Cuicuilco prior to 200 B.C.? A) Negative factual. B) Rhetorical purpose. C) Factual info. D) Inference. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inference. 11. My uncle is an artist. He is making a picture with his pencil but he doesn't color it. What is he doing? A) Writing. B) Painting. C) Drawing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drawing. 12. What is the recommended approach for improving reading speed? A) Skimming and scanning. B) Reading every word carefully. C) Taking notes while reading. D) Reading aloud. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skimming and scanning. 13. Skill 13:Determine the Tone, Purpose, or Course.The answer to a purpose question is often considerably more specific than the main idea. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as an advantage derived by birds that huddle together while sleeping? A) Staying together provides a greater amount of heat for the whole flock. B) Some members of the flock warn others of impending dangers. C) Several members of the flock care for the young. D) Some birds in the flock function as information centers for others who are looking for food. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Several members of the flock care for the young. 15. How many Facebook users are aged over 55? A) 2.9 million. B) 3.5 million. C) 2.2 million. D) 6.4 million. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 6.4 million. 16. Despite the storm, the delivery was completed with remarkable speed. What does 'remarkable' most nearly mean? A) Noticeable. B) Rapid. C) Ordinary. D) Average. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rapid. 17. The word "diminished" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to: A) Reduced. B) Strengthened. C) Measured. D) Ignored. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reduced. 18. TEOFL Exercise (Skills 6-7)Passage 1 (Questions 1-4)Question 3 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 19. TOEFL Review Exercise (Skills 1-5)Passage 4#19 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 20. Peter's bike is broken down. His father helps him to ..... it! A) Fix. B) Buy. C) Decorate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fix. 21. The word "foster" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to: A) Analyze. B) Encourage. C) Prevent. D) Measure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Encourage. 22. The main subject of the passage is A) The popularity of Melville's novels. B) Moby Dick. C) Melville's travels. D) Melvilles family background. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The popularity of Melville's novels. 23. What is the purpose of the article? A) To promote FluentU TOEFLtextregistered Blog. B) To provide test-taking strategies. C) To explain the TOEFL reading section. D) To share tips for improving reading speed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To explain the TOEFL reading section. 24. Forced removal from one's homeland due to political threats led many artists into ..... in Switzerland. A) Rebellion. B) Exile. C) Breakthrough. D) Dissent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exile. 25. What is the FluentU TOEFLtextregistered Blog about? A) Reading strategies. B) English language learning. C) TOEFL test preparation. D) Total success in TOEFL. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) TOEFL test preparation. 26. In "Skill 7:Answer Transition Questions Correctly, " "following paragraph" means: A) After the reading passage. B) End of the reading passage. C) Before the reading passage. D) Beginning the reading passage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After the reading passage. 27. The passage suggests that unequal access may: A) Increase tourism. B) Improve health. C) Reduce biodiversity. D) Increase inequality. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Increase inequality. 28. The word "thrived" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to: A) Prospered. B) Disappeared. C) Struggled. D) Collapsed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prospered. 29. Scientists periodically detect supernovae in other galaxies; however, no impressive supernova have occurred in the Milky Way (the galaxy that includes the Earth) since 1604). The "Milky Way" is ..... A) A galaxy close to the Earth. B) A creamy-colored cloud in the sky. C) The galaxy that is home to the Earth. D) Part of the Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The galaxy that is home to the Earth. 30. A bear was captured, clunked over the head to knock it out, and tied to a tree; however, Teddy, who really wanted to actually hunt, refused to shoot the bear and in fact demanded that the bear be extricated from the ropes; that is, he demanded that the bear be set free. The word "extricated" has the closest meaning to which of the following? A) Tied up. B) Hunted. C) Shot. D) Released. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Released. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesToefl Reading Quiz 1Toefl Reading Quiz 2Toefl Reading Quiz 3Toefl Reading Quiz 5Toefl Reading Quiz 6Toefl Reading Quiz 7Toefl Reading Quiz 8Toefl Reading Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books