iTEP TEST-Reading Section Practice

iTEP TEST-Reading Section Practice

UNINORTE-EHS 5

Prof. Hendrick

Reading Part 1— Practice Exercise 1

The History of Compact Discs

Multiple Choice

The word “dramatically” as used in the passage means:

• Showily

• Pertaining to theater

• In a steep way

• Heightened

READING PART 2 – PRACTICE EXERCISE 1

HOMING PIGEONS

Multiple Choice

The word “innate” as used in the passage probably means:

• Evolutionary

• Instinctive

• Preternatural

• Flying

Multiple Choice

The passage mentions the ‘single’ location in paragraph 4 to emphasize:

• Pigeons mate for life

• The limitations of pigeon mail

• The effect of sunlight on pigeons’ navigation

• The effect of the magnetic field on pigeons’ navigation

Multiple Choice

It can be concluded from the passage that:

• Not all carrier pigeons can detect the Earth’s magnetic field

• All pigeon species can carry messages

• Pigeons have more than one nest

• The field of carrier pigeon research has recently expanded

Multiple Choice

The passage attributes the decrease of use of carrier pigeons to:

• Lack of proper research

• Changes in natural habitat

• Changes in the Earth’s magnetic field

• Improvements in communications technology

Multiple Choice

It can be understood from the passage that the idea of ‘homing’:

• Can refer to all bird species

• Relies only on ‘olfactory’ senses

• Is an important quality of certain pigeon species

• Was first introduced in Ancient Greece

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of mentioning Egypt and Persia in paragraph 3?

• To demonstrate the great distances that pigeons can fly

• To show places where pigeons have been used by armies

• To illustrate how the use of carrier pigeons has changed

• To give an example of earliest uses of carrier pigeons