Main Idea Exercise

✓ Toefl Exercise 1
1. C. The U.S army post at fort knox
2. C. Where the U.S. keep its gold
3. B. Identifying minerals by means of a scratch test
4. A. The hardness of a mineral can be determined by its ability to make a mark on other
minerals
5. C. The weather in the north atlantic
6. B. Storms of the northern atlantic
7. D. Longfellow wrote long narrative poems that were not always popular with the critics
8. A. Longfellow’s popular appeal
9. C. The popular appeal of the courtship of miles standish

✓ Toefl Exercise 2
1. B. Contrasting views of conflict are presented
2. D. Description of one the opposing views of conflict
3. B. A definition
4. B. It follows chronologically from the ideas in the second paragraph
5. A. Unusual characteristics of the great salt lake are discussed
6. B. The effects of contrasting weather conditions on the size of the lake

✓ Toefl Exercise (skills 1-2)

1. C. Different calenders have dissimilar bases
2. B. Two types of calendars are described
3. A. Vaccines provide immunity to specific disesses
4. B. Three