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TOEFL Reading 2023 past questions and answers

This 2023 TOEFL Reading set has 20 practice questions. Try these 5 free sample questions, tap a question to reveal the answer and explanation. Then practise the whole 2023 set with instant marking.

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1. Read the notice. RIVERBEND LIBRARY: QUIET-STUDY ROOM UPDATE. Beginning Monday, Room 204 will be reserved for individual study from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on weekdays. After 1:00 p.m., it becomes a reservable group room for teams of two to six people. Students may book one 90-minute afternoon slot per day at the desk or through the library portal. The room has a whiteboard but no projector. Room 206 remains open for group work all day, though it cannot be reserved. What is true about Room 204 after 1:00 p.m.?
  1. Groups of two to six may reserve it for a 90-minute slot.
  2. It is reserved only for individual study.
  3. It is available to groups without a reservation.
  4. It has a projector for group presentations.

Answer: A. Groups of two to six may reserve it for a 90-minute slot.

The notice says afternoon group bookings are available to teams of two to six for one 90-minute slot per day.

2. Read the email. To: Field Course Participants Subject: Saturday shoreline survey Please meet at the east gate of Mariner Park at 7:40 a.m.; the van leaves at 7:50 sharp. Bring a refillable water bottle, closed-toe shoes, and the printed tide chart attached to last week's handout. The department will provide gloves, sample jars, and lunch. Because the site has no lockers, leave valuables at home. We expect to return to campus by 3:15 p.m. If heavy rain begins, check your email by 6:30 a.m. for a cancellation notice. Which item are participants NOT asked to bring?
  1. Sample jars
  2. A refillable water bottle
  3. Closed-toe shoes
  4. The printed tide chart

Answer: A. Sample jars

The email says the department will provide sample jars, while participants should bring the other listed items.

3. Read the schedule. HARBOR ARTS CENTER: SATURDAY WORKSHOPS 10:00-11:20, cyanotype printing, Studio A; 10:30-11:30, clay repair, Studio C; 11:45-12:30, gallery tour, lobby; 12:00-1:00, bookbinding, Studio A. Registration is required for workshops, but the gallery tour is free and open to walk-ins. Each workshop holds 12 people. Visitors registered for one workshop may join the tour if they arrive at the lobby before 11:45. The café closes at noon. What can a visitor registered for cyanotype printing most reasonably do?
  1. Take bookbinding in Studio A at the same time as printing.
  2. Join the gallery tour after the printing workshop ends.
  3. Register for clay repair after arriving at the center.
  4. Buy lunch in the café after the tour ends.

Answer: B. Join the gallery tour after the printing workshop ends.

Cyanotype printing ends at 11:20, before the 11:45 tour, and workshop registrants may join if they reach the lobby in time.

4. Read the neighborhood forum post. Several residents have asked why the Willow Street repair is taking longer than planned. The crew discovered a cracked water valve beneath the pavement, so the city had to order a replacement part rather than simply repave the trench. To keep the block accessible, workers will reopen the north sidewalk each evening, although the south sidewalk will remain closed until Friday. Please use Pine Avenue for deliveries this week. We appreciate everyone's patience and will post another update if the schedule changes. Why does the writer mention the cracked water valve?
  1. To ask residents to repair the sidewalk themselves
  2. To explain why the street will be permanently closed
  3. To announce that deliveries are canceled
  4. To account for the delay in the repair schedule

Answer: D. To account for the delay in the repair schedule

The valve damage required an extra replacement part, which explains why the repair is taking longer.

5. Read the announcement. The campus greenhouse will be closed to visitors from March 4 through March 8 while staff replace its irrigation controls. The work is designed to make watering more consistent and reduce waste. During this period, plant-care demonstrations will move to the east courtyard, weather permitting. Students who reserved a greenhouse tour may either attend a courtyard demonstration or request a full refund by emailing gardens@northlake.edu before March 2. The seed library beside the greenhouse entrance will remain open during its normal hours. In the announcement, “consistent” is closest in meaning to:
  1. regular and dependable
  2. expensive to maintain
  3. limited to a small area
  4. unusual and surprising

Answer: A. regular and dependable

The new controls are intended to make watering happen in a more regular and dependable way.

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