Comprehension Test
Comprehension Test
Comprehension Test
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Comprehension Test
1. Emily has three dogs and two cats. They are all brown, but one of the dogs has spots. His
name is Spot.
Which of the following is true?
a) Emily has three animals in total.
b) Emily has more cats than dogs.
c) One of Emily’s cats is black.
d) All of Emily’s dogs have spots.
e) None of these
2. Jane lifted her pen and made a start, writing the essay became easy.
If we change the start of the sentence to:
Writing the essay became easy........
What will the ending be?
a) after starting.
b) after lifting her pen.
c) once Jane lifted her pen and made a start.
d) once she lifted her pen and made a start.
e) None of these.
3. What does this sentence suggest?
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
a) Your own possessions are always worth more to you.
b) Birds are hard to catch, so hang on to one if you catch it.
c) To have something is better than having nothing at all.
d) A trained bird is twice the value of an untrained one.
e) There is no point in being envious.
4. Genealogy is fun. Just as a piece of furniture or a picture takes on much more interest if you
know its history, so does an individual become more real once the ancestral elements that shaped
him are known. An in-depth family history is a tapestry of all those to whom we owe our existence.
Which statement best conveys the theme of this paragraph?
a) Finding out about our ancestors is more interesting than researching the history of objects.
b) Genealogy is a study of people and their belongings in the past.
c) Genealogy is a study of family history.
d) Genealogical research can bring meaning and life to a family’s history.
e) Most genealogies are a waste of effort.
5. Tailgating another vehicle is unsafe and illegal. Many rear-end collisions are caused by drivers
following too close to the vehicle in front of them. The rules state that a driver must keep sufficient
distance from the vehicle in front in order to stop safely and avoid a collision. Drivers should allow
a minimum two seconds’ gap between their vehicle and the one ahead. At sixty kilometers an
hour, this equates to thirty-three meters; at a hundred it equates to fifty-five meters. More distance
is needed to safely stop in rain or poor visibility.
a) all rear end collisions are caused by drivers following too close to the vehicle in front.
b) it may not allow sufficient time and space to stop and avoid a collision.
c) it is against the road rules.
d) it is a reckless practice.
e) None of these.
More distance is needed to safely stop in rain or poor visibility.’ We can infer from this that:
a) people drive faster in rain and poor visibility.
b) the writer is merely calculating on the safe side.
c) braking is more hazardous in rain and poor visibility.
d) he road rules state that this must be so.
e) All of these.