This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Toefl > Toefl Reading – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Toefl Reading Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is true about Brugnatelli and Fontana? A) The weren't from Italy. B) They added a chemical to the willow bark. C) They conducted studies on the willow bark. D) The were medical doctors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They conducted studies on the willow bark. 2. Refer to "Reading 1" - "The Walking Marriage"According to paragraph 3, the phrase role models is closest in meaning to ..... A) Loving parents. B) Positive examples. C) Unusual characters. D) Paternal relatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Positive examples. 3. What type of question is this:In paragraph 6, why does the author mention the location of the city's defensive structures? A) Detail. B) Inference. C) Reference. D) Function. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Function. 4. The name "Dada" itself was chosen through a ..... accident, not deliberate planning. A) Anarchistic. B) Serendipitous. C) Commercial. D) Mundane. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Serendipitous. 5. What should you do if you encounter a difficult question? A) Guess the answer randomly. B) Skip the question and come back to it later. C) Give up and leave it unanswered. D) Ask the examiner for help. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skip the question and come back to it later. 6. The word "refinements" in line 12 is closest in meaning to ..... A) Improvements. B) Changes. C) Promotion. D) Additions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Improvements. 7. What is an implied detail? A) A detail that is given in the topic sentence?. B) Information that is inferred from other information. C) The main idea of a passage. D) Information in the passage that supports the main idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Information that is inferred from other information. 8. A "frigate" in sentence 8 is probably A) An office. B) A ship. C) A troop. D) A train. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A ship. 9. What is a recommended strategy after completing a TOEFL Reading practice test? A) Move on without reviewing mistakes. B) Retake the same test immediately. C) Focus only on the questions you got right. D) Analyze the wrong answers to understand your mistakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Analyze the wrong answers to understand your mistakes. 10. Question type 1Exercise 4 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. 11. The child was ..... by a dangerous dog and taken to the hospital. A) BEAT. B) BLOWN. C) ATTACKED. D) KNOCKED. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ATTACKED. 12. It may be inferred from the passage that Pippin A) Had a simple upbringing. B) Was obsessed with the subject of abolition. C) Was devastated by his war experiences. D) Wanted nothing to do with his past. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had a simple upbringing. 13. 13 What is the main topic of the passage? A) The life of Charles Willson Peale. B) Portraiture in the 18th century. C) The Peale Museum. D) A family of artists. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Peale Museum. 14. To answer ..... questions, you must make logical connections between details in the article and claims which are not mentioned in the article A) Detail. B) Reference. C) Negative Fact. D) Inference. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inference. 15. 6 When the Sun becomes a red giant, what will conditions be like on Earth? A) Its atmosphere will freeze and become solid. B) It will be enveloped in the expanding surface of the Sun. C) It will become too hot for life to exist. D) It will be nearly destroyed by nova explosions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It will become too hot for life to exist. 16. According to paragraph 4, what do the 2003 global Surveyor data suggest about Mars? A) Ancient oceans on Mars contained only small amounts of carbon. B) The climate of Mars may not have been suitable for the formation of large bodies of water. C) Liquid water may have existed on some parts of Mars' surface for long periods of time. D) The ancient oceans that formed on Mars dried up during periods of cold, dry weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The climate of Mars may not have been suitable for the formation of large bodies of water. 17. TEOFL Review Exercise (Skills 1-7)Passage 1 (Questions 1-6)Question 5 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 18. IMPLIED DETAIL QUESTIONS WANT YOU TO DRAW CONCLUSIONS FROM INFORMATION THAT IS GIVEN IN THE PASSAGE. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 19. What is the tone of the passage? A) The tone of the passage is aggressive. B) The tone of the passage is joyful. C) The tone of the passage is neutral. D) The tone of the passage is sarcastic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The tone of the passage is neutral. 20. Main idea answers are in ..... A) The first paragraph. B) The first line of each paragaph. C) Order in the passage. D) Specified lines. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The first line of each paragaph. 21. The word "relics" in the passage is closest in meaning to A) Remains. B) Sites. C) Requirements. D) Sources. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Remains. 22. In line 8, the word "depict" is closest in meaning to ..... A) Show. B) Hunt. C) Count. D) Draw. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Show. 23. According to the passage, Melville's early novels were A) Published while he was traveling. B) Completely fictional. C) All about his work on whaling ships. D) Based on his travels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Based on his travels. 24. TOEFL Review Exercise (Skills 1-5)Passage 1#2 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 25. It can be inferred from the passage that Peruvian Bark A) Caused fevers. B) Was ineffective in treating malaria. C) Was described to the British Royal Society by Stone. D) Was in use prior to aspirin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was in use prior to aspirin. 26. Question 8The word "them" in the passage refers to A) Younger generations. B) Data. C) Americans. D) Unmarried couples. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unmarried couples. 27. 22-The word "scores" in the passage is closest in meaning to A) Members. B) Large numbers. C) Populations. D) Different types. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Large numbers. 28. What type of content does the reading passage focus on? A) Literature. B) Language and grammar. C) Science. D) Mathematics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Language and grammar. 29. TOEFL Review Exercise (Skills 1-5)Passage 4#17 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 30. For main idea questions, you should: A) Look at the first line of each paragraph. B) Look at the last line of each paragraph. C) Look only at the first and last lines of each paragraph. D) Look at the key words of the paragraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Look at the first line of each paragraph. ← 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