TOEFL Vocabulary and Reading

Vocabulary

Directions

Each sentence has a highlighted word or phrase. Below each sentence are 4 other words or phrases.

Choose the 1 word or phrase that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the highlighted word or phrase.

Practice Questions 1–5

Receptors for the sense of smell are located at the top of the nasal cavity

• upper end

• inner edge

• mouth

• division

Vocabulary

Directions

Each sentence has a highlighted word or phrase. Below each sentence are 4 other words or phrases.

Choose the 1 word or phrase that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the highlighted word or phrase.

Practice Questions 1–5

Passenger ships and aircraft are often equipped with ship-to-shore or air-to-land radio telephones.

• highways

• railroads

• airplanes

• sailboats

Vocabulary

Directions

Each sentence has a highlighted word or phrase. Below each sentence are 4 other words or phrases.

Choose the 1 word or phrase that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the highlighted word or phrase.

Practice Questions 1–5

Dotting the marshy expanse of the Florida Everglades are little islands known locally as hummocks.

• generally

• to all

• in that area

• occasionally

Vocabulary

Directions

Each sentence has a highlighted word or phrase. Below each sentence are 4 other words or phrases.

Choose the 1 word or phrase that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the highlighted word or phrase.

Practice Questions 1–5

It is not possible for people to recall everything that they have thought, felt, or done.

• remember

• appreciate

• repeat

• discuss

Vocabulary

Directions

Each sentence has a highlighted word or phrase. Below each sentence are 4 other words or phrases.

Choose the 1 word or phrase that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the highlighted word or phrase.

Practice Questions 1–5

When preparing a diet, a person should be aware that vitamin D acts to increase the amount of calcium absorbed by the body.

• schedule of exercise

• nutritional plan

• study of longevity

• medicinal chart

Reading Comprehension

Directions

In this section you will read several passages. Each 1 is followed by several questions. You are to choose the 1 best answer to each question.

Answer all questions about the information in a passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passage.

Passage

A new atomic clock being developed for navigation satellites will perform better than previous devices. The clock will use a new microwave cavity design to provide a compact and lightweight package and new electronic techniques to maintain long-term stability. The clock can provide precise navigation information because it is stable to one second in three million years. The differences in the time when signals from four satellites arrive at one location can be used to calculate that position to within a few yards.

Practice Questions 6–8

It can be inferred from the passage that the new clock will be

• long-lasting

• harmful to humans

• produced in great numbers

• very attractive looking

Reading Comprehension

Directions

In this section you will read several passages. Each 1 is followed by several questions. You are to choose the 1 best answer to each question.

Answer all questions about the information in a passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passage.

Passage

A new atomic clock being developed for navigation satellites will perform better than previous devices. The clock will use a new microwave cavity design to provide a compact and lightweight package and new electronic techniques to maintain long-term stability. The clock can provide precise navigation information because it is stable to one second in three million years. The differences in the time when signals from four satellites arrive at one location can be used to calculate that position to within a few yards.

Practice Questions 6–8

According to the passage, signals from how many satellites will be used to calculate a position?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Reading Comprehension

Directions

In this section you will read several passages. Each 1 is followed by several questions. You are to choose the 1 best answer to each question.

Answer all questions about the information in a passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passage.

Passage

A new atomic clock being developed for navigation satellites will perform better than previous devices. The clock will use a new microwave cavity design to provide a compact and lightweight package and new electronic techniques to maintain long-term stability. The clock can provide precise navigation information because it is stable to one second in three million years. The differences in the time when signals from four satellites arrive at one location can be used to calculate that position to within a few yards.

Practice Questions 6–8

What is the primary purpose of the passage?

• To teach a lesson

• To sell a product

• To support a theory

• To provide information