This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Toefl > Toefl Reading – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Toefl Reading Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word "globular" in line 5? A) Earthen. B) Luminescent. C) Green in color. D) Round. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Round. 2. When answering inference questions, which of the following strategies is most helpful? A) Look for explicit statements in the passage. B) Use background knowledge to guess the answer. C) Read the passage quickly without paying attention to details. D) Focus on understanding the context around the given information. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Focus on understanding the context around the given information. 3. According to the passage, Audubon's paintings A) Were realistic portrayals. B) Used only black, white, and gray. C) Were done in oils. D) Depicted birds in cages. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were realistic portrayals. 4. If you want to go to the library, you don't need to turn left, turn right or turn back. You just keep ..... A) Going straight. B) Going around. C) Going up. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Going straight. 5. TO FIND THE ANSWERS TO A VOCABULARY QUESTION ..... A) BRING A DICTIONARY. B) USE GOOGLE. C) LOOK FOR CONTEXT CLUES. D) ASK THE TEST FACILITATOR. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) LOOK FOR CONTEXT CLUES. 6. Skill 13:Determine the Tone, Purpose, or Course.The question about the course is asking you to decide which university might you attend when you read this assigned reading passage. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. The pronoun "It" in line 2 refers to A) The equinox. B) The Sun. C) The harvest moon. D) The night. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The harvest moon. 8. Green spaces help reduce: A) Traffic. B) Stress. C) Crime. D) Noise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stress. 9. Who was the mysterious man on the car that stopped Forrest when he was walking home? A) A bus driver. B) His father. C) A school principal. D) A famous footballer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A famous footballer. 10. The answer can be in any of the lines listed in the answers to the question in "Skill 12:Determine Where Specific Information is Found." A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. Refer to "Reading 1" - "The Walking Marriage"According to paragraph 1, the word mutual is closest in meaning to ..... A) Interpersonal. B) Marital. C) Romantic. D) Shared. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shared. 12. Why does Bill play well when Joe iswatching him? A) He is comfortable with Joe. B) Joe tells him how to play better. C) He does not know that Joe is there. D) He wants to prove to Joe that he is a good player. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is comfortable with Joe. 13. What is the significance of brevity in weather reports? A) To make the reports longer. B) To confuse the viewers. C) To efficiently convey information. D) To hide the weather details. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To efficiently convey information. 14. Refer to "Reading 1" - "The Walking Marriage"According to paragraph 3, the word custody is closest in meaning to ..... A) Confinement. B) Guardianship. C) Ownership. D) Separation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Guardianship. 15. Why does the author mention "Alexander the Great" in the passage? A) To acknowledge that Greek civilization also expanded by land conquest. B) To compare Greek leaders to Roman leaders. C) To give an example of a Greek leader whom Romans studied. D) To indicate the superior organization of the Greek military. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To acknowledge that Greek civilization also expanded by land conquest. 16. The word "unanticipated" in paragraph 8 is closest in meaning to ..... A) Unwanted. B) Unplanned. C) Unimportant. D) Unavoidable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unplanned. 17. They accused modern art of falling into ..... , where profit overshadowed creativity. A) Commercialization. B) Absurdity. C) Nihilism. D) Juxtaposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commercialization. 18. In what year did Melville's book about his experiences as a cabin boy appear? A) 1837. B) 1841. C) 1847. D) 1849. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1849. 19. In paragraph 6, the author discusses "the thriving obsidian operation, " in order to ..... A) Factual info. B) Negative factual. C) Inference. D) Rhetorical purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rhetorical purpose. 20. What does the discussion in paragraph 1 of runoff channels in the southern highlands suggest about Mars? A) The atmosphere of Mars was once thinner than it is today. B) The river systems of Mars were once more extensive than Earth's. C) Large amounts of rain once fell on parts of Mars. D) The rivers of Mars began to dry up about 4 billion years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Large amounts of rain once fell on parts of Mars. 21. Many intellectuals fled their countries to escape harsh government ..... that targeted free thinkers. A) Persecution. B) Spontaneity. C) Commercialization. D) Absurdity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Persecution. 22. What should you focus on when skimming a passage? A) The details in the middle of paragraphs. B) The first and last sentences of paragraphs. C) The illustrations and graphs. D) The footnotes and references. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The first and last sentences of paragraphs. 23. It is implied in the text that the whole dinosaur population ..... A) Was killed by one enormous blow of a space object. B) Migrated to Yucatan before they were annihilated. C) Struck by a series of natural disasters. D) Could generate a force of 100 megatons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was killed by one enormous blow of a space object. 24. Type 3exercise 4 A) B. B) A. C) D. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. 25. TOEFL Review Exercise (Skills 1-5)Passage 1#1 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesToefl Reading Quiz 1Toefl Reading Quiz 2Toefl Reading Quiz 3Toefl Reading Quiz 4Toefl Reading Quiz 5Toefl Reading Quiz 6Toefl Reading Quiz 7Toefl Reading Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books