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TOEFL Reading 2024 past questions and answers

This 2024 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 2024 set with instant marking.

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1. Notice: Harborview Library's seed exchange opens on April 6 in the east lobby. Residents may take up to six seed packets per visit; no library card is required. Please label any donated packets with the plant name and the year collected. The exchange accepts only dry, untreated seeds in sealed envelopes. A gardening volunteer will answer questions from 10:00 to noon on Saturdays through April 27. The library will provide small paper envelopes while supplies last. What must donors do when contributing seeds?
  1. Show a library card at the east lobby desk.
  2. Write the plant name and collection year on each packet.
  3. Donate at least six packets at a time.
  4. Bring only seeds collected during the current year.

Answer: B. Write the plant name and collection year on each packet.

The notice asks donors to label each packet with the plant name and year collected.

2. Email from the campus print center: The large-format printer will be unavailable Tuesday morning while technicians replace a worn feed roller. Standard black-and-white printers on the first floor will remain open, and jobs sent to the large-format queue after 8:00 a.m. will be held rather than canceled. The center expects service to resume by 1:30 p.m.; if the repair takes longer, staff will post an update at the service desk. Students presenting posters for Wednesday's research fair should submit files by Monday at 5:00 p.m. Which student is most likely to avoid a delay?
  1. A student who sends a poster file to the large-format queue Tuesday at 9:00 a.m.
  2. A student who submits a poster file Monday afternoon.
  3. A student who waits until Tuesday noon to check whether the printer is fixed.
  4. A student who sends a standard black-and-white job after 8:00 a.m. Tuesday.

Answer: B. A student who submits a poster file Monday afternoon.

Submitting by Monday at 5:00 p.m. meets the stated deadline before Tuesday's repair.

3. Community pottery studio rules: Open studio hours are Wednesday and Friday, 6:00–9:00 p.m., and Sunday, 1:00–4:00 p.m. Members must reserve a wheel online at least one day in advance. Hand-building tables are available without reservations, but clay must be purchased from the studio. Finished work can be collected after it has been fired; firing usually takes seven to ten days. The studio provides shared tools and aprons, though members may bring their own. What is NOT stated as a studio rule or service?
  1. Members can use hand-building tables without booking them.
  2. Members must reserve a wheel one day ahead.
  3. The studio provides clay at no cost to members.
  4. Fired work is usually ready in about a week or more.

Answer: C. The studio provides clay at no cost to members.

The notice says clay must be purchased from the studio, not that it is free.

4. Riverside shuttle schedule, weekdays: Departures from the train station are at 7:10, 7:40, 8:10, and every 30 minutes thereafter until 6:10 p.m. The ride to the science campus takes 22 minutes. A shuttle leaving the station at 8:10 or later stops at the museum first, adding 8 minutes to the trip. The 7:40 shuttle goes directly to campus. Riders should arrive at the stop five minutes before departure because seats are not guaranteed. What is the earliest time a rider on the 8:10 shuttle can reach the science campus?
  1. 8:32 a.m.
  2. 8:35 a.m.
  3. 8:42 a.m.
  4. 8:40 a.m.

Answer: D. 8:40 a.m.

The 8:10 departure takes 22 minutes plus the 8-minute museum stop, arriving at 8:40.

5. Message on the apartment building noticeboard: Several residents have asked whether the courtyard herb boxes will return this spring. They will, but the maintenance crew needs clear access to the south wall on May 3 to repair a drain. Please move bicycles from that wall by the evening of May 2. Anyone interested in helping plant herbs can meet by the laundry room at 9:30 a.m. on May 10; gloves will be supplied. The building will post a list of selected herbs after residents submit suggestions by May 6. Why does the message mention the drain repair?
  1. To explain why bicycles must be moved from a particular area.
  2. To announce that the courtyard herb project has been canceled.
  3. To tell residents where the planting gloves are stored.
  4. To request suggestions for a new maintenance contractor.

Answer: A. To explain why bicycles must be moved from a particular area.

The drain work requires access to the south wall, which is why bicycles must be moved.

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