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TOEFL Practice Test - Structure Section with 10 Strategies

This practice test covers the Structure section of the TOEFL, presenting key grammar and
sentence structure strategies. Each question includes a strategy to help you understand the
concept and answer accurately.

1. Subject-Verb Agreement
Focus: The subject and verb must agree in number (singular/plural).

Sample Question:
The teacher, along with her students, ___ planning a field trip next week.

Options:
(A) is
(B) are
(C) were
(D) have been

Answer: (A) is

2. Parallel Structure
Focus: Items in a list or series should have the same grammatical structure.

Sample Question:
The new policy encourages students to read, write, and ___ critical thinking.

Options:
(A) developing
(B) to develop
(C) develop
(D) developed

Answer: (C) develop

3. Modifier Placement
Focus: Place modifiers close to the words they describe to avoid ambiguity.

Sample Question:
Running quickly, the dog chased the squirrel across the park. Where should “quickly” be?
Answer: Place ‘quickly’ after ‘the dog’

4. Comparative and Superlative Forms


Focus: Use the correct form (e.g., ‘more’ for two items, ‘most’ for three or more).

Sample Question:
This test is ___ than the last one.

Options:
(A) more difficult
(B) most difficult
(C) difficulter
(D) most difficultest

Answer: (A) more difficult

5. Verb Tense Consistency


Focus: Keep tenses consistent unless there’s a clear reason to shift.

Sample Question:
She worked late and ___ to complete the project.

Options:
(A) tried
(B) tries
(C) will try
(D) trying

Answer: (A) tried

6. Active vs. Passive Voice


Focus: Choose active voice for clarity unless the doer is unknown or irrelevant.

Sample Question:
The experiment ___ by the students.

Options:
(A) conducted
(B) was conducted
(C) conducting
(D) conducts

Answer: (B) was conducted

7. Pronoun Reference
Focus: Ensure pronouns clearly refer to a specific noun.

Sample Question:
Sarah and Jane went shopping, but she forgot her wallet.

Answer: Change ‘she’ to ‘Sarah’ or ‘Jane’ for clarity

8. Countable vs. Uncountable Nouns


Focus: Use correct quantifiers (e.g., ‘many’ for countable, ‘much’ for uncountable).

Sample Question:
How ___ sugar do we need?

Options:
(A) many
(B) much
(C) few
(D) several

Answer: (B) much

9. Conditional Clauses
Focus: Follow structure (e.g., ‘If + simple present, will + base form’ for real conditions).

Sample Question:
If you ___ hard, you will pass the exam.

Options:
(A) study
(B) studies
(C) studied
(D) had studied

Answer: (A) study


10. Conjunctions and Sentence Structure
Focus: Use conjunctions correctly to connect ideas.

Sample Question:
I wanted to go for a walk, ___ it was raining.

Options:
(A) because
(B) but
(C) or
(D) nor

Answer: (B) but

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