PRACTICE TEST TOEFL PBT 1 part 1

PRACTICE TOEFL PBT 1 part 1

STRUCTURE

1.         ________ dancer Isadora Duncan played a major role in the revolution in dance that took place in the early twentieth century.

a.    Because the        b. The         c. She was a          d. Being a

2.         Water pressure __________ cracks open small rocks but also breaks great slabs of stone from the faces of cliffs.

a.    either                 b. not only           c. and so            d. moreover

3.         ________ types of guitars; acoustic and electric.

a.    Basically, there are two        b. Two of the basic       c. Basically, two        d. They are two basic

4.         Both longitude and latitude ­­­­_________ in degrees, minutes, and seconds.

a.    measuring         b. measured         c. are measured       d. being measured

5.         New words are constantly being invented __________ new objects and concepts.

a.    to describe        b. a description of        c. they describe        d. describe

6.         Modern saw blades are coated with a special _________ plastic

a.    reduction of friction       b. reduced-friction       c. friction is reduced       d. friction-reducing

7.         Bricks baked in a kiln are much harder __________ that are dried in the sun.

a.    those              b. than do those        c. than those         d. ones

8.         Exactly _______ humans domesticated animals is not known.

a.    how             b. by means of            c. if                     d. by which

9.         Jerome Kern’s most famous work is Snowboat, _______, most enduring musical comedies.

a.    It is one of the finest                              c. the finest one

b.    of the finest one                                              d. one of the finest

10.     __________ snowfield on a mountain slope reaches a depth of about 100 feet, it begins to move slowly forward under its own weight.

a.       Whenever                         b. A                        c. That a               d. Should a

11.     Most comets have two kinds of tails, one made up of dust, __________ made up of electrically charged particles called plasma.

a.       one another                     b. the other        c. other ones     d. each other

12.     By 1820, there were over sixty steamboats on the Mississippi River, there were over sixty steamboats, on the Mississippi River, _______ were quite luxurious.

a.       many of them                  b. which many                   c. many of which              d. many that

13.     __________ in 1772, Maryland’s state capitol is still in use and is one of the most attractive public buildings in the United States.

a.       It was built                         b. Built                                  c. To build it                        d. Building

14.     Four miles off the southeastern coast of Massachusetts _____________________, a popular summer resort.

a.       lies the island of Martha’s Vineyard lies there

b.      the island of Martha’s Vineyard lies there

c.       does lie the island of Martha’s Vineyard

d.      where the island of Martha’s Vineyard lies

15.     Copperplate, a highly ornate form of handwriting, is _________ longer in common use.

a.       not                        b. none                                                c. never                                                d. no     

ANSWER KEY

1.         B

2.         B

3.         A

4.         C

5.         A

6.         D

7.         C

8.         A

9.         D

10.     A

11.     B

12.     C

13.     B

14.     A

15.     D