This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Toefl > Toefl Reading – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Toefl Reading Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The best way to approach the questions in "Skill 12:Determine Where Specific Information is Found, " is to study the question to determine the information that you are looking for and then to go to the lines listed in the answers and skim for that information. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. THE ANSWER TO A MAIN IDEA QUESTION IS FOUND ..... A) IN THE BEGINNING OF THE FIRST PARAGRAPH ONLY. B) IN THE LAST LINE OF EACH PARAGRAPH. C) IN THE FIRST SENTENCE OF EACH PARAGRAPH. D) SCATTERED AROUND THE WHOLE TEXT. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) IN THE FIRST SENTENCE OF EACH PARAGRAPH. 3. TEOFL Review Exercise (Skills 1-7)Passage 2 (Questions 7-12)Question 11 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 4. TEOFL Review Exercise (Skills 1-7)Passage 4 (Questions 19-29)Question 21 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 5. According to the passage, by the late 1920s zippers could be found in all of the following industries EXCEPT ..... A) Footwear. B) Luggage. C) Tents. D) Fashion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tents. 6. Which paragraph addresses why monkeys were chosen for the experiment? A) Paragraph 2. B) Paragraph 3. C) Paragraph 4. D) Paragraph 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paragraph 2. 7. It can be inferred from the passage that the hippopotamus is commonly called a hippo because the word "hippo" is A) Simpler to pronounce. B) Scientifically more accurate. C) The original name. D) Easier for the animal to recognize. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simpler to pronounce. 8. What is the best way to improve your ability to find specific information in the TOEFL Reading section? A) Study grammar rules extensively. B) Practice and familiarize yourself with the test format. C) Read a lot of novels. D) Use a thesaurus to expand your vocabulary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Practice and familiarize yourself with the test format. 9. Rather than compliance, they encouraged open ..... with authority through radical performances. A) Absurdity. B) Exile. C) Juxtaposition. D) Dissent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dissent. 10. The words 'cottoned on' are closest in meaning to: A) A learnt. B) Knew. C) Completed. D) Concluded. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A learnt. 11. What is the purpose of the TOEFL reading section? A) To test your ability to read in English. B) To test your ability to speak in English. C) To test your ability to listen in English. D) To test your ability to write in English. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To test your ability to read in English. 12. While draft law as are federal laws, marriage laws are state laws rather than federal; marriage regulations are therefore not uniform throughout the country. The legal marriage age serves as an example of this lack of conformity. The paragraph preceding the passage most probably discusses: A) State marriage laws. B) The lack of uniformity in marriage laws. C) Federal draft laws. D) The minimum legal marriage age. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Federal draft laws. 13. According to the passage, what marks the beginning of a supernova? A) A star has grown too big. B) A star is born. C) The neutrons of a star become very dense. D) A massive star uses up its main nuclear fuel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A massive star uses up its main nuclear fuel. 14. Which statement best summarizes the author's argument? A) The author believes that understanding individual behavior is irrelevant to societal issues. B) The author's argument dismisses the role of societal influences entirely. C) The author argues that individual behavior is solely determined by genetics. D) The author's argument highlights the significance of understanding the impact of societal influences on individual behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The author's argument highlights the significance of understanding the impact of societal influences on individual behavior. 15. Which of the following statements about fertilizer is true? A) Powders are more popular than ever. B) Solids are difficult to store. C) Liquids are increasing in popularity. D) Chemical granules are difficult to apply. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Liquids are increasing in popularity. 16. Why did Sheila join Facebook? A) To get updates on her granddaughters' activities. B) To post photos and videos of her granddaughter. C) To publish her activities and gain followers. D) To imitate what her grandchildren are doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To get updates on her granddaughters' activities. 17. What should you do if you're running out of time? A) Skip the remaining questions. B) Guess the answers randomly. C) Read the questions more carefully. D) Not mentioned in the article. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skip the remaining questions. 18. Apparently, the author feels that the Bureau of Indian Affairs A) A Has been of great help to the Native Americans. B) B Was established in the nineteenth century. C) C Deprived the Native Americans. D) D Has never done much for Native Americans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D Has never done much for Native Americans. 19. Ssh! This is a ..... You shouldn't tell anybody. A) Secret. B) Best friend. C) Like. D) Competitive. E) Share. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Secret. 20. The paragraph preceding this passage most likely discusses ..... A) A survey of eighteenth-century art. B) A different American artist. C) Whistler's other famous paintings. D) European artists. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A different American artist. 21. The word "prolific" in paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to ..... A) Slow to develop. B) Capable of producing many images. C) Difficult to use. D) Visually appealing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Capable of producing many images. 22. How long is each passage? A) 500 words. B) 1000 words. C) 300 words. D) 700 words. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 700 words. 23. Jame won a gold ..... in the English Speaking competition last week because he was thewinner. A) . metal. B) Medal. C) Badge. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Medal. 24. Which of the following is a disadvantage of communal roosts that is mentioned in the passage? A) Diseases easily spread among the birds. B) Groups are more attractive to predators than individual birds are. C) Food supplies are quickly depleted. D) Some birds in the group will attack the others. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Groups are more attractive to predators than individual birds are. 25. The word "settings" in line 12 is closest in meaning to which of the following? A) Environments. B) Categories. C) Positions. D) Requirements. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Environments. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesToefl Reading Quiz 1Toefl Reading Quiz 2Toefl Reading Quiz 4Toefl Reading Quiz 5Toefl Reading Quiz 6Toefl Reading Quiz 7Toefl Reading Quiz 8Toefl Reading Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books