TOEFL Practice Quiz (See Notes For Passages 2 & 3)

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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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Question 1

Question
The following questions are based off of the readings found in Passage 1: Meteorite Impact and Dinosaur Extinction. What are the speakers mainly discussing?
Answer
  • How the woman should prepare for the next game
  • The woman's responsibilities as team captain
  • Things that happened while the woman was away
  • The style of the new team uniforms

Question 2

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Who is buying new jackets for the team?
Answer
  • The coach
  • The captain of the team
  • A former player
  • A group of basketball fans

Question 3

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Click all that apply. Why is the woman surprised to learn that she has been chosen as the new team captain?
Answer
  • She is not the best player on the team
  • Her teammates did not tell her about the decision
  • She does not have many friends on the team
  • She has missed a lot of practices

Question 4

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(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"?
Answer
  • He hopes the woman's family is doing well
  • He would like to meet the woman's family
  • The woman should spend more time with her family
  • The woman had a good reason for missing practice

Question 5

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Why does the coach say: "Good. That's all the news there is. I think that's it for now."
Answer
  • He wants to know if the woman understood the point.
  • He wants the woman to act immediately.
  • He is preparing to change the topic.
  • He is ready to end the conversation.

Question 6

Question
The following questions are based off of passage 3: Lecture Transcript. What is the lecture mainly about?
Answer
  • A comparison of two types of detective novels.
  • Ways in which detective novels have changed over time.
  • 'The Moonstone' as a model for later detective novels
  • Flaws that can be found in the plot of 'The Moonstone'

Question 7

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In what ways is 'The Moonstone' different from earlier works featuring a detective?
Answer
  • In its unusual ending
  • In its unique characters
  • In its focus on a serious crime
  • In its greater length

Question 8

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According to the professor, what do roses in 'The Moonstone' represent?
Answer
  • A key clue that leads to the solving of the mystery
  • A relief and comfort to the detective
  • Romance between the main characters
  • Brilliant ideas that occur to the detective

Question 9

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Why does the professor mention a smeared bit of paint in a doorway in 'The Moonstone'?
Answer
  • To describe a mistake that Sergeant Cuff has made
  • To show how realistically the author describes the crime scene
  • To exemplify a pattern repeated in many other detective stories
  • To illustrate the superior techniques used by the police

Question 10

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What 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.”
Answer
  • He is impressed by the novel’s originality.
  • He is concerned that students may find the novel difficult to read.
  • He is bored by the novel’s descriptions of ordinary events.
  • He is eager to write a book about a less familiar subject.

Question 11

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What 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.”
Answer
  • Sergeant Cuff is unlike other characters in 'The Moonstone.'
  • The author’s description of Sergeant Cuff is very realistic.
  • Sergeant Cuff learned to solve crimes by observing the regular police
  • Differences between Sergeant Cuff and Sherlock Holmes are hard to describe
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