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TOEFL Practice Quiz (See Passage 1)

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  1. 1In paragraph (1) the word POSE is closest in meaning to?
    1. Aclaim
    2. Bmodel
    3. Cassume
    4. Dpresent
  2. 2In paragraph 2, why does the author include the information that dinosaurs had flourished for tens of millions of years and then suddenly disappeared?
    1. ATo support the claim that the mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous is the best-documented of the dozen or so mass extinctions in the geological record
    2. BTo explain why as many as half of the species on Earth at the time are believed to have become extinct at the end of the Cretaceous
    3. CTo explain why paleontologists have always been intrigued by the mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous
    4. DTo provide evidence that an impact can be large enough to disturb the environment of the entire planet and cause an ecological disaster
  3. 3Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 3 about the location of the meteorite impact in Mexico?
    1. AThe location of the impact site in Mexico was kept secret by geologists from 1980 to 1990
    2. BIt was a well-known fact that the impact had occurred in the Yucatán region
    3. CGeologists knew that there had been an impact before they knew where it had occurred.
    4. DThe Yucatán region was chosen by geologists as the most probable impact site because of its climate.
  4. 4According to paragraph 3, how did scientists determine that a large meteorite had impacted Earth?
    1. AThey discovered a large crater in the Yucatán region of Mexico.
    2. BThey found a unique layer of sediment worldwide.
    3. CThey were alerted by archaeologists who had been excavating in the Yucatán region.
    4. DThey located a meteorite with a mass of over a trillion tons
  5. 5In paragraph 4, the word EXCAVATING is closest to meaning to...
    1. Adigging out
    2. Bextending
    3. Cdestroying
    4. Dcovering up
  6. 6In paragraph 4 the word CONSUMED is closest in meaning to..
    1. Achanged
    2. Bexposed
    3. Cdestroyed
    4. Dcovered
  7. 7According to paragraph 4, all of the following statements are true of the impact at the end of the Cretaceous period EXCEPT:
    1. AA large amount of dust blocked sunlight from Earth.
    2. BEarth became cold and dark for several months.
    3. CNew elements were formed in Earth’s crust.
    4. DLarge quantities of nitric acid were produced.
  8. 8The phrase "tentatively identified" in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to...
    1. Aidentified after careful study
    2. Bidentified without certainty
    3. Coccasionally identified
    4. Deasily identified
  9. 9The word perspective in paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to...
    1. Asense of values
    2. Bpoint of view
    3. Ccalculation
    4. Dcomplication
  10. 10Paragraph 6 supports which of the following statements about the factors that are essential for the survival of a species?
    1. AThe most important factor for the survival of a species is its ability to compete and adapt to gradual changes in its environment
    2. BThe ability of a species to compete and adapt to a gradually changing environment is not the only ability that is essential for survival.
    3. CSince most extinctions of species are due to major meteorite impacts, the ability to survive such impacts is the most important factor for the survival of a species.
    4. DThe factors that are most important for the survival of a species vary significantly from one species to another.

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TOEFL Practice quiz based off of the readings found in the passages in note... https://www.examtime.com/p/1018831-TOEFL-Sample-Essays-notes
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