This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Toefl > Toefl Reading – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Toefl Reading Quiz 14 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The teacher praised the student for giving a very precise answer. What does 'precise' mean in this sentence? A) Correct. B) Careless. C) Fast. D) Long. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 2. According to the passage, there is a need for satire because people need to be A) Informed about new scientific developments. B) Odd combinations of objects and ideas exposed to original philosophies when they are formulated. C) Reminded that popular ideas are often inaccurate. D) Told how they can be of service to their communities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reminded that popular ideas are often inaccurate. 3. The word "arrangement" in sentence 3 could best be replaced by which of the following? A) Purpose. B) Fixture. C) Composition. D) Blend. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Composition. 4. Which of the following best summarizes paragraph 8? A) Candid photography was more popular than scientific photography in the 19th century. B) Technical advances in photography led to unexpected changes in how artists represented movement and composition. C) Photographers like Muybridge and Marey focused on improving the speed of image production. D) Artists refused to use photography as a reference because it compromised their creativity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Technical advances in photography led to unexpected changes in how artists represented movement and composition. 5. According to the passage, when did commercial corporations appear in the United States? A) After 1800. B) Before the 1600s. C) Around 1750. D) In 1791. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Around 1750. 6. What is the best tittle for the passage? A) Napoleon's Great Discovery. B) Deciphering the Hieroglyphics of the Rosetta Stone. C) Thomas Young's Great contribution. D) The important of cartouches. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deciphering the Hieroglyphics of the Rosetta Stone. 7. TOEFL Exercise 5Passage 3#5 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 8. TOEFL Reading Comprehension "Skill 3:Answer Stated Detail Questions Correctly" ..... A) The answers to these questions are found in order in the passage. B) The answers to these questions are not in order in the passage. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The answers to these questions are found in order in the passage. 9. What is the purpose of skimming a passage? A) To understand every detail. B) To get a general idea of the passage. C) To memorize the entire passage. D) To analyze the structure of the passage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To get a general idea of the passage. 10. Ultraviolet radiation causes oxygen molecules to A) Rise to the stratosphere. B) Burn up ozone molecules. C) Split up and reform as ozone. D) Reduce the number of chlorofluorocarbons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Split up and reform as ozone. 11. Jennifer is very kind. She always ..... s her snacks with her classmates. A) Secret. B) Best friend. C) Like. D) Competitive. E) Share. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Share. 12. What type of question is this:In paragraph 2, why does the author include the information that dinosaurs had flourished for tens of millions of years and then suddenly disappeared? A) Detail. B) Negative Fact. C) Function. D) Summary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Function. 13. How long is the entire reading section? A) 30 min. B) 35 min. C) 40 min. D) 60 min. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 35 min. 14. TOEFL Review Exercise (Skills 1-5)Passage 2#8 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 15. Details of a passage do not include ..... A) Conclusion from the writer. B) Number (facts). C) Names of people. D) Names of places. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conclusion from the writer. 16. The topic of this passage could best be described as A) The Piltdown Man. B) Charles Dawson's discovery. C) Eoanthropus dawsoni. D) A definition and an example of a hoax. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A definition and an example of a hoax. 17. The word "catastrophic" in sentence 7 is closest in meaning to A) Violent. B) Colorful. C) Scientific. D) Luminous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Violent. 18. Which of the following is probably NOT a Hawaiian word? A) Mahalo. B) Mahimahi. C) Meklea. D) Moana. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meklea. 19. Question 7The word "they" in paragraph 1 refers to A) Vitamin D and calcium. B) Bones. C) Bone cells. D) Calcium and phosphorus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Calcium and phosphorus. 20. What is the recommended approach for answering vocabulary questions? A) Guess the meaning based on the word's sound. B) Choose the longest answer. C) Look for synonyms or context clues. D) Choose the shortest answer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Look for synonyms or context clues. 21. Paragraph:Unlike gasoline cars, electric vehicles produce no exhaust emissions and operate more quietly.Question:What type of organization is used? A) Comparison. B) Cause and effect. C) Definition. D) Example. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comparison. 22. Paragraph 2Which of the following is NOT true about Ralph Waldo Emerson? A) He was born in Boston in 1803. B) He worked as a minister before traveling to Europe. C) He met writers who valued emotion and nature. D) He continued as a minister after his wife's death. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He continued as a minister after his wife's death. 23. The word "ingenuity" in paragraph 2 is closest to meaning to ..... A) Vocabulary. B) Reference. C) Inference. D) Factual information. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vocabulary. 24. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word "devastating" in line 7?(A) (B) (C) (D) A) Described. B) Delicate. C) Destructive. D) Determined. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Destructive. 25. ..... questions ask you to recognize information that is explicitly stated in the text. A) Inference. B) Function. C) Detail. D) Summary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Detail. 26. Most of Annie Jump Cannon's career as an astronomer involved the observation, classification, and ..... A) She analyzed stars. B) The stars' analysis. C) Stars were analyzed. D) Analysis of stars. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Analysis of stars. 27. Unfortunately, heavy rain and hail often occur in thunderstorms that later produce tornadoes. So people frequently shut all windows to protect their property. This may cause far worse damage later. For the same reason, tornado cellars must have an air vent. Otherwise, the cellar door might be blown out when a tornado passes over it.In line 6, the word "it" refers to(A) (B) (C) (D) A) Wind. B) Hail. C) Cellar door. D) Air vent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cellar door. 28. What is the best advice for the TOEFL Reading Comprehension test? A) Drink coffee before the test. B) Study as much science and history as possible before the test. C) Answer every question. D) There are no vocabulary questions on the test. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Answer every question. 29. What should test takers do before reading a passage in the TOEFL Reading Comprehension section? A) Skim the passage and read the questions. B) Read the passage word by word. C) Skip the passage and directly answer the questions. D) Read the questions and then the passage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skim the passage and read the questions. 30. Paragraph:Many employees experience burnout due to long working hours. One solution is allowing flexible work schedules.Question:What is the organization of the paragraph? A) Example. B) Problem-Solution. C) Cause and effect. D) Chronological order. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Problem-Solution. ← 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