reading 1.2

Question 1: Which of the following statements isn't true about Angaur?

• It is in the Palau group of islands

• It is only thirteen kilometres far from Hawaii

• The population on the island is very small

• The head of the island is a woman

Question 2: Which of the following meanings does the word "in return" in the

fourth paragraph have?

• the action of giving something back

• the action of going back to an activity that you used to do

• as a way of thanking somebody for something they have done

• as a response or reaction to something

Question 3: Which of the following statements is the reason why it was easy for

Alex to choose a location?

• He loved the islands

• He had visited the islands many times

• The islands have green forests with interesting wildlife

• The islands are far from Hawaii

Question 4: The word "intended" in the third paragraph could be best replaced by

• designed

• aspired

• admired

• planned

Question 5: Which paragraph gives the reason they got permission to build on

Angaur?

• Paragraph 1

• Paragraph 2

• Paragraph 3

• Paragraph 4

Question 6: Which paragraph tells us about the benefits of the Palau islands?

• Paragraph 1

• Paragraph 2

• Paragraph 3

• Paragraph 4

Question 7: Which could be the most suitable title for the passage?

• Preparations for building

• The dream begins

• A new life in paradise

• The obvious choice

Question 8: What does "they" in the sentence "they are surrounded by a blue ocean

full of colourful fish" in paragraph 2 refer to?

• everything Alex wanted

• the Palau group of islands

• green forests

• the islands of Hawaii

Question 9: According to paragraph 2, which of these statements is true about Alex

Sheshunoff?

• He is good at scuba diving

• Scuba diving is a dangerous sport

• It was easy for him to do everything he wanted

• It is difficult for him to reach the islands

Question 10: Which of these statements is NOT true about Alex Sheshunoff and

Sarah Kalish?

• They have good jobs

• They are homeless

• They come from a city in the USA

• They wanted to build a new home