TOEFL Reading (Main Ideas & Text Organizations)

What is the main idea of the passage?

• All calendars are the same.

• The Solar Calendars is based on the Sun.

• Different calendars have dissimilar bases.

• The Lunar Month is twenty-nine and a half days long.

How is the information in the passage organized?

• Characteristics of the Solar Calendar are outlined.

• Two types of calendars are described.

• The strengths and weakness of the Lunar Calendar are described.

• The length of each existing calendar is contrasted.

Which of the following expresses the main idea of the passage?

• Vaccines provide immunity to specific diseases.

• Vaccines contain disease-causing microorganisms.

• Vaccines are derived in different ways.

• New approaches in administering vaccines are being developed.

How many types of vaccines are presented in the passage?

• Two

• Three

• Four

• Five

Which paragraph discusses vaccines made from dead organisms?

• Paragraph 1

• Paragraph 2

• Paragraph 3

• Paragraph 4

Which paragraph discusses vaccines that do not contain the disease causing microorganism?

• Paragraph 1

• Paragraph 2

• Paragraph 3

• Paragraph 4

The topic of this passage could best be described as...

• the Piltdown Man

• Charles Dawson's discovery

• Eoanthropus dawsoni

• a definition and example of a hoax

The author's main point is that

• various types of hoaxes have been perpetrated

• Charles Dawson discovered a human skull and jawbone

• Charles Dawson was not an honest man

• the human skull and jawbone were extremely old

Which paragraph defines a hoax?

• Paragraph 1

• Paragraph 2

• Paragraph 3

Which paragraph explains how one particular hoax was resolved?

• Paragraph 1

• Paragraph 2

• Paragraph 3