TOEFL Reading Review Skills 1-2

The topic of the passage is

• the destruction of hurricanes

• the harsh weather during a hurricane

• the calm in the center of a hurricane

• the beautiful weather that follows a hurricane

The passage indicates that in the eye of a hurricane

• it is windy

• there is a lot of rain

• there is cloudy, gray sky

• it can be sunny

According to the passage, what causes the calm spot?

• The air circling around the center

• The blue sky and sunshine

• The high temperatures

• The heavy rainfall

What is the best title for the passage?

• Thomas Edison's Many Inventions

• Improvements in the Telephone and Telegraph

• The History of Menlo Park

• An Accidental Invention

According to the passage, the invention of the phonograph

• was quite unplanned

• was Edison's principal project

• was surprising to no one

• took many years

In what year did the invention of the phonograph occur?

• 1876

• 1877

• 1878

• The article does not say.

According to the passage, how was the phonograph made?

• With a telephone needle and a recorder

• From a recording of a telegraph

• With only a telegraph repeater

• From a combination of telephone and telegraph parts

According to the passage, how did Edison test his new invention?

• He made improvements to the machine.

• He used a carbon transmitter.

• He read a children's rhyme.

• He reproduced the audience's voice.

This passage mainly discusses

• products sold in the Sears and Roebuck stores

• the design of the Sears and Roebuck catalogue

• how to shop using catalogues

• shopping through the Sears and Roebuck catalogue in the past

The passage indicates that items ordered through the Sears and Roebuck catalogue

• had to be picked up at a Sears and Roebuck store

• were delivered by mail

• arrived in Sears and Roebuck trucks

• had to be small