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TOEFL Practice Quiz (See Notes For Passages 2 & 3)
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1The following questions are based off of the readings found in Passage 1: Meteorite Impact and Dinosaur Extinction.
What are the speakers mainly discussing?- AHow the woman should prepare for the next game
- BThe woman's responsibilities as team captain
- CThings that happened while the woman was away
- DThe style of the new team uniforms
2Who is buying new jackets for the team?
- AThe coach
- BThe captain of the team
- CA former player
- DA group of basketball fans
3Click all that apply. Why is the woman surprised to learn that she has been chosen as the new team captain?
- AShe is not the best player on the team
- BHer teammates did not tell her about the decision
- CShe does not have many friends on the team
- DShe has missed a lot of practices
4
(Female student) I’m sorry I had to miss practice, though. I feel bad about that.
(Male coach) Family’s very important.
From this section, what does the man mean when he says "family's very important"?- AHe hopes the woman's family is doing well
- BHe would like to meet the woman's family
- CThe woman should spend more time with her family
- DThe woman had a good reason for missing practice
5Why does the coach say: "Good. That's all the news there is. I think that's it for now."
- AHe wants to know if the woman understood the point.
- BHe wants the woman to act immediately.
- CHe is preparing to change the topic.
- DHe is ready to end the conversation.
6The following questions are based off of passage 3: Lecture Transcript.
What is the lecture mainly about?- AA comparison of two types of detective novels.
- BWays in which detective novels have changed over time.
- C'The Moonstone' as a model for later detective novels
- DFlaws that can be found in the plot of 'The Moonstone'
7In what ways is 'The Moonstone' different from earlier works featuring a detective?
- AIn its unusual ending
- BIn its unique characters
- CIn its focus on a serious crime
- DIn its greater length
8According to the professor, what do roses in 'The Moonstone' represent?
- AA key clue that leads to the solving of the mystery
- BA relief and comfort to the detective
- CRomance between the main characters
- DBrilliant ideas that occur to the detective
9Why does the professor mention a smeared bit of paint in a doorway in 'The Moonstone'?
- ATo describe a mistake that Sergeant Cuff has made
- BTo show how realistically the author describes the crime scene
- CTo exemplify a pattern repeated in many other detective stories
- DTo illustrate the superior techniques used by the police
10What can be inferred about the professor when he says this: “Uh, it’s hard at this juncture to read this novel and realize that no one had ever done that before, because it all seems so strikingly familiar.”
- AHe is impressed by the novel’s originality.
- BHe is concerned that students may find the novel difficult to read.
- CHe is bored by the novel’s descriptions of ordinary events.
- DHe is eager to write a book about a less familiar subject.
- AHe is impressed by the novel’s originality.
11What does the professor imply when he says this: “. . . well, let me try to give you a sense of who Sergeant Cuff is, by first describing the regular police.”
- ASergeant Cuff is unlike other characters in 'The Moonstone.'
- BThe author’s description of Sergeant Cuff is very realistic.
- CSergeant Cuff learned to solve crimes by observing the regular police
- DDifferences between Sergeant Cuff and Sherlock Holmes are hard to describe
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- A quiz to practice before taking the TOEFL. Questions are based off of passages 2 and 3 found here: https://www.examtime.com/en-US/p/1018831
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