Reading - Implied Detail Questions

Until 1996 the Sears Tower was the tallest building in the worlds, with more than a hundred stories. It is located in Chicago; whose nickname is the Windy City. The combination of a very tall building in a city with such weather conditions leads to a lot of swaying in the breeze.

On a windy day, the top of the building can move back and forth as much as three feet every few seconds. The inside doors at the top of the building open and close, and water in sinks sloshes back and forth.

1. The Sears Tower is probably ...

• as tall as the Empire State Building

• no longer the tallest building in the world

• taller than any other building

• still the highest building in the world

Until 1996 the Sears Tower was the tallest building in the worlds, with more than a hundred stories. It is located in Chicago; whose nickname is the Windy City. The combination of a very tall building in a city with such weather conditions leads to a lot of swaying in the breeze.

On a windy day, the top of the building can move back and forth as much as three feet every few seconds. The inside doors at the top of the building open and close, and water in sinks sloshes back and forth.

2. It can be inferred from the passage that Chicago ...

• Has moderate weather

• Is generally warm

• Has humid weather

• Usually has a lot of wind

Until 1996 the Sears Tower was the tallest building in the worlds, with more than a hundred stories. It is located in Chicago; whose nickname is the Windy City. The combination of a very tall building in a city with such weather conditions leads to a lot of swaying in the breeze.

On a windy day, the top of the building can move back and forth as much as three feet every few seconds. The inside doors at the top of the building open and close, and water in sinks sloshes back and forth.

3. It is implied in the passage that the upper-level doors in the Sears Tower open and close because ...

• The building was poorly constructed

• People go in and out so often

• The building moves in the wind

• There is water in the sinks

The most common last name in the English-speaking world is Smith, which was taken from the job of working with metals. A silversmith, for example, is someone who works with metal silver. Historical records indicate that the use of this last name is at least 700 years old. Today, there are more than 3.3 million Smiths living in the United States and perhaps another million Smiths living in other English-speaking countries worldwide.

4. It can be inferred from the passage that family names ...

• Were always taken from the area where a family lived

• Were short names

• Had little or no meaning

• Could be taken from jobs

The most common last name in the English-speaking world is Smith, which was taken from the job of working with metals. A silversmith, for example, is someone who works with metal silver. Historical records indicate that the use of this last name is at least 700 years old. Today, there are more than 3.3 million Smiths living in the United States and perhaps another million Smiths living in other English-speaking countries worldwide.

5. Which of the following is implied about the Smith family name?

• It is definitely not more than 700 years old

• It existed 600 years old

• It did not exist 500 years ago

• It definitely was not in use 1.000 years ago

The most common last name in the English-speaking world is Smith, which was taken from the job of working with metals. A silversmith, for example, is someone who works with metal silver. Historical records indicate that the use of this last name is at least 700 years old. Today, there are more than 3.3 million Smiths living in the United States and perhaps another million Smiths living in other English-speaking countries worldwide.

6. In England there are probably ...

• More Smiths than there are in the United States

• More than a million Smiths

• Fewer than a million Smiths

• No families with the name of Smith

On the hardness scale, corundum immediately follows diamond, which is the hardest mineral in the world. Corundum is perhaps better known by the names of its gemstones, ruby, and sapphire. Basically, gem corundum is divided into two groups; corundum that is any other color is called sapphire.

Pure corundum is clear, but pure corundum is rarely found in nature. If small amounts of the chemical substance chromic oxide (Cr2O3) got into the crystal structure when it formed millions of years ago, then the corundum turned a deep, rich red, and became ruby.

Red is not the only color that corundum can take on. Other chemical substances enter into the crystal structure of corundum, and it can take on a variety of other colors. Most people associate blue with sapphires, and certainly when corundum contains impurities that turn it blue, it is called sapphire. However, corundum can have a variety of other colors-e.g., green or purple-and still be called sapphire.

7. It can be inferred from the passage that corundum is ...

• The hardest mineral in the world

• Not as hard as sapphire

• The second hardest mineral

• A rather soft mineral

On the hardness scale, corundum immediately follows diamond, which is the hardest mineral in the world. Corundum is perhaps better known by the names of its gemstones, ruby, and sapphire. Basically, gem corundum is divided into two groups; corundum that is any other color is called sapphire.

Pure corundum is clear, but pure corundum is rarely found in nature. If small amounts of the chemical substance chromic oxide (Cr2O3) got into the crystal structure when it formed millions of years ago, then the corundum turned a deep, rich red, and became ruby.

Red is not the only color that corundum can take on. Other chemical substances enter into the crystal structure of corundum, and it can take on a variety of other colors. Most people associate blue with sapphires, and certainly when corundum contains impurities that turn it blue, it is called sapphire. However, corundum can have a variety of other colors-e.g., green or purple-and still be called sapphire.

8. Chromic oxide is probably what color?

• clear

• blue

• red

• green

On the hardness scale, corundum immediately follows diamond, which is the hardest mineral in the world. Corundum is perhaps better known by the names of its gemstones, ruby, and sapphire. Basically, gem corundum is divided into two groups; corundum that is any other color is called sapphire.

Pure corundum is clear, but pure corundum is rarely found in nature. If small amounts of the chemical substance chromic oxide (Cr2O3) got into the crystal structure when it formed millions of years ago, then the corundum turned a deep, rich red, and became ruby.

Red is not the only color that corundum can take on. Other chemical substances enter into the crystal structure of corundum, and it can take on a variety of other colors. Most people associate blue with sapphires, and certainly when corundum contains impurities that turn it blue, it is called sapphire. However, corundum can have a variety of other colors-e.g., green or purple-and still be called sapphire.

9. Yellow corundum is most likely called ...

• gold

• Chromic oxide

• ruby

• sapphire

Darin and Gary had worked all winter down in the basement putting together a model radio controlled airplane. Darin instructed Gary how to make every part, but he allowed Gary to do all the work himself. Gary had to cut out all of the balsa wood parts, glue the pieces together and attach the special skin onto the wooden body of the plane. They even practiced flying a radio controlled model plane on a computer program. Darin drove them to a field to test out the plane. When they returned home, Gary came home crying with his plane in a box. He never worked on a model plane again.
How old do you think Gary is?

• 2
• 11
• 22
• 52

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