Reading Test Bank 1

Which statement best describes the mood of the crowd in Passage 1?

• They are afraid to explore the dark cave.

• They are eager to have an adventure.

• They are exhausted by the cave's mazes.

• They are annoyed by the stragglers.

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

Which detail from paragraph 1 best supports the answer in Part A?

• The crowd swarmed ashore and soon the forest distances and craggy heights echoed....

• After the feast there was a refreshing season of rest and chat in the shade of spreading oaks.

• Bundles of candles were procured, and straitway there was a general scamper up the hill.

• But the impressivesness of the situation quickly wore off, and the romping began again.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which sentence from Passage 1 supports the inference that it is easy to get lost inside the cave?

• The mouth of the cave was up the hillside - an opening shaped like a letter A.

• Within was a small chamber, chilly as an icehouse, and walled by Nature with solid limestone...

• By-and-by the procession went filing down the steep descent of the main avenue...

• Every few steps other lofty and still narrower crevices branched from it on either hand...

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RI.6.7

Which line about the setting in Passage 1 adds the MOST suspense to the plot?

• Three miles below town the ferryboat stopped at the mouth of a woody hollow and tied up.

• The mouth of the cave was up the hillside - an opening shaped like a letter A.

• By-and-by the procession went filing down the steep descent of the main avenue....

• It was said that one might wander days and nights together through its intricate tangle of rift

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which two details are most important to be included in a summary of Passage 1?

• The crowd decided to explore a mysterious cave.

• No one knew the inside of the cave very well.

• The ferryboat stopped near a woody hollow.

• The crowd rested after they feasted.

• The crowd was tired and hungry.

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

Which detail in Passage 2 best helps the reader understand why the narrator has difficulty clearly explaining his experience?

• When even the painter's brush can't depict the effects unique to the liquid element...

• Conseil and I stayed next to each other, as if daydreaming that through our metal carapaces...

• Truly, this water surrounding me was just a kind of air, denser than the atmosphere...

• My hands parted liquid curtains that closed again behind me, and my footprints faded...

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

The word vista in paragraph 11 of Passage 2 contains the Latin root vis, meaning "to see." What is the meaning of the word vista as it is used in paragraph 11?

• perspective

• analysis

• opinion

• view

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What tone is conveyed by the author's use of first-person narration in Passage 2?

• apprehension

• restlessness

• amazement

• nostalgia

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which sentence from Passage 2 best helps the reader understand the wonder of the exploration?

• I heard a door with watertight seals close after us, and we were surrounded...

• And now, how can I convey the impressions left on me by this stroll under the waters?

• Already I no longer felt the bulkiness of my clothes, footwear, and air tank...

• We were walking on sand that was fine-grained and smooth, not wrinkled like beach sand...

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

Which sentence states a central idea of both passages?

• Adventure is facing the unknown.

• Youth is a time for exploration.

• No one should go exploring alone.

• Nature is a mesmerizing force.

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5