Senin, 12 November 2018

TOEFL EXERCISES 1



1.    Dinosaurs are classified as reptiles, although some appear to have been warms-bloode
        A                                     B                               C                                         D
Answer : B. as reptiles
It should be ‘as reptile’
Reason : because the word ‘dinosaurs’ already explained it so many.

2.    Every fuel has their own particular temperature at which it begins to burn.
            A                       B                                 C         D
Answer : A. has their
It should be ‘has its’
Reason : the word ‘their’ is plural noun. But the sentence must be used singular noun.

3.     The hormone insulin controls by the amount of sugar in the blood which 
                              A                         B                     C
provides energy for the body.
             D
Answer : A. controls by
It should be ‘is controlled’
Reason : the word ‘control’ must be used verb 2.

4.    Pelican Island in Florida and Oregon Islands in Oregon are wildlife refugees.
            A                 B                         C                                             D

Answer : C. Oregon Islands
It should be ‘Oregon Island’
Reason : the word ‘island’ not use ‘s’, because the word no explained how much.

5.    When the island of Surtsey was eighteen months old a first leafy green plant appeared
     A                B                                                  C                D

Answer : C. a first
It should be ‘the first’
Reason : because before the word ‘a’ not use to be.

6.    Octopuses have not only large brains and also well developed nervous system
          A                                                            B                   D
Answer : B. and
It should be ‘but’
Reason : because in parallelism word ‘not only’ should also follow ‘but also’
7.    Symptoms of mild vitamin C deficiency may be weaknessirritabilitylosing weight,
                                                                        A              B                  C
and apathy.
            D
Answer : C. losing weight
It should be ‘weight loss’
Reason : other words like weekness, irritability, and apathy are noun and “losing weight” is a verb not noun.

8.    Around 1750, electricity experiments became populartity as entertainment at the court
                  A               B                                 C                    D
of the French King Louis XV.

Answer : C. popularity
It should be ‘popular’
Reason : “Became” are often followed by adjectives. The adjective describes the subject of the sentence and not the verb which is why an adverb is not possible.

9.    In 1780, Italian scientist Luigi Galvani mistaken concluded that frogs’ legs contain
                  A                                   B                                                      C
electricity.
       D
Answer : B. mistaken
It should be ‘was mistaken’
Reason : because in this sentence there’s no verb and this sentence is past, so using verb ‘was’ 

10.  Electricity produced by nature is called static electricity because it exerts a forceful
                              A                      B                                                        C
When it is stationary
                        D
Answer : C. forceful
It should be ‘force’

Reason : “a” is indefinite article and follows by noun. Forceful is not noun but adj.