Questions in the reading section of the TOEFL® iBT are multiple choice and much like those found in older versions of the TOEFL®. The following list explains the question types and number of each type on the test. Questions will not necessarily appear in this order. | 4- 33 m E 2 . Which of the following best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in paragraph 4 Incorrect answer choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information. A Archimedes was so respected that the Roman general who defeated Syracuse ordered a tribute to him. B Archimedes respected the Roman general who defeated Syracuse .and whose soldier killed the mathematician. C After a tribute was ordered the Roman general s soldier killed Archimedes out of respect for the mathematician. D The Roman general s soldier who killed the mathematician ordered a tribute to Archimedes in respect. LISTENING SPEAKING WRITING PRACTICE TEST Filï in the blanks to complete the summary. r t e s a Archimedes was one of the greatest mathematicians in history albeit relatively unknown. He lived in the city of Syracuse which was a point of between the battling powers of Rome and Carthage. During his lifetime Archimedes was famous for designing- weaponry to defend Syracuse including a machine used to sink ships by jweights from a wall and a pump that used a and a screw. Historically he is most known for discovering a method of using water to determine the density of a material although he was most proud of his work that showed the relationship between the surface area and volume of a cylinder __ a sphere. Sentence Simplification Questions 155 __ Chapter ln Bta Music History Read the following passage. Then fill in the diagram with the information that you read. Track 42. Most people think first of jazz when asked to name a distinctly American form of music. However the first homegrown musical genre was actually ragtime. Ragtime originated as a form of popular entertainment in African-American dance halls between 1900 and 1920. It gained standing as a serious musical form only later in the century with the revival of interest in composer Scott Joplin. A piano player and the best known .
