This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Toefl > Toefl Reading – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Toefl Reading Quiz 15 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the recommended approach for answering inference questions? A) Rely on personal opinions. B) Choose the most extreme answer. C) Look for evidence in the passage. D) Guess the answer randomly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Look for evidence in the passage. 2. This is a rare question type, but it occasionally appears. If it does appear, it will be the last question following a passage, and you will not get a summary question for that passage. A) Summary. B) Paraphrase. C) Inference. D) Chart/Table Completion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chart/Table Completion. 3. What are the possible sources of the reading passages? A) Novels and stories. B) University textbooks and academic journals. C) Poems. D) Newspapers and magazines. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) University textbooks and academic journals. 4. According to Davey et al. (2016), which of the following is one of the main roles of universities in providing entrepreneurial education? A) Guaranteeing funding for all student startups. B) Creating an entrepreneurial ecosystem. C) Replacing government's role in job creation. D) Focusing exclusively on theoretical research. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Creating an entrepreneurial ecosystem. 5. To improve your English reading proficiency, you should ..... A) Read Twitter exclusively. B) Not read. It's of no use. C) Read a wide variety of types of writing. D) Read Japanese manga books. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Read a wide variety of types of writing. 6. The zipper differs from the other three fastening devices mentioned in paragraph 1 in which way? A) It has been used in many more ways. B) It is more recent. C) It can be used in place of the other three. D) It is usually made from different materials. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is more recent. 7. How can you effectively manage your time during the TOEFL Reading section? A) Spend equal time on each question regardless of difficulty. B) Prioritize questions based on your confidence level. C) Allocate time based on the number of questions per passage. D) Skip difficult questions and return to them later. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allocate time based on the number of questions per passage. 8. Question 9The word "it" in paragraph 2 refers to A) Calcium. B) Vitamin D. C) Bone matrix. D) Gravity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gravity. 9. CHAPTER 1 PARAGRAPH 2:Which of these facts is not true about about Forrest Gump's school life? A) His mom didn't want to play with him. B) Some boys hit him. C) Jenny Curran used to walk with him. D) The girls ran away from him. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His mom didn't want to play with him. 10. The pronoun "they" in line 2 refers to A) Farmers. B) Nights. C) Times of the year. D) Northern and southern hemispheres. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Farmers. 11. What happened to chocolate in the 19th century? A) It became less popular. B) It was banned in many countries. C) It became mass-produced and widely available. D) It returned to its bitter form. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It became mass-produced and widely available. 12. Skill 10:Use Context to Determine Meanings of Difficult Words-The question usually doesn't point you in which line of the passage the word can be found. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. What is the recommended approach for TOEFL reading? A) Read the entire passage first. B) Read the questions first. C) Read the passage and questions simultaneously. D) Skim through the passage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Read the passage and questions simultaneously. 14. Based on the passage, what is probably true about the south of France? A) It is home to rare animals. B) It has a large number of caves. C) It is known for horse-racing events. D) It has attracted many famous artists. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It has a large number of caves. 15. In line 6, the word performed is closest in meaning to ..... A) Acted. B) Played. C) Moved. D) Changed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Played. 16. What does the passage say happened at the Lascaux caves in 1963? A) Visitors were prohibited from entering. B) A new lighting system was installed. C) Another part was discovered. D) A new entrance was created. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Visitors were prohibited from entering. 17. The French and Indian War A) A Was quickly terminated. B) B Caused great destruction among the French forces. C) C lasted eighteen years. D) D led to westward migration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C lasted eighteen years. 18. Den A) Home of a meat-eating animal. B) Dead animal used for food. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dead animal used for food. 19. According to the passage, zippers did not really become a success until ..... A) They were used in the apparel industry after 1905. B) In 1913 after being remodeled. C) The Army used them in World War I. D) Be the late 1920s. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In 1913 after being remodeled. 20. Choose the correct word in each sentence below.Her eyes ..... that she found him very attractive. A) Infer. B) Imply. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imply. 21. The word "asymmetrical" in the last sentence of paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ..... A) Proportionate. B) Uneven. C) Balanced. D) Lyrical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Uneven. 22. 18 Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 3 about the solid gypsum layer? A) It did not contain any marine fossils. B) It had formed in open-ocean conditions. C) It had once been soft, deep-sea mud. D) It contained sediment from nearby deserts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It did not contain any marine fossils. 23. TEOFL Review Exercise (Skills 1-7)Passage 2 (Questions 7-12)Question 9 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 24. A supernova occurs when all the hydrogen in the core of a huge star is transformed to iron and explodes. All starts die after their nuclear fuel has been exhausted. A "supernova" means which of the following? A) The iron component of a star. B) The core of a star. C) The hydrogen in a star. D) The explosion of a star. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The explosion of a star. 25. TEOFL Exercise (Skills 6-7)Passage 3 (Questions 9-12)Question 11 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 26. Such works exposed the ..... of traditional art, showing how easily it could appear ridiculous. A) Absurdity. B) Rebellion. C) Nihilism. D) Exile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Absurdity. 27. The author probably mentions that Washington "tipped his hat to the figures in the painting"(lines 6-7) to indicate that A) Charles Willson Peale's painting was very lifelike. B) Washington respected Charles Willson Peale's work. C) Washington was friendly with Raphaelle and Titian Peale. D) (D) the painting of the two brothers was extremely large. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Washington respected Charles Willson Peale's work. 28. What does the word 'affordable' most likely mean? A) Expensive. B) Delicious. C) Reasonably priced. D) Rare. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reasonably priced. 29. The early settlers in America A) A Had to fight Native Americans. B) B Found the Native Americans very helpful. C) C Went hunting and fishing. D) D Were indifferent to the Native Americans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B Found the Native Americans very helpful. 30. What does ETS stand for in the context of the TOEFL exam? A) English Teaching Service. B) Educational Training Service. 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