Reading Comprehension

Structure

Directions: Questions 1-5 are incomplete sentences. Beneath each sentence you will see four words or phrases, marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter you have chosen. Fill in the space so that the letter inside the oval cannot be seen.

Look at the following example:

Mt. Hood _______ in the state of Oregon.

1. although
2. and
3. is
4. which

The correct choice is C.

Practice Questions

1. ________ most important event in San Francisco's history was the disastrous earthquake and fire of 1906.

A. The

B. It was the

C. That the

D. There was a

2. Vegetables are an excellent source ________ vitamins.

A. of

B. has

C. where

D. that

3. Microscopes make small things appear larger than ________ .

A. really are

B. are really

C. are they really

D. they really are

4. The city of Montreal ________ over 70 square miles.

A. covers

B. that covers

C. covering

D. is covered

5. Janet Collin's struggle to make a place for herself in ballet is the kind of a life story ________ a fascinating novel might be written.

A. of

B. by

C. for whom

D. about which

Written Expression

Directions: In questions 6-10, each sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked A, B, C, and D. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen.

Look at the following example:

a) Fewest than half of all the adults fully b) understand the c) kinds and amounts of exercise

necessary for an d)effective physical fitness program.

The correct answers is A

Practice Questions

1. How a) many people know that the Brooklyn Bridge b) built in 1883 c) were the world’s first suspension d) bridge?

2. Anna Maxwell’s a) gift for b) organization was c) exemplified by her service d) while the Spanish-American war in 1898.

3. When a a) severe ankle b) injury forced c) herself to give up reporting in 1926, Margaret Mitchell d) began writing her novel, Gone with the Wind.

4. Anna Elizabeth McDowell is a) best b) remembered for a c) weekly journal, Women’s Advocate, d)who she launched in January 1855.

5. A ray of light passing a) through b) the center of a think lens c) keep its d) original direction.

Comprehension

Vocabulary

Directions: Each sentence has an underlined word or phrase. Below each sentence are four other words or phrases, marked A, B, C, or D. You are to choose the one word or phrase that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the underlined word or phrase. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter you have chosen. Fill in the space so that the letter inside the oval cannot be seen.

Look at the following example

It is difficult to get young people to plan for their old age, which seems very distant to them

1. impossible
2. faraway
3. observable
4. fearful

The correct choice is B.

Practice Questions

1. Receptors for the sense of smell are located at the top of the nasal cavity.
1. upper end
2. inner edge
3. mouth
4. division
2. Passenger ships and aircraft are often equipped with ship-to-shore or air-to-land radio telephones.
1. highways
2. railroads
3. planes
4. sailboats
3. Dotting the marshy expanse of the Florida Everglades are little islands known locally as hummocks.
1. generally
2. to all
3. in that area
4. occasionally
4. It is not possible for people to remember everything that they have thought, felt, or done.
1. recall
2. appreciate
3. repeat
4. discuss
5. When preparing a diet, a person should be aware that vitamin D acts to increase the amount of calcium absorbed by the body.
1. schedule of exercise
2. nutritional plan
3. study of longevity
4. medicinal chart

Reading Comprehension

Directions: In this section you will read several passages. Each one is followed by several questions about it. You are to choose the one best answer A, B, C, or D to each question. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen.

Answer all questions following the passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in the passage.

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