VSTEP READING TEST 4

1. Which of the following is the main topic of the passage?

• A. The image of Mickey Mouse

• B. The life of Walt Disney

• C. The history of cartoon

• D. The definition of American culture

2. What distinguished steamboat Willie from earlier cartoons?

• A. Better colour

• B. A soundtrack

• C. Minnie Mouse as co-star

• D. The longer format

3. The word he in line 15 refers to___________ .

• A. Charles Lindbergh

• B. Disney

• C. Mickey Mouse

• D. Lilian

4. The word appealing in line 16 is closest in meaning to_________ .

• A. attractive

• B. famous

• C. exceptional

• D. distinguishable

5. The word pervasive in line 21 could best be replaced by__________ .

• A. well loved

• B. widespread

• C. often copied

• D. expensive to buy

6. Where in the passage does the author relate how Mickey got his name?

• A. lines 5-7

• B. lines 8-9

• C. lines 11-12

• D. lines 13-15

7. What does the author mean by the statement in lines 13-15 “Although he has....first

cartoons”?

• A. The current version of Mickey Mouse is different in every way from the early cartoons.

• B. The original Mickey Mouse was one of the first cartoon characters.

• C. In the first cartoons, Mickey Mouse looked more like a child.

• D. The personality of Mickey Mouse has not changed over the years.

8. What did Disney mean when he said: “There is a lot of the mouse in me”?

• A. He was proud of the mouse that he created.

• B. He knew that the mouse would be a famous creation.

• C. He created the mouse with many of his own qualities.

• D. He had worked very hard to create the mouse.

9. The first image of Mickey Mouse is described as all of the following EXCEPT that________ .

• A. he was dressed in shorts with two buttons

• B. he had big ears

• C. he wore yellow shoes

• D. he was wearing white gloves

10. The paragraph following the passage most probably discusses__________ .

• A. the history of cartoons

• B. other images in popular culture

• C. Walt Disney’s childhood

• D. the voices of cartoon characters