TOFEL MODEL TEST 1 READING 3

Based on the information in paragraph 1 and paragraph 2, what can be inferred about a person with a score of 30 on the SRRS?

• A person with a higher score will experience less stress than this person will.

• It is likely that this person has not suffered any major problems in the past year.

• The amount of positive change is greater than that of a person with a score of 40.

• This person has a greater probability to be ill than a person with a 20 score.

The word they in the passage refers to

• changes

• measures

• events

• outcomes

The word diverse in the passage is closest in meaning to

• necessary

• steady

• limited

• different

In paragraph 4, the author uses divorce as an example to show

• how most people respond to high stress situations in their lives

• the serious nature of a situation that is listed as a stressful event

• the subjective importance of a situation listed on the scale

• the numerical value for a stressful event on the SRRS

In paragraph 5, how does the author demonstrate that the response events on the SRRS are not consistent

• By asking questions that could be answered in more than one way

• By giving examples of responses that are confusing

• By comparing several ways to score the stress scales

• By suggesting that people do not respond carefull

According to paragraph 7, why is the SRRS inappropriate for people with neurose

• They are ill more often, which affects their scores on the scale.

• Their self-reporting on the scale is affected by their neuroses.

• They tend to suffer more stress than people without neuroses.

• Their response to stress will probably not be recorded on the scale.

The word assembled in the passage is closest in meaning

• announced

• influenced

• arranged

• distributed

The word relevant in the passage is closest in meaning to

• occasional

• modern

• related

• unusual

According to paragraph 9, why does the leS ask respondents to classify change as positive or negative?

• To analyze the long-term consequences of change

• To determine which aspects of change are personally significant

• To explain why some people handle stress better than others

• To introduce normative weighting of stress events

According to the passage, which of the following is true about the SRRS as compared with the leS

• The SRRS includes a space to write in personal events that have not been listed.

• The SRRS features a section for specific populations such as students.

• The SRRS assigns numbers to calculate the stress associated with events.

• The SRRS has hints to help people recall events that happened over a year ago.