TOEFL EXERCISE 8: READING

1. The purpose of this passage is to

(A) discuss an example of a particular literary genre

(B) tell the story of In Cold Blood

(C) explain Truman Capote's reasons for writing In Cold Blood ·

(D) describe how Truman Capote researched his nonfiction novel

• A

• B

• C

• D

2. Which of the following best describes the tone of the passage?

(A) Cold

(B) Sadistic

(C) Emotional

(D) Descriptive

• A

• B

• C

• D

3. This passage would probably be assigned reading in which of the following courses?

(A) Criminal Law

(B) American History

(C) Modern American Novels

(D) Literary Research

• A

• B

• C

• D

4. Which of the following best describes the author's purpose in this passage?

(A) To explain the details of a specific court case

(B) To demonstrate why confessions made under hypnosis are not reliable

(C) To clarify the role of the Supreme Court in invalidating confessions from hypnotized

subjects

(D) To explain the legal status of hypnotically induced confessions

• A

• B

• C

• D

5. The tone of this passage could best be described as

(A) outraged

(B) judicial

(C) hypnotic

(D) informative

• A

• B

• C

• D

6. This passage would probably be assigned reading in a course on

(A) American law

(B) psychiatric healing

(C) parapsychology

(D) philosophy

• A

• B

• C

• D

7. The author's main purpose in this passage is to

(A) cite statistics about an improvement on the Earth's land surface

(B) explain where deforestation is occurring

(C) make the reader aware of a worsening world problem

(D) blame developing countries for deforestation

• A

• B

• C

• D

8. Which of the following best describes the tone of the passage?

(A) Concerned

(B) Disinterested

(C) Placid

(D) Exaggerated

• A

• B

• C

• D

9. This passage would probably be assigned reading in which of the following courses?

(A) Geology

(B) Geography

(C) Geometry

(D) Marine Biology

• A

• B

• C

• D