This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Toefl > Toefl Reading – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Toefl Reading Quiz 7 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Historians view the Dada movement as a crucial artistic ..... , marking a dramatic shift in art history. A) Rebellion. B) Exile. C) Breakthrough. D) Commercialization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Breakthrough. 2. When practicing reading comprehension, what is a good strategy? A) Practice timed reading. B) Skip difficult passages. C) Only read summaries. D) Read without a timer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Practice timed reading. 3. 25-Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 4 about the salt domes in the Mediterranean? A) They contain large quantities of calcium sulfate. B) They began as layers of oceanic ooze. C) They were destroyed when the basin refilled with water. D) They formed after the Mediterranean basin refilled with water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They formed after the Mediterranean basin refilled with water. 4. The phrase "on-again-off-again" in line 20 could be replaced by which of the following with the least change in meaning? A) Gradual. B) Intermittent. C) Unsolicited. D) Ineffectual. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intermittent. 5. Why does the group have to be quiet when they go to the basketball court? A) Because the group needs to listen to Joe's instructions. B) Because they do not want Bill to know they were there. C) Because Bill likes to practice alone. D) Because Joe is telling Bill what to do. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because they do not want Bill to know they were there. 6. What is the purpose of skimming through the passage? A) To understand the main idea of the passage. B) To find specific details in the passage. C) To identify the structure of the passage. D) To improve reading speed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To understand the main idea of the passage. 7. The word "authenticity" in paragraph 5 refers to the idea that photography ..... A) Could only be used by professional artists. B) Required significant technical skill to master. C) Captured a genuine, unfiltered representation of nature. D) Was more expensive than traditional painting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Captured a genuine, unfiltered representation of nature. 8. The word "hints" in the passage is closest in meaning to A) Arguments. B) Features. C) Clues. D) Effects. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clues. 9. TOEFL Review Exercise (Skills 1-5)Passage 4#18 A) C. B) D. C) A. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) C. 10. Identify a literary device used in the passage and explain its effect. A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 11. What is one reason for the food crisis mentioned in Paragraph 1? A) People are eating less food than before. B) Farmers prefer to grow crops for fuel instead of food. C) Farmers want to sell food at higher prices. D) Cities are too far from farms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Farmers prefer to grow crops for fuel instead of food. 12. What strategies are recommended for answering questions in the TOEFL Reading section? A) Skimming. B) Scanning. C) Word formation. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 13. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word "globular" in line 5? A) Round. B) Green in color. C) Luminescent. D) Earthen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Round. 14. When answering inference questions, which of the following strategies is most helpful? A) Look for explicit statements in the passage. B) Use background knowledge to guess the answer. C) Read the passage quickly without paying attention to details. D) Focus on understanding the context around the given information. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Focus on understanding the context around the given information. 15. According to the passage, Audubon's paintings A) Were realistic portrayals. B) Used only black, white, and gray. C) Were done in oils. D) Depicted birds in cages. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were realistic portrayals. 16. If you want to go to the library, you don't need to turn left, turn right or turn back. You just keep ..... A) Going straight. B) Going around. C) Going up. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Going straight. 17. TO FIND THE ANSWERS TO A VOCABULARY QUESTION ..... A) BRING A DICTIONARY. B) ASK THE TEST FACILITATOR. C) USE GOOGLE. D) LOOK FOR CONTEXT CLUES. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) LOOK FOR CONTEXT CLUES. 18. Skill 13:Determine the Tone, Purpose, or Course.The question about the course is asking you to decide which university might you attend when you read this assigned reading passage. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. The pronoun "It" in line 2 refers to A) The night. B) The harvest moon. C) The equinox. D) The Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The harvest moon. 20. Green spaces help reduce: A) Noise. B) Stress. C) Traffic. D) Crime. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stress. 21. Who was the mysterious man on the car that stopped Forrest when he was walking home? A) A bus driver. B) His father. C) A school principal. D) A famous footballer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A famous footballer. 22. The answer can be in any of the lines listed in the answers to the question in "Skill 12:Determine Where Specific Information is Found." A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. Refer to "Reading 1" - "The Walking Marriage"According to paragraph 1, the word mutual is closest in meaning to ..... A) Romantic. B) Marital. C) Interpersonal. D) Shared. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shared. 24. Why does Bill play well when Joe iswatching him? A) Joe tells him how to play better. B) He is comfortable with Joe. C) He wants to prove to Joe that he is a good player. D) He does not know that Joe is there. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He is comfortable with Joe. 25. What is the significance of brevity in weather reports? A) To efficiently convey information. B) To confuse the viewers. C) To hide the weather details. D) To make the reports longer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To efficiently convey information. 26. Refer to "Reading 1" - "The Walking Marriage"According to paragraph 3, the word custody is closest in meaning to ..... A) Confinement. B) Separation. C) Guardianship. D) Ownership. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Guardianship. 27. Why does the author mention "Alexander the Great" in the passage? A) To acknowledge that Greek civilization also expanded by land conquest. B) To compare Greek leaders to Roman leaders. C) To give an example of a Greek leader whom Romans studied. D) To indicate the superior organization of the Greek military. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To acknowledge that Greek civilization also expanded by land conquest. 28. The word "unanticipated" in paragraph 8 is closest in meaning to ..... A) Unimportant. B) Unavoidable. C) Unplanned. D) Unwanted. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unplanned. 29. They accused modern art of falling into ..... , where profit overshadowed creativity. A) Commercialization. B) Nihilism. C) Juxtaposition. D) Absurdity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commercialization. 30. In what year did Melville's book about his experiences as a cabin boy appear? A) 1841. B) 1837. C) 1847. D) 1849. 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