TOEFL Practice Test: Bycatch & Dinosaur Extinction

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TOEFL iBT® Free Practice Test N°1: Examining the
Problem of Bycatch
QUESTIONS
EXPLAIN FALSE
ANNSWERS
LETTERS AND
WHY
According to
paragraph 1,
which of the
following is true
about the impact
of various
methods of
fishing on the
problem of
bycatch?
A)- This is false
because there are
some methods
which exist to
catch only this
fish that fishers
want.
B) this true
because the
longline could
save some
specific species
from being
unintentionally
cath
The word “acute”
in the passage is
closest in
meaning to
C)
B
According to
paragraph 2, why
have larger mesh
sizes not
provided a
practical solution
to bycatch in
shrimp fishing?
A) it’s false
because, shrimp
are too small to
damage the large
mesh size
D) the shrimp
cannot encounter
the mesh when
the mesh is large
size

According to
paragraph 3,
which of the
following is NOT
a problem
associated with
bycatch in shrimp
fishing?
A) It false
because, in the
shrimp fishers
increase the fuel
costs
D) it is true
because, the
reduction of some
species
population is not
caused by
catching their
young in shrimp
net
According to
paragraph 4, how
does bycatch
sometimes
benefit sport fish,
seabird, crab, and
even shrimp
populations?
According to
paragraph 4, how
does bycatch
sometimes
benefit sport fish,
seabird, crab, and
even shrimp
populations?
B) It is false
because this
paragraph doesn’t
talk about the
intention of
catching
predators.
A) The discarded
fish provides a
large amount of
food for the
predators
Which of the
sentences below
best expresses
the essential
information in the
highlighted
B) The
Overdiscarding
bycatch does not
simplify the
process but
contributes to
C) I didn’t well-
answered caused
of a
misunderstanding.

sentence in
paragraph 5?
eliminates the
apex predators.
Test: Extinction of the dinosaurs
According to paragraph 1,
which of the following is
true of the Late Cretaceous
climate?
B) it is false
because Shallow seas
on the continents keep the
climate relatively constant.
D)the climate
didn’t change
enough.
Why does the author
mention the survival
of snakes, lizards, turtles,
and
crocodiles in paragraph 3?
C) it is false because these
animals couldn’t maintain a
livable body temperature
B) It is true because the
author mentions it to
question the adequation of
his hypothesis
Select 1 answer below.
According to paragraph 3,
which of the following is
true of changes in climate
before the Cretaceous
period and the effect of
these changes on
dinosaurs?
D) it ‘s false the
dinosaurs didn’t
flourish
A) it ‘s what they
say in the text
In paragraph 4, all of the
following questions are
answered EXCEPT:
D) it false
because, it say in
the paragraph on
the last phrase
A)it’s true
because
because, the
paragraphs didn’t
give the reason of
that
Paragraph 5 implies that a
special explanation of the
Ir in the boundary clay is
needed because
A)It’s false
because , the fact
D)it’s not logical
because the
concentration of Ir

didn’t take during
this period
is so important to
be deposited at
this time .