TOEFL Sentence Simplification Questions 2

Question 1

Original: "Although the experiment was costly, the data it produced justified every dollar spent." Which sentence best captures the essential meaning?

Accepted Answer

The expensive experiment yielded data valuable enough to be worth its cost.

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The experiment cost too much money for the data it produced.

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Researchers regretted spending money on the experiment.

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The data was less valuable than the experiment's cost.

Question 2

Original: "The bridge, which had stood for two centuries, finally collapsed during the unusually severe flood." Which sentence best simplifies it?

Accepted Answer

A 200-year-old bridge collapsed in an exceptionally severe flood.

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The bridge collapsed because it was poorly built.

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A new bridge was destroyed by a normal flood.

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The flood was mild but the bridge still fell.

Question 3

In a sentence simplification question, what should the correct answer always preserve?

Accepted Answer

The essential meaning and logical relationships of the original

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Every descriptive detail from the original

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The exact wording of the original sentence

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Only the first clause of the sentence

Question 4

Original: "Not only did the policy reduce traffic, but it also lowered air pollution." Which sentence best simplifies it?

Accepted Answer

The policy both reduced traffic and lowered air pollution.

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The policy reduced traffic but increased pollution.

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The policy failed to affect traffic or pollution.

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The policy only lowered air pollution.

Question 5

Original: "Because she lacked formal training, her success surprised the critics." Which sentence best simplifies it?

Accepted Answer

Critics were surprised she succeeded despite no formal training.

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Critics expected her to succeed because of her training.

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Her formal training guaranteed her success.

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She failed because she had no training.

Question 6

Why are sentence simplification answer choices that add new information usually wrong?

Accepted Answer

They introduce ideas not present in the original sentence

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They are always grammatically incorrect

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They are too short to be correct

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They repeat the original word for word

Question 7

Original: "The medication, while effective, produced side effects severe enough to limit its use." Which sentence best simplifies it?

Accepted Answer

The medication worked but had side effects serious enough to restrict its use.

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The medication was useless and dangerous.

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The medication had no side effects at all.

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The side effects were mild and easily ignored.