Recycling Exercises

Directions:
√ Each recycling exercise is divided into four quizzes: 1) multiplechoice quiz; 2) sentence-completion
quiz; 3) spelling quiz; 4) 60-word typing test. Time yourself when doing each. √ Do all four
quizzes sequentially to maximize the recycling learning process.

√ When choosing a multiple-choice answer (Quiz #1), do not

Remember!
look for the perfect answer. For TOEFL, and for this text, there
are no perfect answers. Choose the multiple-choice answer you
think is closest in meaning.

√ Answer all multiple-choice questions even if you do not know the answer. For
TOEFL, you will not lose a point if you answer a multiple-choice
question incorrectly, so guess and move on.
Remember! √ For the sentence-completion quiz (Quiz #2), you will have to use the appropriate
part of speech to complete each sentence. For example, you might have to change
a singular noun to a plural noun, or a base verb to the infinitive according to the
syntax of the sentence.

√ When you have finished all 50 exercises, check your scores on page 201.
Recycle those exercises you scored low on.

√ Abbreviations: n = noun, v = verb, adj = adjective, adv = adverb, phr =

phrase, id = idiom, conj = conjunction.

EXERCISE 1-A Multiple-Choice Quiz

Directions: You have 2 minutes to complete this task. Do not use a dictionary.

1. carnivore (n) 6. resolute (adj)

a. plant eater a. reviled
b. meat eater b. harmonious
c. meat and plant eater c. determined
d. primarily a meat eater d. cautious

2. prey on (v) 7. diurnal (adj)

a. to look for a. active at night
b. to think about b. active at dawn
c. to hunt c. active at twilight
d. to communicate with God d. active during the day

3. accelerate (v) 8. species (n)

a. to slow down suddenly a. organisms capable of breeding

b. to speed up quickly and producing offspring of both
c. to take one’s time genders
d. to wander b. specialized animals living in small
groups in Africa
4. camouflage (n) c. large group of animals living in
special areas
a. to hide by disguise or protective d. large warm-blooded animals coloring
hunting by hiding 9. attain (v)
b. a desert animal used for
transportation a. to reach
c. synonym for “color” b. to obtain
c. to complete
5. astounding (adj) d. to borrow
a. amazing 10. eschew (v)
b. incredible
c. unbelievable a. to chew on
d. all of the above b. to avoid
c.to go after
d.to bargain with

Sentence-Completion Quiz
EXERCISE 1-B

Directions: You have 5 minutes to complete this task.

Word carnivore • prey on • accelerate • camouflage • astounding •

List resolute • diurnal • species • attain • eschew •

1. Heshu got a perfect 120 on the TOEFL test. That’s astounding !

2. Every hour all over the world, three species become extinct.
3. Soldiers wear camouflage so they will not be seen on the battlefield.
4. Bats are nocturnal. They hunt at night. Deer are crepuscular. They are active at dawn and dusk.
Cheetahs are duirnal . They hunt during the
day.
5. Lions prey on zebras.
6. When a plane takes off, it accelerate to reach maximum take off
speed.
7. Hernando is very resolute . When he makes up his mind, nothing can change it.
8. The opposite of carnivore is herbivore.
9. Sachi studied hard and attained her goal of becoming a surgeon.
10. Joan eschew peanuts because she is allergic to them.

Multiple-Choice Quiz
EXERCISE 2-A
Directions: You have 2 minutes to complete this task. Do not use a dictionary.
6. selective task (phr)
1. proficiency (n) a. constructive task
a. skill and knowledge b. difficult task
b. easy and effortless c. flexible task
c. luck and timing d. multiple-choice task
d. checking and rechecking
7. constructive task (phr)
2. coherent (adj) a. selective task
a. clear b. development task
b. understandable c. non-TOEFL task
c. intelligible d. attainable task
d. all of the above
8. thesis (n)
3. rate (v) a. opinion
a. to rescind b. position
b. to score c. claim
c. to mark up d. all of the above
d. to reason
9. integral part of (phr)
4. holistic (adj) a. important part of
a. refers to the hole b. not an important part of
b. refers to the whole c. piece of the whole
c. refers to the pieces d. the whole piece
d. refers to the details
10. intelligible (adj)
5. distractor (n) a. understandable
a. for TOEFL, a correct answer b. clear
b. for TOEFL, no answer c. coherent
c. for TOEFL, an answer that looks right but is d. all of the above
wrong
d. for TOEFL, the perfect answer

Sentence-Completion Quiz
EXERCISE 2-B

Directions: You have 5 minutes to complete this task.

Word proficiency • coherent • rate • holistic • distractor • thesis •

List selective task • constructive task • integral part of • intelligible •

1. The most important part of your independent essay is your thesis .

2. A coherent TOEFL essay is intelligible.
3. For each TOEFL reading and listening question, you get four answer choices.
Two choices are obviously wrong, one is right, and one is a distraction .
4. Proficiency means skill and knowledge.
5. ETS calls the TOEFL reading and listening questions selective task
6. The TOEFL speaking and writing questions are called constructive task .
7. Lee’s handwriting is so bad it is not intelligible .
8. The personal computer is an integral part of daily life in the U.S.
9. Traditional Chinese medicine is based on a holistic approach.
10. Your two TOEFL essays will be rate holistically.
 EXERCISE 3-A Multiple-Choice Quiz

Directions: You have 2 minutes to complete this task. Do not use a dictionary.
8. transformation (n)
1. agrarian (adj) a. process of learning
a. related to fields and land and farmers b. process of changing
b. related to oceans and rivers and fishermen c. process of shaming
c. related to math and physics and professors d. process of taming
d. related to cars and trucks and mechanics
9. chaotic (adj)
a. a state of constant change
2. fertile (adj) b. a state of no change
a. good for growing c. a state of equilibrium
b. rich in nutrients d. a state of calm
c. productive
d. all of the above 10. emancipated (adj)
a. enslaved
3. enervating (adj) b. inferior
a. exciting c. free
b. lazy d. superior
c. exhausting
d. afraid

4. reliable (adj)
a. can communicate with
b. can abide with
c. can rely on
d. can lie on

5. prosper (v)
a. to succeed economically
b. to fail romantically
c. to believe resolutely
d. to realize eventually

6. assiduous (adj)
a. lazy
b. smart
c. shy
d. hard working

7. undergo (v)
a. to experience
b. to go through
c. to pass through
d. all of the above
 Sentence-Completion Quiz
EXERCISE 3-B

Directions: You have 5 minutes to complete this task.

Word agrarian • fertile • enervating • reliable • prosper • assiduous •

List undergo • transformation • chaotic • emancipated •

1. When Abraham Lincoln entered Richmond, the defeated capital of the slaveowning south, he was welcomed by
emancipated slaves.
2. Black soil means the land is very fertile .
3. Checking and rechecking these customer accounts is so enervating .
4. Banaz’s life is so chaotic. She is always trying to do five things at
once.
5. It was a big transformation for Sahiba when she moved to Canada and married David.
6. An assiduous worker is a resolute worker.
7. When you move to a new country, you undergo many changes, such as learning how to speak a new language.
8. Why do I need a new car? My old car is perfectly reliable.
9. Beata’s new hat company has really begun to prosper .
10. In North America, many Native Americans followed the buffalo for food while others lived in villages. These Native
Americans grew corn thus they were agrarian while the hunters were nomadic.