This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Toefl > Toefl Reading – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Toefl Reading Quiz 17 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. TOEFL Review Exercise (Skills 1-5)Passage 2#8 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. Which of the following is probably NOT a Hawaiian word? A) Mahalo. B) Mahimahi. C) Meklea. D) Moana. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meklea. 9. 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. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. ..... 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. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. 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. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. 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. 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