READING FOR INFORMATIONA AND ENJOYMENT FINAL EXAM

Name

Student Number

Class

• Class J

1. How does the writer organize the idea in the first paragraph?

• a. An idea is presented in time order
• b. An idea is contrasted with one another
• c. A cause is followed by an effect
• d. An idea is supported with reasons

2. The word “astonished” in line 4 is closest in meaning to… .

• a. amazed
• b. terrified
• c. confused
• d. encouraged

3. Why did Isaac Newton design a telescope which used a curved mirror?

• a. Galileo’s telescope concentrated the light and reflected a beam of light to the eyepiece
• b. A ring of colors appeared when Galileo’s telescope was used to see a bright object
• c. The front lens of Newton’s telescope bent, or refracted, the light.
• d. The previous version of telescope separated the light into two specific colors

4. Which of the following statements is correct?

• a. Galileo observed Jupiter, the Moon, and the Milky Way using a reflector.
• b. Hans Lippershey didn’t accumulate a great amount of wealth from his invention.
• c. Newton’s telescope was called refractor because it used a mirror.
• d. The word ‘telescope’ was suggested by Galileo to name his invention.

5. What is the pattern of this paragraph?

• a. Listing
• b. Sequence
• c. Comparison/Contrast
• d. Cause and Effect

6. What is the best main idea of the paragraph?

• a. There are several types of plays written by Shakespeare.
• b. Types of Shakespeare plays are different in many ways.
• c. Shakespeare’s works have affected the plays throughout the world.
• d. The development of Shakespeare’s plays into those famous ones in the history.

7. What is the missing sentence that is best written to complete the paragraph?

• a. When he was only 18, he married Ann Hathaway.
• b. Yet, another kind of play was the comedy.
• c. Shakespeare wrote poetry, but he is best known for his plays.
• d. In fact, Shakespeare wrote many plays, but Marlowe only finished four.