TOEFL READING - 6 SKILLS QUIZ

THE ANSWER TO A MAIN IDEA QUESTION IS FOUND...

• IN THE BEGINNING OF THE FIRST PARAGRAPH ONLY

• IN THE LAST LINE OF EACH PARAGRAPH

• IN THE FIRST SENTENCE OF EACH PARAGRAPH

• SCATTERED AROUND THE WHOLE TEXT

TRUE OR FALSE:

MAIN IDEA QUESTIONS ARE ABOUT WHAT PRIMARY POINT THE AUTHOR IS TRYING TO GET ACROSS IN THE PASSAGE.

• TRUE

• FALSE

WHAT IS THE MAIN IDEA IN THIS PASSAGE:

The extremely hot and humid weather that occurs in the United States in July and August is commonly called "dog days" of summer. This name comes from the star Sirius, which is known as the Dog Star. Sirius is the brightest visible star, and in the hot summer months it rises in the east at approximately the same time as the Sun. As ancient people saw this star rising with the Sun when the weather was at its hottest, they believed that Sirius was the cause of the additional heat; they believed that this bright star added its heat to the heat of the Sun, and these two together made summer weather so unbearably hot.

• the name for the summer days came from Sirius, the Dog Star

• dogs generally prefer hot summer days

• the hottest days occur in the summer because of the movements of the Sun and the stars

• Sirius rises at almost the same time as the Sun during the summer months

TRUE OR FALSE:

STATED DETAILS QUESTIONS ARE ABOUT PIECES OF INFORMATION NOT FOUND IN THE TEXT

• TRUE

• FALSE

THE ANSWERS TO A STATED DETAIL QUESTIONS ARE GENERALLY GIVEN _____ AND THE CORRECT ANSWER IS OFTEN _____

• IN THE BEGINNING OF THE SENTENCE/ THE SAME WORD

• IN ORDER IN THE PASSAGE/ A RESTATEMENT OF WHAT IT SAYS IN THE PASSAGE

• IN ORDER/ THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT IT SAYS IN THE PASSAGE

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO FIND IN A STATED DETAIL QUESTION TO BE ABLE TO ANSWER IT?

Many parts of the Southwestern United States would become deserts again without

the waters of the Colorado River. A system of thousands of miles of canals, hundreds of

miles of tunnels and aqueducts, and numerous dams and reservoirs bring Colorado

River water to the area. The lmperial Valley in Southern California is an example of

such a place; it is a vast and productive agricultural area that was once a desert. Today,

2,000 miles of canals irrigate the fertile land and keep it productive.

ACCORDING TO THE PASSAGE, THE IMPERIAL VALLEY...

• is a desert today

• is located in Colorado

• produces a lot of agricultural goods

• does not require irrigation

AN UNSTATED DETAIL QUESTION ASKS YOU TO FIND AN ANSWER THAT IS....

• NOT MENTIONED

• IMPLIED

• NOT TRUE

• MENTIONED BEFORE

IMPLIED DETAIL QUESTIONS WANT YOU TO DRAW CONCLUSIONS FROM INFORMATION THAT IS GIVEN IN THE PASSAGE.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Before ballpoint pens or fountain pens, pens were made from goose feathers. These

goose feathers, called quills, were sharpened and dipped into inkwells, where they

absorbed enough ink to write a few words. It was necessary to keep an inkwell very close by, as frequent dipping was necessary.

These quill pens were one of the earliest products "designed" specifically for left- and

right-handed people. Feathers from the left wing of the goose worked best for right-handers

because of the way that the feathers arched. Feathers from the right wing were

preferred by left-handers.

ACCORDING TO THE PASSAGE, A QUILL CAME FROM

• A TREE

• A BIRD

• A PIECE OF METAL

• A FOUNTAIN PEN