This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Toefl > Toefl Reading – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Toefl Reading Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify a key detail that supports the main idea. A) The history of energy consumption trends. B) The total number of fossil fuel power plants. C) The percentage of energy consumption from renewable sources. D) The average temperature of the Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The percentage of energy consumption from renewable sources. 2. In line 8, the word "further" is closest in meaning to which of the following? A) Advanced. B) Additional. C) Artistic. D) Factual. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Additional. 3. Carnivorous A) Meat-eating. B) Plant-eating. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meat-eating. 4. Refer to "Reading 1" - "The Walking Marriage" According to paragraph 1, the phrase adjacent to is closest in meaning to ..... A) Bordering on. B) East of. C) Parallel to. D) Similar to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bordering on. 5. What will probably be the first stage of change as the Sun becomes a red giant? A) (A) Its core will cool off and use less fuel. B) (B) Its surface will become hotter and shrink. C) (C) It will throw off huge amounts of gases. D) D) Its center will grow smaller and hotter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) (B) Its surface will become hotter and shrink. 6. The phrase "throw off" in line 17 is closest in meaning to A) Eject. B) Burn up. C) Convert. D) Let in. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eject. 7. What is one of the subtopics mentioned in the article? A) Listening skills. B) Speaking strategies. C) Writing techniques. D) Tips for improving reading speed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tips for improving reading speed. 8. Promising A) Untrustworthy. B) Hopefully successful. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hopefully successful. 9. At what point in the passage does the author focus on the beginning of construction of the Erie Canal? A) Lines 3-5. B) Lines 10-13. C) Lines 16-18. D) Lines 25-26. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lines 16-18. 10. What can be inferred from the passage about supernovas? A) They only happen to pulsars?. B) The sun is a remnant of a supernova. C) They occur when two stars collide. D) They sometimes result in a black hole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They sometimes result in a black hole. 11. What is the subtopic of the article? A) Tips for improving reading speed. B) Strategies for success in TOEFL reading. C) Total success in TOEFL reading. D) FluentU TOEFL\textregistered Blog. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Total success in TOEFL reading. 12. No. 11 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 13. What is the purpose of the conclusion in a passage? A) To summarize the main points. B) To introduce new ideas. C) To provide supporting evidence. D) Not mentioned in the article. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To summarize the main points. 14. What is the time limit for the TOEFL Reading Comprehension section? A) 60 minutes. B) 75 minutes. C) 90 minutes. D) 120 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 75 minutes. 15. What can be inferred from paragraph 3 about Cuicuilco prior to 200 B.C.? A) Factual info. B) Negative factual. C) Inference. D) Rhetorical purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inference. 16. My uncle is an artist. He is making a picture with his pencil but he doesn't color it. What is he doing? A) Writing. B) Painting. C) Drawing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drawing. 17. What is the recommended approach for improving reading speed? A) Skimming and scanning. B) Reading every word carefully. C) Taking notes while reading. D) Reading aloud. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skimming and scanning. 18. Skill 13:Determine the Tone, Purpose, or Course.The answer to a purpose question is often considerably more specific than the main idea. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as an advantage derived by birds that huddle together while sleeping? A) Some members of the flock warn others of impending dangers. B) Staying together provides a greater amount of heat for the whole flock. C) Some birds in the flock function as information centers for others who are looking for food. D) Several members of the flock care for the young. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Several members of the flock care for the young. 20. How many Facebook users are aged over 55? A) 3.5 million. B) 2.9 million. C) 2.2 million. D) 6.4 million. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 6.4 million. 21. Despite the storm, the delivery was completed with remarkable speed. What does 'remarkable' most nearly mean? A) Average. B) Noticeable. C) Ordinary. D) Rapid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rapid. 22. The word "diminished" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to: A) Strengthened. B) Measured. C) Reduced. D) Ignored. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reduced. 23. TEOFL Exercise (Skills 6-7)Passage 1 (Questions 1-4)Question 3 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 24. Withdraw A) Extract. B) Describe. C) Copy. D) (A) convince. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extract. 25. TOEFL Review Exercise (Skills 1-5)Passage 4#19 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 26. Lectured A) Taught. B) Warned. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taught. 27. Peter's bike is broken down. His father helps him to ..... it! A) Fix. B) Buy. C) Decorate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fix. 28. The word "foster" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to: A) Prevent. B) Measure. C) Encourage. D) Analyze. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Encourage. 29. The main subject of the passage is A) Melville's travels. B) The popularity of Melville's novels. C) Melvilles family background. D) Moby Dick. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The popularity of Melville's novels. 30. What is the purpose of the article? A) To provide test-taking strategies. B) To explain the TOEFL reading section. C) To share tips for improving reading speed. D) To promote FluentU TOEFL\textregistered Blog. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To explain the TOEFL reading section. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesToefl Reading Quiz 1Toefl Reading Quiz 2Toefl Reading Quiz 3Toefl Reading Quiz 5Toefl Reading Quiz 6Toefl Reading Quiz 7Toefl Reading Quiz 8Toefl Reading Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books