REVISION 1 - reading test 01

The phrase "a resonant hoot" is closest in meaning to .............

• A. an instrument

• B. a sound

• C. a movement

• D. an offering of food

The phrase "precious charges" refers to ...............

• A. the nest

• B. other nesting owls

• C. the eggs

• D. the hawk and crows

The phrase "weary of" is closest in meaning to .............

• A. tired of

• B. become sad about

• C. support

• D. are attracted to

The phrase "jump-off point" in the passage is closest in meaning to ...........

• A. a bridge across a river

• B. a gathering place

• C. a point of departure

• D. a trading post

The word "preeminent" in the passage is closest in meaning to ...............

• A. oldest

• B. most easily reached

• C. closest

• D. superior

The word "fractions" in the passage is closest in meaning to ............

• A. conspiracies

• B. insubordinates

• C. sections

• D. cliques

The act of destroying is ................ .

The word "overstatement" is closest in meaning to ...........

• A. estimation

• B. falsehood

• C. exaggeration

• D. presumption

The word "populated" is closest in meaning to ...................

• A. inhabited

• B. exiled

• C. traveled

• D. governed

The word "specimens" is closest in meaning to ....................... .