TOEFL Section 3 Exercise 13Online version Study each of the passages and choose the best answer to the questions that follow. by Modern English 1 PASSAGE ONE (Questions 1-3) 1. The purpose of this passage is to a A) discuss an example of a particular literary genre b B) tell the story of In Cold Blood c C) explain Truman Capote's reasons for writing In Cold Blood d D) describe how Truman Capote researched his nonfiction novel 2 Which of the following best describes the tone of the passage? a A) Cold b B) sadistic c C) Emotional d D) Descriptive 3 This passage would probably be assigned reading in which of the following courses? a A) Criminal Law b B) American History c C) Modern American Novels d D) Literary Research 4 PASSAGE TWO (Questions 4-6) 4. Which of the following best describes the author's purpose in this passage? a A) To explain the details of a specific court case b B) To demonstrate why confessions made under hypnosis are not reliable c C) To clarify the role of the Supreme Court in invalidating confessions from hypnotized subjects d D) To explain the legal status of hypnotically induced confessions 5 The tone of this passage could best be described as a A) outraged b B) judicial c C) hypnotic d D) informative 6 This passage would probably be assigned reading in a course on a A) American law b B) psychiatric healing c C) parapsychology d D) philosophy 7 PASSAGE THREE (Questions 7-9) 7. The author's main purpose in this passage is to a A) cite statistics about an improvement on the Earth's land surface b B) explain where deforestation is occurring c C) make the reader aware of a worsening world problem d D) blame developing countries for deforestation 8 Which of the following best describes the tone of the passage? a A) Concerned b B) Disinterested c C) Placid d D) Exaggerated 9 This passage would probably be assigned reading in which of the following courses? a A) Geology b B) Geography c C) Geometry d D) Marine Biology
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