This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Toefl > Toefl Reading – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Toefl Reading Quiz 18 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The phrase "obsession with" in the passage is closest in meaning to A) Thinking about. B) Fixation on. C) Interest in. D) Attitude toward. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fixation on. 2. TEOFL Exercise (Skills 6-7)Passage 1 (Questions 1-4)Question 1 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 3. Skill 13:Determine the Tone, Purpose, or Course.The question about the tone is asking if the author is showing any emotion in his or her writing. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. In the TOEFL reading section, the skills below are tested, EXCEPT ..... A) Ability to read for main ideas. B) Ability to recognize writers' opinions, attitudes, and purpose. C) Ability to read for detail. D) Guess the meaning of unfamiliar words in the context. E) Predicting information. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Predicting information. 5. The word "majority" in the second sentence is closest in meaning to ..... A) Seniority. B) Maturity. C) Large pieces. D) High precentage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Large pieces. 6. You can recognize ..... questions because they usually include the words "infer, " "imply" or "suggest A) Reference. B) Inference. C) Function. D) Vocabulary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inference. 7. What is a key tip for optimizing reading time? A) Read the entire passage multiple times. B) Understand the question first. C) Ignore the answer choices. D) Focus only on the introduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Understand the question first. 8. On the same day as the meteorite exploded over Chelyabinsk, ..... A) There was another, related, asteroid event. B) There was another, unrelated, asteroid event. C) Scientists realised that an even bigger asteroid could hit Earth. D) Scientists issued a warning for 2046. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There was another, unrelated, asteroid event. 9. The phrase "had not built immunity" suggests that Native Americans: A) Hadn't learned how to treat illnesses. B) Were unable to recover quickly from European diseases. C) Didn't know about immunity systems. D) Didn't get sick before the Europeans arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were unable to recover quickly from European diseases. 10. What type of exercises does the page provide? A) Artistic exercises. B) Free practice exercises. C) Mathematical exercises. D) Physical exercises. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Free practice exercises. 11. The word "blubber" in line 10 is closest in meaning to A) Fat. B) Metal. C) Water. D) Skin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fat. 12. I love fried chicken because it is so ..... When I bite it, it is hard enough to be broken easily A) Crispy. B) Spicy. C) Creamy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crispy. 13. The discovery of the Americas began ..... of adventure. A) A semester. B) A spell. C) An epoch. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An epoch. 14. Pleaded A) Implored. B) Understood. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Implored. 15. Word part sample:part:contra, meaning:against, example:contrastmal, malcontent A) Bad. B) Error. C) Under. D) Ten. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bad. 16. TEOFL Exercise 7Passage 1 (Questions 1-2)Question 1 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 17. The Civil War was the climax of a very important ..... in the growth of the United States of America. A) Period. B) Spell. C) Age. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Period. 18. How many reading passages are there in total? A) 2. B) 4. C) 7. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5. 19. No. 13 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 20. The word "feasibility" in line 6 is closest in meaning to A) Profitability. B) Difficulty. C) Possibility. D) Possibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Possibility. 21. Which of the following words can best be substituted for "remnant" in sentence 10? A) Characteristic. B) Relic. C) Specter. D) Remainder. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Remainder. 22. At Little Big Horn River the Indians were A) A Defeated. B) B The victors. C) C Force to retreat. D) D Massacred. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B The victors. 23. The financial firm Dow Jones and Company computes business statistics every hour on the hours of each of the business days of the year, and these statistics are known as the Dow Jones averages. They are based on a select group of stocks and bonds that are traded on the New York Stock Exchange. The pronoun "they" in line 2 refers to: A) The business days. B) These statistics. C) Stocks and bonds. D) Four different types. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) These statistics. 24. TOEFL Review Exercise (Skills 1-5)Passage 1#4 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 25. What is a paraphrase? A) A reference. B) An inferred information. C) A logical conclusion. D) Saying something using other words. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Saying something using other words. 26. TEOFL Review Exercise (Skills 1-7)Passage 4 (Questions 19-29)Question 22 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 27. Koussevitzky passionately shared Major Higginson's dream of '' a good honest school for musicians, '' and in 1940 that dream was realized with the founding of the Berkshire Music Center ( now called the Tanglewood Music Center). QuestionWhat is Berkshire Music Center's present name?Clue brackets ( ..... ) A) Major Higginson's dream. B) A good honest school for musicians. C) The Tanglewood Music Center. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Tanglewood Music Center. 28. Skill 13:Determine the Tone, Purpose, or Course.The majority of the passages on the TOEFL test are factual passages presented without any emotion; the tone of this type of passage could be simply informational, explanatory, or factual. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 29. If you encounter an unfamiliar word in the passage, what should you do first? A) Skip the word and move on. B) Look it up in a dictionary. C) Re-read the entire passage. D) Guess the meaning based on the context. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Guess the meaning based on the context. 30. In "Skill 8:Find Definitions From Structural Clues, " it is possible that ..... A) There are structural clues to tell you that the definition of a word is included in the passage. B) There aren't any structural clues to tell you that the definition of a word is included in the passage. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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