According to the first paragraph, which of the following is true about the population of the United States after the 1880s?

(A) Fewer people lived on farms.

(B) The central part of the United States lost much of its population to rural areas in the West.

(C) Rural areas of the West became more populated than those in the central part of the country.

(D) Work opportunities in urban areas began to decline.

According to the second paragraph, how did migration among young women in the rural West differ from that of young men?

(A) Young women were more likely to leave rural areas to go to urban areas.

(B) Young women were more likely to take jobs on farms.

(C) Young women who migrated generally had more education.

(D) Young women generally moved more frequently from one rural area to another.

What does the passage mainly discuss?

(B) The structure and temperature of Earth’s interior

(A) The similarities between Earth’s inner core and outer core

(C) When seismic waves were first used to study Earth’s interior

(D) Why Earth’s solid inner core is surrounded by a molten outer core

According to the first paragraph, most knowledge of Earth’s interior has been gained by studying

(C) vibrations caused by earthquakes

(A) Earth’s gravitational field

(D) material taken from holes drilled into Earth’s crust

According to the second paragraph, which of the following statements regarding Earth’s inner core and outer core is true?

(D) Both the inner core and the outer core probably contain iron.

(A) Neither the inner core nor the outer core can be studied using seismic waves.

(B) The outer core is more solid than the inner core.

(C) The inner core and the outer core have greatly different

The third paragraph mentions which of the following as one cause of the current high temperature of Earth’s interior?

(A) The decay of radioactive isotopes

(B) The movement of elements from Earth’s crust to its interior

(C) The vibrations that result from movement of Earth’s crust

(D) The injection of certain organic elements into Earth’s inner core

According to the passage, scientists do not understand in detail how

(C) Earth’s magnetic field is created

(A) the crust affects Earth’s internal temperature

(B) radioactive isotopes cause heat

The passage mainly discusses the

(C) various characteristics of amber

(A) difference between amber and mineral fossils

(B) places where amber can be found

(D) types of trees that produced amber

Why does the author mention dinosaur bones in the first paragraph?

(C) To compare them with amber as a different type of fossil

(A) To emphasize the age of fossils

(B) To explain why there are more mineral replacement fossils than organic fossils

(D) To give an example of an object in which amber is commonly found

According to the second paragraph, which of the following is true about deposits of amber?

(A) There is a limited number of large deposits of amber in the world.

(B) Most deposits contain large quantities of amber specimens.

(C) The major amber deposits were formed at approximately the same time.

(D) The deposits were formed primarily by tropical b

It can be inferred from the passage that amber is most commonly used

(A) to determine the age of other ancient materials that are found with it

(C) to compare the characteristics of living trees to those of ancient trees

(D) to preserve fossil impressions

Which of the following is NOT true of amber?

(D) It is made by a process of mineral replacement.

(A) It is composed of an organic material.

(B) It is basically the same as it was millions of years ago.

(C) It may contain the remains of tiny animals.

According to the passage, why did the first people who came to North America leave their homeland?

(D) They were looking for food.

(A) They were hoping to find a better climate

(C) They were following instructions given in a dream.

What is the main point of the second paragraph?

(B) Oral narratives are a valid form of literature.

(A) Public performance is essential to verbal art

(C) Native Americans have a strong oral tradition in art.

(D) The production of literature provides employment for many artists.

According to the passage, what responsibility does the audience of a verbal art performance have?

(B) They judge the quality of the content and presentation.

(A) They provide financial support for performances.

(C) They participate in the performance by chanting responses.

(D) They determine the length of the performance by requesting a continuation.

What can be inferred about the nature of the Native American literature discussed in the passage?

(D) It is reshaped each time it is experienced.

(A) It reflects historical and contemporary life in Asia.

(B) Its main focus is on daily activities.

(C) It is based primarily on scientific knowledge.

Which of the following is NOT true of the Native American literature discussed in the passage?

(D) It expresses an inner vision

What can be inferred from the passage about the difference between written and oral literature?

(B) Written literature involves less interaction between audience and creator during the creative process than oral literature does.

(A) Written literature reflects social values better than oral literature does.

(C) Written literature usually is not based on historical events, whereas oral literature is.

(D) Written literature is not as highly respected as oral literature is.

What is the author’s attitude toward Native American literature?

(B) Critical of the cost of its production

(D) Skeptical about its origins

The passage mainly discusses the

(D) history of the use of natural and chemical dyes to color textiles

(A) development of synthetic colors for textiles during the nineteenth century

(B) advantages of chemical dyes over dyes derived from plants and animals

(C) differences between dyeing textiles and printing them

What was the advantage of using madder plants for different shades of red?

(A) It was possible to cultivate madder plants in almost every location.

(B) Madder plants produced brighter colors than other plant sources.

(C) Plant sources produced more lasting colors than animal sources.

(D) Dyes derived from the madder plants were easier to work with than other dyes.

It can be inferred from the passage that the green areas in woven tapestries developed a bluish tinge because

(C) the yellow dye that was used in the tapestries had faded

(A) a darker color, like blue, dominates a light color, like yellow

(B) light changed some of the green dye used in the tapestries to blue

(D) the dyes used to color woven tapestries were made from minerals

According to the passage, how did chemical dyes compare to natural dyes?

(D) The chemical dyes held up better after washing.

(A) The chemical dyes had less attractive colors.

(B) The chemical dyes were less easy to use.

(C) The chemical dyes lost their brightness more quickly when exposed to light.

According to the passage, what problem led to the development of new dyes after 1900 ?

(A) Previously developed dyes did not work on new types of fibers.

(B) Dyes derived from petroleum caused damage to new synthetic fibers.

(C) New synthetic fibers required brighter colors than natural fibers did.

(D) New fabrics easily lost their colors when washed.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What aspect of the
United States in the late
nineteenth and early
twentieth centuries
does the passage mainly
discuss?

(A) Why young women

chose to move from

farms to cities

(B) The number and types

of manufacturing jobs

created in cities

patterns between

farms and cities

(D) The effects of

mechanization on

western migration

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The word “expansion” in
line 1 is closest in meaning
to

(A) change

(B) growth

(D) labor

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The word “abandoned” in
line 3 is closest in meaning
to

(A) left behind

(B) sold

(D) gradually reduced the

size of

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why does the author
discuss “prosperity” in
line 4 ?

(A) To indicate that more

than one factor

contributed to the

movement from rural

to urban settlement

(B) To support the idea that

many families were

able to stop farming

and migrate to the

cities

migration would have

happened despite the

economic situation

(D) To argue against

economics as the

primary factor in

migration

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to the first
paragraph, in the late
1800s, farmland was most
likely to be purchased by

(A) city businessmen

seeking new

investments

(B) successful landowners

who had mechanized

farms

starting to work

(D) people who had few

opportunities in cities

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The word “inevitably” in
line 12 is closest in
meaning to

(A) unexpectedly

(B) usually

(D) possibly

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The phrase “this trend” in
line 14 refers to

(A) industrial workers

becoming farmers

(B) the economic

development of the

countryside

population

(D) innovations in

manufacturing

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TBI Reading 3 TOEFL ITP

What aspect of theUnited States in the latenineteenth and earlytwentieth centuriesdoes the passage mainlydiscuss?

The word “expansion” inline 1 is closest in meaningto

The word “abandoned” inline 3 is closest in meaningto

Why does the authordiscuss “prosperity” inline 4 ?

According to the firstparagraph, in the late1800s, farmland was mostlikely to be purchased by

The word “inevitably” inline 12 is closest inmeaning to

The phrase “this trend” inline 14 refers to

According to the firstparagraph, which of thefollowing is true about thepopulation of the UnitedStates after the 1880s?

According to the secondparagraph, how didmigration among youngwomen in the rural Westdiffer from that of youngmen?

The word “constricted”in line 24 is closest inmeaning to

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What aspect of the
United States in the late
nineteenth and early
twentieth centuries
does the passage mainly
discuss?

The word “expansion” in
line 1 is closest in meaning
to

The word “abandoned” in
line 3 is closest in meaning
to

Why does the author
discuss “prosperity” in
line 4 ?

According to the first
paragraph, in the late
1800s, farmland was most
likely to be purchased by

The word “inevitably” in
line 12 is closest in
meaning to

The phrase “this trend” in
line 14 refers to

According to the first
paragraph, which of the
following is true about the
population of the United
States after the 1880s?

According to the second
paragraph, how did
migration among young
women in the rural West
differ from that of young
men?

The word “constricted”
in line 24 is closest in
meaning to