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TBI Overview

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ponderosa pine is … of the most of the timber used by forest- product firms in the Black Hills of South Dakota.

a)

the source

b)

as source

c)

the source which

d)

because the source

2.

Computers that once took up entire rooms are now … to put on desktops and into wristwatches.

a)

small enough

b)

smaller than

c)

so small

d)

as small as

3.

According to some educators, the goal of teaching is to help students learn what … to know to live a well-adjusted and successful life.

a)

do they need

b)

they need

c)

they are needed

d)

as they may need

4.

The sapphire’s transparency to ultraviolet and infrared radiation makes … in optical instruments.

a)

it is of use

b)

it uses

c)

it a useful

d)

it useful

5.

… initial recognition while still quite young.

a)

Most famous scientists achieve

b)

That most famous scientists achieved

c)

Most famous scientists who achieved

d)

   For most famous scientists to achieve

6.

Mango trees, … densely covered with glossy leaves and bear small fragrant flowers, grow rapidly and can attain heights of up to 90 feet.

a)

whose

b)

which are

c)

are when

d)

which

7.

Sule asked Tito, “Might you spend the holiday in Tegal last month?”

          We can conclude that … 

a)

Sule asked Tito if he might spend the holiday in Tegal the month before  

b)

Sule asked Tito if he might have spent the holiday in Tegal the month before

c)

Sule asked Tito that he might spend the holiday in Tegal last month

d)

Sule asked Tito that he might have spent the holiday in Tegal last month

8.

The Chisos Mountains in Big Bend National park in Texas were created by volcanic eruptions that occurred ….    

a)

the area in which dinosaurs roamed

b)

when dinosaurs roamed the area

c)

did dinosaurs roam the area

d)

dinosaurs roaming the area

9.

Luis asks, “Why does Mr. Thamrin blame his students?”

          Luis asks …

a)

that Mr. Thamrin blamed his students

b)

why Mr. Thamrin blamed his students

c)

why Mr. Thamrin blames his students

d)

if Mr. Thamrin blames his students

10.

Alaska found the first years of its statehood costly because it had to take over the expense of services … previously by the federal government.

a)

to provide

b)

be provided

c)

prividing

d)

provided

11.

With age, the mineral content of human bones decreases, … them more fragile.

a)

make

b)

and to make

c)

thereby making

d)

who it makes

12.

Not until Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave had been completely explored in 1972 ….

a)

when was its full extent realized

b)

  that its full extent was realized

c)

was its full extent realized

d)

the realization of its full extent

13.

“Can I come to your house tomorrow at 4 pm?”

          “Sorry, I am afraid you cannot. I … a movie with my girlfriend at that time.

a.       will watch

b.       watch

c.       will be watching

d.       am watching

a)

will watch

b)

watch

c)

will be watching

d)

am watching

14.

I am happy that I paid so …. attention to this opportunity. If I took it, I would be in debt.

a)

many

b)

much

c)

few

d)

little

15.

… many copper mines in the state of Arizona, a fact which contributes significantly to the state’s economy.

a)

They are

b)

There are

c)

Of the

d)

The

16.

Margaret Mead studied many different cultures and she was one of the first anthropologists to photograph hers subjects.

a)

studied

b)

different

c)

of the first

d)

hers

17.

Talc, a soft mineral with a variety of uses, sold is in slabs or in powdered form.

a)

a

b)

variety

c)

sold is

d)

form

18.

During the 1870’s iron workers in Alabama proved they could produce iron by burning iron ore with coke, instead than with charcoal.

a)

During

b)

could

c)

burning

d)

instead

19.

Geologists (a) at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory rely (b) on a number (c) of instruments to studying (d) the volcanoes in Hawaii.

a)

Geologists

b)

rely

c)

a number

d)

to studying

20.

Underlying aerodynamics and all (a) other branches (b) of theoretical mechanics are (c) the laws of motion who (d) were developed in the seventeenth century.

a)

all

b)

branches

c)

are

d)

who

21.

Was opened (a) in 1918, the Philips Collection in (b) Washington, D.C., was the first museum in the United States devoted (c) to modern art (d).

a)

Was opened

b)

in

c)

devoted

d)

art

22.

A mortgage enables (a) a person to buy (b) property without (c) paying for it outright; thus more people are able to enjoy to own (d) a house.

a)

enables

b)

to buy

c)

without

d)

to own

23.

Alike (a) ethnographers, ethnohistorians make (b) systemic observations, but they also (c) gather data from documentary and oral sources (d).

a)

Alike

b)

make

c)

also

d)

sources

24.

Basal body temperature refers (a) to the most lowest (b) temperature of a healthy (c) individual during (d) waking hours.

a)

refers

b)

most lowest

c)

healthy

d)

during

25.

Research (a) in the United States on acupuncture has focused (b) on it (c) use in pain relief (d) and anaesthesia.

a)

Research

b)

has focused

c)

it

d)

pain relief

26.

The Moon’s gravitational (a) field cannot (b) keep atmospheric gases from escape (c) into space (d).

a)

gravitational

b)

cannot

c)

from escape

d)

space

27.

Although (a) the pecan tree is chiefly value (b) for its fruit, its wood is used (c) extensively for (d) flooring, furniture, boxes, and crates.

a)

Although

b)

value

c)

is used

d)

for

28.

Born (a) in Texas in 1890, Katherine Anne Porter produced three collection (b) of short stories (c) before publishing (d) her well-known novel Ship of Fools in 1962.

a)

Born

b)

collection

c)

stories

d)

publishing

29.

Insulation from cold, protect (a) against dust and sand (b), and camouflage are (c) among the functions (d) of hair for animals.

a)

protect

b)

sand

c)

are

d)

functions

30.

The notion that students (a) are not sufficiently involved (b) in their education is (c) one reason for the recently (d) surge of support for undergraduate research.

a)

students

b)

sufficiently involved

c)

is

d)

recently

31.

The word “its” in line 4 refers to…

a)

the northeastern coast

b)

Maryland

c)

subsistence economy

d)

the Chesapeake Bay region

32.

32. The author mentions “a gold rush” in line 7 in order to…

a)

illustrate that oysters were very expensive

b)

imply that oystering had a greater impact on Maryland’s economy than mining gold

c)

explain that the new oyster beds were discovered while deposits of gold were being studied

d)

compare the exploiting of the new oyster beds with the excitement of discovering gold

33.

According to the passage, what year was the Chesapeake Bay oyster harvest the largest?

a)

1820

b)

1865

c)

1880

d)

1886

34.

The word “clout” in line 18 is closest in meaning to…

a)

belief

b)

influence

c)

information

d)

division

35.

According to the second paragraph, which of the following was a beneficial effect of the oyster industry?

a)

Oyster fleets increased pay for fishers by one-fifth.

b)

Baltimore constructed a modern sewage treatment plant to keep the Chesapeake Bay clean.

c)

Conservation measures were enforced to protect the reefs where oysters grew.

d)

The people of Maryland gained access to a more nutritious diet including a large quantity of oyster

meat.

36.

According to the second paragraph, which of the following has been revealed by bathymetric surveys of the Chesapeake Bay?

a)

The bottom of the bay has been radically altered by oyster harvesting.

b)

Oysters are still available, but current equipment is unable to harvest them

c)

Oysters have adapted well to significant changes in their environment.

d)

New reefs have formed for oysters to grow in

37.

. The word “speculative” in line 24 is closest in meaning to…

 

a)

radical

b)

popular

c)

theoretical

d)

temporary

38.

It can be inferred from the author’s description of the beamy vessel in the third paragraph that this boat was…

a)

made from planking recovered from old oyster boats

b)

relatively simple in design

c)

rarely used on Chesapeake Bay

d)

able to handle heavy dredges better than earlier boats had

39.

It can be inferred from the passage that the Chesapeake Bay oyster beds were similar to the oyster beds along the northeastern coast in that they…

a)

were discovered following the Civil War

b)

were fished primarily by large sail craft that were operated by the state government

c)

eventually became less productive than they had been in the past

d)

gradually expanded in spite of diseases carried by polluted waters

40.

What does the passage mainly discuss?

 

a)

The oyster industry in the Chesapeake Bay region

b)

The subsistence economy of the Chesapeake Bay region

c)

The exhaustion of commercial oyster beds along the northeastern Coast

d)

Sail craft used in the fishing industry of the nineteenth century