TOEFL - READING TEST 1

What was the aim of the experiment outlined above?

• To investigate whether monkeys could learn to use money

• To investigate where human mistakes come from

• To find out whether it is better to take risks in times of loss

• To determine whether monkeys make more mistakes than humans

Where in paragraph 3 could the sentence below be best placed?

The team distributed metal discs to the monkeys, and taught them that the discs could be exchanged with team-members for food.

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which of the following statements is the best paraphrase of the highlighted sentence?

On a more optimistic note however, humans are fully capable of overcoming limitations once we have identified them.

• Hopefully, humans will soon be able to solve these problems.

• Fortunately, humans can solve problems that we know about.

• Luckily, humans do not have many limitations which have been identified.

• We are happy to note that we can solve the problem which we have identified.

The words 'cottoned on' are closest in meaning to:

• A learnt

• knew

• completed

• concluded

Which paragraph addresses why monkeys were chosen for the experiment?

• Paragraph 2

• Paragraph 3

• Paragraph 4

• Paragraph 5

What can be inferred about Laurie Santos?

• She thinks that both humans and monkeys are greedy.

• Her job frequently involves working with monkeys.

• She believes that humans should never take risks.

• She prefers monkeys to humans.