P3 TOEFL Jan23

What does the passage mainly discuss?

• The effect of industrialization on the city of Pullman

• The model city built by George Pullman

• The career of George Pullman

• Housing problems in the nineteenth century

 According to the passage, which of the following led to the creation of the town of Pullman?

• A surplus of railway workers in Chicago

• Housing problems caused by industrialization

• George Pullman’s decision to stop producing railway cars

• The opening of the World’s Columbian Exposition

According to the passage, George Pullman expected that the city of Pullman would ...

• impress social reformers

• satisfy radical political groups

• soon develop housing problems

• draw workers to the railway car industry

The word “retain” in line 7 is closest in meaning to ...

• House

• Train

• Keep

• Reward

According to the passage, Pullman inhabitants were taught to do all of the following EXCEPT

• have good manners

• become active in town politics

• value education

• save money

What does the author imply about George Pullman’s attitude toward his workers in line 11 ?

• Pullman believed that his workers should follow a strict daily schedule.

• Pullman felt that his workers required careful monitoring and supervision.

• Pullman thought that individual workers could be taught to work together as a team.

• Pullman believed that his workers had trouble keeping track of the time they spent on a task.

The word “grievances” in line 17 is closest in meaning to ...

• Stories

• Opinions

• Findings

• Complaints

According to the passage, what did George Pullman do to promote tourism in the town of Pullman?

• He personally showed tourists around the town.

• He published a travel guide to the town.

• He started to invest in the town’s cultural development.

• He built a new road connecting it to the World’s Columbian Exposition.

The passage suggests that George Pullman worked to hide which of the following from tourists?

• His role as an investor in the World’s Columbian Exposition

• His conflicts with the inhabitants of the town of Pullman

• His efforts to promote the town of Pullman

• His lack of knowledge about how the inhabitants of Pullman really lived