TOEFL Mini-test (Skills 30-32)

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    Linus Pauling has wins two Nobel Prizes: the 1954 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the 1962 Nobel Peace Prize.

    • Has
    • Wins
    • Two Nobel Prizes
    • In Chemistry
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This TOEFL Mini-Test assesses grammatical accuracy through correction of sentences from historical and scientific contexts. It targets common grammatical errors, enhancing language precision and TOEFL exam readiness.

TOEFL Mini-test (Skills 30-32) - Quiz

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  • 2. 

    To overcome rejection of a skin graft, a system for matching donor and recipient tissues has be developed.

    • To overcome

    • Matching

    • Recipient

    • Be

    Correct Answer
    A. Be
    Explanation
    The incorrect underlined option to select is (D) because the sentence is in Present Perfect Passive. This means the BE after the auxiliary must be in its Past Participle form. The correct verb form is "has been developed".

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  • 3. 

    Nails are commonly make of steel but also can contain substances such as aluminum or brass.

    • Are

    • Make

    • Can

    • Contain

    Correct Answer
    A. Make
    Explanation
    The incorrect underlined option to select is (B) because the sentence is in passive. The verb after the BE must be in its Past Participle form. The correct verb form is "made".

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  • 4. 

    The advisor told himself, while listening to the speech, that a dozen other reporters would has already asked that questions.

    • Told

    • Listening

    • Would has

    • Asked

    Correct Answer
    A. Would has
    Explanation
    The incorrect underlined option to select is (C) because the singular verb (has) does not match the plural subject (reporters). The correct form of the verb is "would have".

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  • 5. 

    The Peace Corps was establish on March 1, 1961, by then President John F. Kennedy.

    • The Peace Corps

    • Was

    • Establish

    • Then

    Correct Answer
    A. Establish
    Explanation
    The incorrect underlined option to select is (C) because the sentence is in passive. This means that the verb after the BE must be in past participle. The correct form of the verb is "established"

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  • 6. 

    The idea of using pure nicotine to help smokers stop was first tries in the mid-1980's with nicotine-laced chewing gum.

    • Using

    • To help

    • Stop

    • Tries

    Correct Answer
    A. Tries
    Explanation
    The incorrect underlined option to select is (D) because the sentence is in Past Passive. This means the verb after the BE must be in its Past Participle form. The correct verb form is "tried".

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  • 7. 

    Alice in Wonderland, first published in 1865, has since being translated into thirty languages.

    • Published

    • Has

    • Being

    • Translated

    Correct Answer
    A. Being
    Explanation
    The incorrect underlined option to select is (C) after an auxiliary, or helping verb, we do not use a gerund. The correct form of the verb is "been"

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  • 8. 

    On the huge Ferris wheel constructed for a world exhibition in Chicago in 1893, each of the thirty-six cabs could held sixty people.

    • Huge

    • Constructed

    • Each of

    • Held

    Correct Answer
    A. Held
    Explanation
    The incorrect underlined option to select is (D) because the modal "could" already carries the past tense. This means the verb after the modal must be in base form. The correct form of the verb is "hold".

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  • 9. 

    A patient suffering from amnesia may had partial or total loss of memory.

    • Suffering

    • May

    • Had

    • Loss

    Correct Answer
    A. Had
    Explanation
    The incorrect underlined option to select is (C) because after a modal we use the base form of the verb. The correct verb form is "may have".

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  • 10. 

    At the start of the American Revolution, lanterns were hung in the Old North Church as a signal that the British were came.

    • Start

    • Were

    • Hung

    • Came

    Correct Answer
    A. Came
    Explanation
    The incorrect underlined option to select is (D) because the verb is in simple present but there is a BE verb before it. If there is a verb after BE, it must use the -ing ending. The correct form of the verb is "were coming."

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