ESL Level 4 Reading Assessment

From this passage, a reader can most reasonably conclude that the author believes that

• people spend too much time watching television

• not every country needs to have television

• television can unify people from around the world

• television is as important as schools

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?

• Mental pictures help many to learn

• Some people prefer lists to making mental pictures.

• To learn well you need to be comfortable

• Different individuals have different ways of acquiring information.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following is implied in the passage above?

• Copper is a good conductor of heat.

• Wood and copper conduct heat equally

• Wood is an excellent conductor of heat.

• Matches should be made of copper.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

According to the passage, snakes are

• uncommon pets

• likely to be found in a household with dogs

• found only in zoos

• not allowed in people’s homes

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The passage indicates that Chavez changed lives by

• helping to end the farmworkers’ strikes

• fighting for the rights of farm owners

• working on the farms every day

• improving the conditions for farmworkers

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the main idea of the passage?

• Peanuts was the world’s most widely read comic strip.

• Schulz was a very famous cartoonist

• Schulz turned the pain of his youth into success as an adult.

• The comic strip Peanuts featured children as its only characters.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The author of the passage probably assumes that

• cash will become virtually obsolete in the near future

• using cash will become popular again

• paying with credit cards all the time is dangerous

• societies that do business online will struggle

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

According to the passage, it is wrong to

• use first aid on an accident victim without medical training

• attempt to help an accident victim without permission

• help a victim before an ambulance arrives

• call for an ambulance instead of helping the victim

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

According to the passage, Dr. Ochoa is the first

• Hispanic person to travel into space

• inventor to travel into space

• woman to travel into space

• Hispanic woman to travel into space

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

From this passage a reader can conclude that

• owning a cat requires less work than owning a dog

• people who are away from home during the day should not own a cat

• people who like to play with their pets should own a cat

• owning a cat is more responsibility than owning a dog

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2