Reading Test Practice

Reading Test Practice

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Reading Test Practice

Reading Test Practice

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English

University

Practice Problem

Hard

CCSS
RI.11-12.4, RI.11-12.3, RI. 9-10.7

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

1. Which word fits best in the blank?

A. commonly

B. as to

C. as

D. on

Answer explanation

Collocation:

49. refer: referred to (as)

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

2. Which of the following best matches the meaning and connotation of SCOURGE?

A. curse

B. change

C. blessing

D. audacity

Answer explanation

Connotative and Denotative Meanings

Scourge = thing that causes great trouble/suffering

Clues from context: 'it spells the decline and fall of literacy' = negative connotation

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

3. What word fits best in the blank?

A. Subsequently

B. Nevertheless

C. Rather

D. Purposefully

Answer explanation

Implications and Inferences

Logical Connection

A - Chronological (A then B)

B - Conjunction (A and B, surprising)

C - Disjunction (A or B)

D - Cause/Effect

It's not A, it's B.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

4. What does John McWhorter imply with the sentence “If humanity had existed for 24 hours, then writing only came along at about 11:07 p.m.?”

A. Writing is not as important as spoken language.

B. Humans have existed for a very long time.

C. Humans should have developed writing at an earlier stage in their history.

D. The history of writing is very short compared to human history.

Answer explanation

Implications and Inferences

Logical Connection

If, then = Implication.

One thing can only happen if some condition if fulfilled

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

5. Why does the author include the information that just about everyone learns to speak, though not everyone learns to write?

A. To refute the idea that speaking is not important for communication.

B. As evidence that speaking is the basic way in which humans communicate.

C. As an example of why writing is a kind of artifice.

D. To explain how speaking and writing differ.

Answer explanation

Implications and Inferences

Understanding Why

Speaking is a fundamental mode of human communication.

For one... = evidence

Moreover, ... = conjunction (both things happen)

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

6. Which word fits best in the blank?

A. develops

B. begs

C. faces

D. provides

Answer explanation

Collocation:

35. opportunity: provide an opportunity

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

7. Which word fits best in the blank?

A. follow

B. convey

C. suit

D. pose

Answer explanation

Collocation:

31. message: convey a message

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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