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TOEFL JR 'Structure and Meaning'

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The speed of light is ___________ the speed of sound.
a)
faster
b)
much faster than
c)
the fastest
d)
as fast
2.
The use of detail is _______ method of developing a controlling idea, and almost all students employ this method.
a)
more common
b)
common
c)
most common
d)
the most common
3.
________ in Stevenson's landscapes, the more vitality and character the paintings seem to possess.
a)
The brushwork is loose
b)
The looser brushwork
c)
The loose brushwork is
d)
The looser the brushwork is
4.
Truman Capote´s "In Cold Blood" is neither journalistically accurate _________.
a)
a piece of fiction.
b)
nor a fictitious work.
c)
or written in a fictitious way
d)
nor completely fictitious.
5.
Vitamin C is necessary for the prevention and __ of scurvy.
a)
it cures
b)
cures
c)
cure
d)
for curing
6.
A baby's development is influenced by both heredity and ___________.
a)
by environmental factors.
b)
environmentally.
c)
the influence of the environment.
d)
environment.
7.
Because bone loss occurs earlier in women than ____, the effects of osteoporosis are more apparent in women.
a)
men do
b)
in men
c)
as men
d)
similar to men
8.

Among geese ____ a highly elaborate form of communication.

a)

occur

b)

occurs

c)

it occurs

d)

they occur

9.

_____ heated by solar energy have special collectors on the roof to trap sunlight.

a)

A home is

b)

A home

c)

Homes are

d)

Homes

10.

____________ to a mobile except that it is stationary.

a)

A stabile similarly

b)

A stabile is similar

c)

That a stabile is similar

d)

A stabile that is similar

11.

The Washington Monument ______________ by Robert Mills.

a)

was designed

b)

it was designed

c)

its design

d)

the design

12.

Millet grows well in dry, sandy soil, and _______ small, edible seeds.

a)

producing

b)

to produce

c)

produced

d)

produces

13.

Mimicry is the condition, in which one living organism closely ______, or mimics, its surroundings.

a)

resembled

b)

to resemble

c)

resembles

d)

resembling

14.

Except for _______ smaller size, the miniature bull terrier is identical to bull terrier.

a)

it is

b)

it has

c)

it

d)

its

15.

Although naked mole-rats appear hairless, __________ thin, scattered hair on their bodies.

a)

those have

b)

there has

c)

they have

d)

that has

16.

At high speeds, the hull of a hydrofoil boat _______ above the water by a wing-shaped structure below the surface.

a)

is raised

b)

that is raised

c)

it is raised

d)

there it is raised

17.

When a complex mirror is illuminated by parallel rays of light, ____________ seems to come from a point behind the mirror.

a)

reflected lights

b)

reflection light

c)

the reflected light

d)

the reflecting light

18.

The Great Rift Valley is one of the most ___________ features of African topography.

a)

distinctively

b)

distinctive

c)

distinction

d)

distinctly

19.

___________ when a mineral deposit lies deep beneath the earth's surface.

a)

That underground mining methods are used

b)

Underground mining methods used

c)

Underground mining method are used

d)

Underground mining method using