Reading TOEFL Quiz

What is the topic of this passage?

• The intelligence of John Dewey

• Distinctions made by John Dewey

• Dewey's ideas on the ability to reason

• How intelligence differs from reasoning in Dewey's work

The passage idicates that Jamestown...

• Was settled in 1633

• Was settled twenty-six years after Williamsburg

• Was the first permanent English colony in America

• Was originally named middle plantation

Which the following is not true about the word gadget?

• It is used to name something when the name is not known

• it was used at the beginning of nineteenth century

• It mostly came from a word in the French language

• its first known used was by British sailors

The french version of monopoly might possibly include a piece property entitled..

• Atlantic city, New Jersey

• Germantown, Pennsylvania

• Boardwalk

• The Eiffel Tower

The word ‘they’ in in line 4 refers to ...

• Coral reefs

• Tentacles

• Small fish

• Flowers

The phase “at the premium” in line 2 is closest in meaning to..

• Well paid

• Not very numerous

• Very Experienced

• Not well-respected

Where in the passage does the author discuss the composition of the meteor?

• Line 1-3

• Line 4-5

• Line 6-8

• Line 9-11

The author’s purpose in the passage is to…

• Describe the history of military awards prior to the civil war

• Demonstrate an Effect of America’s attitude toward royalty

• Give an opinion of military awards

• Outline various historical symbols of royalty

The paragraph preceding this passage most likely discuss..

• a survey of eighteenth- century art

• a different american artist

• Whistler's other famous paintings

• European artists