GETTING TO KNOW THE TOEFL
dangerous 10. vigorous
(A) hazardous (A) dominant
(B) rigid (B) convenient
(C) commonplace (C) uniform
(D) intolerable (D) strong
TEST QUESTIONS
Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined word or
phrase.
1. Because much collective behavior is dramatic and unpredictable, theories of
such behavior are more evaluative than analytic.
(A) hazardous
(B) unexpected
(C) terrifying
(D) emotional
2. In contrast to their springtime nuptial plumage, ninny songbirds revert to a
drab plumage during the winter.
(A) sensitive
(B) elaborate
(C) different
(D) colorless
3. A seed is dormant at the time it is shed by its parent.
(A) primed
(B) inactive
(C) minuscule
(D) harvested
4. The newspaper trip and the comic book represent the dominant graphic
mythology of the twentieth century.
(A) major
(B) magical
(C) familiar
(D) routine
5. The vast majority of animals exhibit a distinct symmetrical form.
(A) definite
(B) superficial