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TOEFL Junior Reading Practice Tests

10 TOEFL Junior Reading practice tests in the real format, timed like the exam, with answers when you finish. Reading Comprehension: 42 questions in 50 minutes. Non-academic texts (a poster, a notice or an e-mail), a story of about 500 words and academic passages on science, history and the arts, with questions on main ideas, details, vocabulary in context, reference, inference and the author's purpose.

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TOEFL Junior Reading Practice Test 1 with Answers

A free, interactive TOEFL Junior Reading practice test with answers, about 50 minutes.

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This TOEFL Junior Practice Test 1 has 1 paper — Reading. Choose a paper below to start; your browser will load the interactive version automatically.

Reading

Questions 1–4 refer to the following poster.

Read the poster. Then answer questions 1–4.

  1. What is the main purpose of the poster? (A) To announce new opening hours at the library (B) To invite students to join a reading program (C) To ask students to donate their old books (D) To explain how to get a new library card
  2. How can a student earn a stamp? (A) By going to an author visit in the Community Room (B) By signing up for the challenge at the front desk (C) By finishing a book and showing the log to a librarian (D) By watching a movie at Friday Film Night
  3. What will a student who collects ten stamps receive? (A) Two passes to a movie night (B) A tote bag from the library (C) A place on the Wall of Readers (D) A seat at an author visit
  4. What is probably true about the author visits? (A) Students must collect five stamps before they can attend. (B) Some students who want to attend may not get a seat. (C) They take place every afternoon during the summer. (D) Students have to bring a book written by the author.

Questions 5–9 refer to the following e-mails.

Read the e-mails. Then answer questions 5–9.

  1. Why did Liam write to Mr. Grant? (A) To ask for help with a math problem (B) To invite him to a chess tournament (C) To ask him to join the math team (D) To ask him to help lead a new club
  2. Why did Liam think Mr. Grant might be interested? (A) He was once a chess champion. (B) He has already started two other clubs at school. (C) He gives the class brain teasers. (D) He has free time on Wednesdays.
  3. In Mr. Grant's e-mail, the phrase “hold off on” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to (A) try to finish (B) pay attention to (C) wait before doing (D) carry around
  4. According to Mr. Grant, what must happen before the club becomes official? (A) Eight students must join, and the principal must sign a form. (B) Olivia must make posters, and the office must approve and hang them. (C) Liam must bring his chessboard to Room 210 every week. (D) The students must find a room and pay for new chessboards.
  5. What will the club probably do during the first week of each month? (A) Meet in the main office (B) Skip the meeting completely (C) Meet during lunch on Wednesday (D) Meet on Thursday

Questions 10–17 refer to the following story.

Read the story. Then answer questions 10–17.

  1. Which of the following would be the best title for the story? (A) Lost Near the Highway (B) A Little Patience (C) The Shelter's Busiest Day (D) Tyler's First Week at School
  2. The word “budge” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to (A) move (B) bark (C) blink (D) listen
  3. According to the shelter manager, why had Maple not been adopted? (A) She had only arrived at the shelter a few days before. (B) Visitors walked past her because she hid at the back. (C) She barked loudly whenever families came near her. (D) She was older than most of the other shelter dogs.
  4. Why does the author include Tyler's memory of his first week at a new school? (A) To show where Tyler got his idea for helping Maple (B) To explain why Tyler started volunteering at the shelter (C) To show that Tyler still has trouble making friends (D) To introduce the family that later adopts Maple
  5. In paragraph 6, how does Tyler most likely feel when Maple takes the treat from his hand? (A) Disappointed that she took so long (B) Nervous that she might bite his hand (C) Bored because nothing seemed to change (D) Excited, but careful not to scare her
  6. Tyler did all of the following to help Maple EXCEPT (A) read aloud outside her kennel (B) sit so that he was not staring at her (C) leave a treat inside her kennel door (D) take her outside for short walks
  7. The word “they” in paragraph 7 refers to (A) the family (B) the dogs (C) Tyler and Maple (D) the shelter workers
  8. What does the end of the story suggest? (A) Tyler will stop volunteering now that Maple is gone. (B) Tyler will try the same quiet method with the new dog. (C) The gray dog will be adopted by Maple's new family. (D) The shelter manager will ask Tyler to find a new job.

Questions 18–25 refer to the following article.

Read the article. Then answer questions 18–25.

  1. What is the article mainly about? (A) How honeybees make honey from the nectar of flowers (B) Why honeybee colonies need so many worker bees (C) How honeybees tell each other where to find food (D) How scientists build glass hives to study insects
  2. According to paragraph 2, how was von Frisch able to study bee behavior? (A) He watched bees inside hives that had glass walls. (B) He followed foragers as they flew from flower to flower. (C) He attached small radar tags to the bees in his hives. (D) He collected flowers and tested the scents on them.
  3. According to paragraph 3, how do bees that watch a round dance find the food? (A) They follow the dancer when she flies out again. (B) They measure how long the dancer runs in a line. (C) They use the smell of the flowers on the dancer. (D) They fly toward the direction of the Sun.
  4. The word “she” in paragraph 4 refers to (A) the food (B) the forager (C) the Sun (D) the honeycomb
  5. Based on paragraph 4, what would a forager most likely do if the food were in the direction exactly opposite the Sun? (A) Waggle straight up on the honeycomb (B) Run in a small circle in both directions (C) Waggle at an angle to the right of straight up (D) Waggle straight down on the honeycomb
  6. The word “rich” in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to (A) wealthy (B) colorful (C) plentiful (D) distant
  7. According to the article, the waggle dance gives other bees information about all of the following EXCEPT (A) the time when the flowers will close (B) the direction of the food (C) how far away the food is (D) how good the food source is
  8. Why does the author mention the radar tags in paragraph 6? (A) To show that later research supported von Frisch's ideas (B) To explain how bees find their way back to the hive (C) To show that von Frisch made several mistakes (D) To describe a new way that bees communicate with each other

Questions 26–33 refer to the following article.

Read the article. Then answer questions 26–33.

  1. What is the article mainly about? (A) How the first American railroads were built (B) How people measured time before clocks existed (C) Why the prime meridian passes through England (D) Why and how time zones were created
  2. According to paragraph 2, how did a town decide when it was noon? (A) By following the time used by the nearest railroad (B) By noting when the Sun was highest in the sky (C) By setting clocks to the time used in the capital (D) By waiting until the Sun had set in the west
  3. The word “rarely” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to (A) not often (B) quickly (C) usually (D) carefully
  4. According to paragraph 3, why did railroad times cause problems? (A) Trains traveled too slowly to keep to their schedules. (B) Most train stations had no clocks for travelers to check. (C) Companies used different times, which confused travelers. (D) Railroad workers refused to follow the times in the schedules.
  5. Why does the author mention “the day of two noons” in paragraph 4? (A) To show that some railroads refused to use the new time zones (B) To explain why trains ran twice a day in many towns (C) To show that many towns had to reset their clocks that day (D) To explain why each time zone is exactly one hour wide
  6. The word “They” in paragraph 5 refers to (A) the countries' railroads (B) the representatives (C) the time zones (D) the lines of longitude
  7. Based on paragraph 5, a city that is about 30 degrees east of another city would probably have a time that is (A) about half an hour later (B) about two hours earlier (C) exactly the same (D) about two hours later
  8. According to the article, all of the following are true EXCEPT (A) the International Meridian Conference took place in Washington, D.C. (B) railroads in Canada switched to standard time zones in 1883 (C) time zone borders often follow the borders of states or countries (D) the government made time zones official before the railroads used them

Questions 34–42 refer to the following article.

Read the article. Then answer questions 34–42.

  1. What is the article mainly about? (A) How Gutenberg's invention changed the way information spread (B) Why books in Europe were copied by hand for hundreds of years (C) How printers in China and Korea developed movable type (D) Why Gutenberg lost his printing equipment to his partner
  2. According to paragraph 1, why were books so expensive before the printing press? (A) Only wealthy families were allowed to buy and read books. (B) Each copy had to be written by hand, which took a long time. (C) The paper and ink came from countries very far away. (D) Scribes wrote only a few books during their whole lives.
  3. Why does the author mention Bi Sheng in paragraph 2? (A) To explain where Gutenberg learned to work with metal (B) To compare the cost of books in China and in Europe (C) To argue that clay type worked better than metal type (D) To show that movable type existed before Gutenberg's system
  4. The word “adapted” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to (A) bought from someone (B) changed for a new use (C) broke into pieces (D) invented for the first time
  5. According to paragraph 3, Gutenberg's system included all of the following EXCEPT (A) metal letters cast in a hand mold (B) ink made with oil instead of water (C) whole pages carved into wooden blocks (D) a press based on a farm machine
  6. The word “they” in paragraph 3 refers to (A) the grapes and olives (B) the inks of the time (C) the farmers (D) the metal letters
  7. What can be inferred about Gutenberg from paragraph 5? (A) His invention did not bring him much money. (B) He printed only one book during his life. (C) He stopped printing because books were too cheap. (D) He paid back all of his loans very quickly.
  8. According to paragraph 6, how did printing help scientists? (A) Scientists no longer needed to take measurements themselves. (B) Printers corrected the mistakes that scientists made in their work. (C) Printed copies were identical, so scientists shared the same data. (D) Scientists could print their books faster than other writers.
  9. Which of the following best describes how the article is organized? (A) It compares the lives of three inventors from different countries. (B) It describes a problem, earlier solutions, a new invention, and its effects. (C) It lists the steps for printing a page from beginning to end only. (D) It gives the arguments for and against the use of printing presses in Europe.

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About the TOEFL Junior Reading paper

Reading Comprehension: 42 questions in 50 minutes. Non-academic texts (a poster, a notice or an e-mail), a story of about 500 words and academic passages on science, history and the arts, with questions on main ideas, details, vocabulary in context, reference, inference and the author's purpose.

How TOEFL Junior is scored

TOEFL Junior Standard reports Listening, Language Form and Meaning and Reading from 200 to 300 each (total 600-900), with an overall level from 1 to 5 and CEFR levels for each section. Speaking and Writing are each reported from 0 to 16. On 7ESL, the three Standard papers are marked instantly with an unofficial estimate on the 200-300 scale; Speaking and Writing come with model answers and sample answers at every score, and Pro members can have an answer scored by the AI examiner.

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