This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Toefl > Toefl Ibt Reading – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Toefl Ibt Reading Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The author mentions the term "wood wide web" in order to: A) Criticize scientists for overusing metaphors. B) Show that fungal networks are similar to the internet. C) Suggest that fungi use digital communication. D) Explain how trees depend on technology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Show that fungal networks are similar to the internet. 2. Look at the word 'consistent' in paragraph 4. This word could best be replaced by which of the following? A) Natural. B) Predictable. C) Imaginable. D) Uniform. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Uniform. 3. While current treatments and prevention efforts don't seem to be affected much by this change to the virus, the ..... does raise questions about how fast new strains are emerging. A) Quota. B) Bias. C) Mutation. D) Sample. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mutation. 4. Reference questions ask you to verify what information is true and what information is not true in a passage. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. Why does the author mention X? A) Vocabulary question. B) Rhetorical Purpose question. C) Reference question. D) Factual Information question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical Purpose question. 6. 2 What can be inferred about the slaves' pidgin language? A) It contained complex grammar. B) It was based on many different languages. C) It was difficult to understand, even among slaves. D) It was created by the land-owners. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It was difficult to understand, even among slaves. 7. The word intricate in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to: A) Invisible. B) Complex. C) Temporary. D) Delicate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex. 8. The ..... policy offered by the previous president saved the animals that were at risk. A) Convenience. B) Conversation. C) Conservation. D) Consumption. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conservation. 9. The first great fact to be noticed is that the planets ..... around the sun in the same direction. A) Expose. B) Recover. C) Adapt. D) Revolve. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Revolve. 10. I hate to call in sick when there is so much work to do, but I'm afraid this ..... is contagious. A) Disapproval. B) Regulation. C) Speculation. D) Ailment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ailment. 11. The author's description of X mentions all of the following EXCEPT ..... A) Factual Information question. B) Rhetorical Purpose question. C) Inference question. D) Negative Factual Information question. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Negative Factual Information question. 12. The author discusses X in paragraph 2 in order to ..... A) Rhetorical Purpose question. B) Inference question. C) Factual Information question. D) Negative Factual Information question. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhetorical Purpose question. 13. Which of the following best describes the relationship between trees and mycorrhizal fungi? A) Competitive. B) Symbiotic. C) Parasitic. D) Accidental. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symbiotic. 14. All of the following are features of the new Nicaraguan sign language EXCEPT: A) All children used the same gestures to show meaning. B) The meaning was clearer than the previous sign language. C) The hand movements were smoother and smaller. D) New gestures were created for everyday objects and activities. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) New gestures were created for everyday objects and activities. 15. The word them in paragraph 3 ( "makes them less appealing to pests" ) refers to: A) Fungi. B) Forests. C) Trees. D) Insects. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trees. 16. The brochure contains a ..... list of activities to do while staying in Boston. A) Pronounced. B) Contaminated. C) Preventative. D) Comprehensive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comprehensive. 17. What can be inferred about "mother trees" from the passage? A) They only exist in tropical forests. B) They support younger trees through resource sharing. C) They block sunlight from reaching seedlings. D) They absorb nutrients from smaller trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They support younger trees through resource sharing. 18. The author of the passage implies that X ..... A) Factual Information question. B) Reference question. C) Inference question. D) Rhetorical Purpose question. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inference question. 19. According to paragraph 2, X stopped using X because A) Factual Information question. B) Rhetorical Question. C) Negative Factual Information question. D) Reference question. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Factual Information question. 20. 'From scratch' in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to: A) From the very beginning. B) In simple cultures. C) By copying something else. D) By using written information. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) From the very beginning. 21. All the following sentences about Nicaraguan sign language are true EXCEPT: A) The language has been created since 1979. B) The language is based on speech and lip reading. C) The language incorporates signs which children used at home. D) The language was perfected by younger children. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The language is based on speech and lip reading. 22. Where would the following sentence best fit? "This process has revealed that trees may cooperate in ways once thought impossible." A) At the end of paragraph 2. B) After the first sentence of paragraph 3. C) Before paragraph 4. D) At the end of paragraph 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After the first sentence of paragraph 3. 23. The author's description of X mentions which of the following? A) Vocabulary question. B) Factual Information question. C) Reference question. D) Inference question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Factual Information question. 24. Which THREE ideas best sum up the main ideas of the passage? A) Some children are better at grammar than others. B) Children have the mental capacity to create complex languages. C) Children are better at learning grammar than adults. D) Children do not only learn grammar by copying other people. E) All creole languages were perfected by children. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Children have the mental capacity to create complex languages. 25. It is unjust that privileged people continue to ..... wealth even during pandemic. A) Diminish. B) Accumulate. C) Evaporate. D) Perceive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Accumulate. 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