Floods can cause tremendous damage. They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind. It can take months to clean up after a flood. What is the main idea?

Floods can cause a lot of damage.

Floods damage houses and roads.

Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way. Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph?

Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way

Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is

Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short

They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area

The peregrine falcon is a beautiful wild bird. It is also one of the fastest. In 1978, the peregrine falcon was placed on the endangered species list. The main reason the peregrine falcon was dying out was the use of pesticides. Which of the following is NOT a supporting detail?

The peregrine falcon is an amazing bird

The peregrine falcon is one of the fastest wild birds

It was placed on the endangered species list

It was dying out because of pesticides

Soccer is known in some countries as football. It is a popular sport across the world, with over 200 countries playing the sport. It is estimated that over 250 million people, both men and women, play soccer. The sport has been part of the Olympic games from 1900 to 1928 and from 1936 to today. What is the main idea?

Soccer is important at the Olympics.

Soccer is also called football.

Soccer is played by men and women.

When another old cave is discovered in the south of France, it is not usually news. Rather, it is an ordinary event. Such discoveries are so frequent these days that hardly anybody pays heed to them. However, when the Lascaux cave complex was discovered in 1940, the world was amazed. Painted directly on its walls were hundreds of scenes showing how people lived thousands of years ago. The scenes show people hunting animals, such as bison or wild cats. Other images depict birds and, most noticeably, horses, which appear in more than 300 wall images, by far outnumbering all other animals. Early artists drawing these animals accomplished a monumental and difficult task. They did not limit themselves to the easily accessible walls but carried their painting materials to spaces that required climbing steep walls or crawling into narrow passages in the Lascaux complex. Unfortunately, the paintings have been exposed to the destructive action of water and temperature changes, which easily wear the images away. Because the Lascaux caves have many entrances, air movement has also damaged the images inside. Although they are not out in the open air, where natural light would have destroyed them long ago, many of the images have deteriorated and are barely recognizable. To prevent further damage, the site was closed to tourists in 1963, 23 years after it was discovered. Which title best summarizes the main idea of the passage?

Determining the Age of French Caves

When another old cave is discovered in the south of France, it is not usually news. Rather, it is an ordinary event. Such discoveries are so frequent these days that hardly anybody pays heed to them. However, when the Lascaux cave complex was discovered in 1940, the world was amazed. Painted directly on its walls were hundreds of scenes showing how people lived thousands of years ago. The scenes show people hunting animals, such as bison or wild cats. Other images depict birds and, most noticeably, horses, which appear in more than 300 wall images, by far outnumbering all other animals. Early artists drawing these animals accomplished a monumental and difficult task. They did not limit themselves to the easily accessible walls but carried their painting materials to spaces that required climbing steep walls or crawling into narrow passages in the Lascaux complex. Unfortunately, the paintings have been exposed to the destructive action of water and temperature changes, which easily wear the images away. Because the Lascaux caves have many entrances, air movement has also damaged the images inside. Although they are not out in the open air, where natural light would have destroyed them long ago, many of the images have deteriorated and are barely recognizable. To prevent further damage, the site was closed to tourists in 1963, 23 years after it was discovered. Based on the passage, what is probably true about the south of France?

It has a large number of caves.

It is known for horse-racing events.

It has attracted many famous artists.

When another old cave is discovered in the south of France, it is not usually news. Rather, it is an ordinary event. Such discoveries are so frequent these days that hardly anybody pays heed to them. However, when the Lascaux cave complex was discovered in 1940, the world was amazed. Painted directly on its walls were hundreds of scenes showing how people lived thousands of years ago. The scenes show people hunting animals, such as bison or wild cats. Other images depict birds and, most noticeably, horses, which appear in more than 300 wall images, by far outnumbering all other animals. Early artists drawing these animals accomplished a monumental and difficult task. They did not limit themselves to the easily accessible walls but carried their painting materials to spaces that required climbing steep walls or crawling into narrow passages in the Lascaux complex. Unfortunately, the paintings have been exposed to the destructive action of water and temperature changes, which easily wear the images away. Because the Lascaux caves have many entrances, air movement has also damaged the images inside. Although they are not out in the open air, where natural light would have destroyed them long ago, many of the images have deteriorated and are barely recognizable. To prevent further damage, the site was closed to tourists in 1963, 23 years after it was discovered. Why was painting inside the Lascaux complex a difficult task?

Many painting spaces were difficult to reach.

The caves were full of wild animals.

Painting materials were hard to find.

When another old cave is discovered in the south of France, it is not usually news. Rather, it is an ordinary event. Such discoveries are so frequent these days that hardly anybody pays heed to them. However, when the Lascaux cave complex was discovered in 1940, the world was amazed. Painted directly on its walls were hundreds of scenes showing how people lived thousands of years ago. The scenes show people hunting animals, such as bison or wild cats. Other images depict birds and, most noticeably, horses, which appear in more than 300 wall images, by far outnumbering all other animals. Early artists drawing these animals accomplished a monumental and difficult task. They did not limit themselves to the easily accessible walls but carried their painting materials to spaces that required climbing steep walls or crawling into narrow passages in the Lascaux complex. Unfortunately, the paintings have been exposed to the destructive action of water and temperature changes, which easily wear the images away. Because the Lascaux caves have many entrances, air movement has also damaged the images inside. Although they are not out in the open air, where natural light would have destroyed them long ago, many of the images have deteriorated and are barely recognizable. To prevent further damage, the site was closed to tourists in 1963, 23 years after it was discovered. What does the passage say happened at the Lascaux caves in 1963?

Visitors were prohibited from entering.

A new lighting system was installed.

Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way. Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph?

Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way

Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is

Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short

They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area

Were you born after 1985? If so, how long do you expect to live? Most people born after 1985 can expect to live more than 70 years. Of course, this is just a guess based on past records. By the way, females can expect to live about six years longer than males. That’s taken from past records too! What is the paragraph mostly about?

how long you might expect to live

tells that people live to be 100

Someday we will all have robots that will be our personal servants. They will look and behave much like real humans. We will be able to talk to these mechanical helpers and they will be able to respond in kind! Amazingly, the robots of the future will be able to learn from experience. They will be smart, strong, and untiring workers whose only goal will be to make our lives easier. What is this selection mainly about?

Someday we will have robots that will be our personal servants.

We will be able to talk to robots and they will be able to respond.

You should give up if you are the Robots will look and behave much like real humans.

Amazingly, the robots of the future will be able to learn from experience.

Jenny visited her grandmother in the hospital. She saw how kind and helpful the nurses were to her grandmother. Now she wants to be a nurse when she grows up. She wants to help sick people get well. What is the main idea?

Her grandmother was in the hospital.

Jenny was glad the nurses were being kind to her grandmother.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Read the passage carefully and answer the question which come after it.

Just before dark, we took up our abode for the night at a small village, where I bought some food for myself and some corn for my horse at the moderate price of a button, and was told that I should see the river Niger early the next day. The lions here are numerous. The gates of the compound are shut a little after sunset, and no one is allowed to go out after this curfew. The thoughts of seeing the Niger in the morning and the buzzing of the mosquitoes, prevented me from sleeping until nearly dawn. I saddled my horse and was in readiness to start before any of my followers, but on account of wild beasts, we were obliged to wait until the villages were stirring and the gates opened, as this happened to be market-day at Sego, the roads leading to the village were crowded with vendors of merchandise. However, we drew along fairly rapidly in spite of a few halts on account of false alarms, and, after passing through some marshy land, we at last saw in the distance a silver strip.

Question: Why was the price of the food and corn 'moderate'?

It was only a little village, where things are cheaper than in a town.

Corn would be plentiful in such a district

The cost of it all was just a button, which is not a valuable thing.

It was a market-day

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Read the passage carefully and answer the question which come after it.

Just before dark, we took up our abode for the night at a small village, where I bought some food for myself and some corn for my horse at the moderate price of a button, and was told that I should see the river Niger early the next day. The lions here are numerous. The gates of the compound are shut a little after sunset, and no one is allowed to go out after this curfew. The thoughts of seeing the Niger in the morning and the buzzing of the mosquitoes, prevented me from sleeping until nearly dawn. I saddled my horse and was in readiness to start before any of my followers, but on account of wild beasts, we were obliged to wait until the villages were stirring and the gates opened, as this happened to be market-day at Sego, the roads leading to the village were crowded with vendors of merchandise. However, we drew along fairly rapidly in spite of a few halts on account of false alarms, and, after passing through some marshy land, we at last saw in the distance a silver strip.

Question: How do you know that the river Niger was quite near?

There were many mosquitoes

He was told that he would be able to reach it early next day

Wild animals were plentiful there, probably coming to drink

The village was a marsh

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Read the passage carefully and answer the question which come after it.

Just before dark, we took up our abode for the night at a small village, where I bought some food for myself and some corn for my horse at the moderate price of a button, and was told that I should see the river Niger early the next day. The lions here are numerous. The gates of the compound are shut a little after sunset, and no one is allowed to go out after this curfew. The thoughts of seeing the Niger in the morning and the buzzing of the mosquitoes, prevented me from sleeping until nearly dawn. I saddled my horse and was in readiness to start before any of my followers, but on account of wild beasts, we were obliged to wait until the villages were stirring and the gates opened, as this happened to be market-day at Sego, the roads leading to the village were crowded with vendors of merchandise. However, we drew along fairly rapidly in spite of a few halts on account of false alarms, and, after passing through some marshy land, we at last saw in the distance a silver strip.

Question: From what we know, 'We took up our abode' could only be replaced here by:

we pitched a camp

we settled down

we hired a house

we stayed at a hotel

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Read the passage carefully and answer the question which come after it.

Just before dark, we took up our abode for the night at a small village, where I bought some food for myself and some corn for my horse at the moderate price of a button, and was told that I should see the river Niger early the next day. The lions here are numerous. The gates of the compound are shut a little after sunset, and no one is allowed to go out after this curfew. The thoughts of seeing the Niger in the morning and the buzzing of the mosquitoes, prevented me from sleeping until nearly dawn. I saddled my horse and was in readiness to start before any of my followers, but on account of wild beasts, we were obliged to wait until the villages were stirring and the gates opened, as this happened to be market-day at Sego, the roads leading to the village were crowded with vendors of merchandise. However, we drew along fairly rapidly in spite of a few halts on account of false alarms, and, after passing through some marshy land, we at last saw in the distance a silver strip.

Question: What do yo think a 'curfew' is?

A sign that people should stay indoors for the rest of the night.

Another word for 'sunset'

A ceremony which accompanies the closing of the gates

An animal like a lion, which comes out at night

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Read the passage carefully and answer the question which come after it.

Just before dark, we took up our abode for the night at a small village, where I bought some food for myself and some corn for my horse at the moderate price of a button, and was told that I should see the river Niger early the next day. The lions here are numerous. The gates of the compound are shut a little after sunset, and no one is allowed to go out after this curfew. The thoughts of seeing the Niger in the morning and the buzzing of the mosquitoes, prevented me from sleeping until nearly dawn. I saddled my horse and was in readiness to start before any of my followers, but on account of wild beasts, we were obliged to wait until the villages were stirring and the gates opened, as this happened to be market-day at Sego, the roads leading to the village were crowded with vendors of merchandise. However, we drew along fairly rapidly in spite of a few halts on account of false alarms, and, after passing through some marshy land, we at last saw in the distance a silver strip.

Question: When did the writer fall asleep?

He could not sleep at all.

He fell asleep a little after sunset

He did not fall asleep until nearly dawn

We are not told when it was

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Read the passage carefully and answer the question which come after it.

Just before dark, we took up our abode for the night at a small village, where I bought some food for myself and some corn for my horse at the moderate price of a button, and was told that I should see the river Niger early the next day. The lions here are numerous. The gates of the compound are shut a little after sunset, and no one is allowed to go out after this curfew. The thoughts of seeing the Niger in the morning and the buzzing of the mosquitoes, prevented me from sleeping until nearly dawn. I saddled my horse and was in readiness to start before any of my followers, but on account of wild beasts, we were obliged to wait until the villages were stirring and the gates opened, as this happened to be market-day at Sego, the roads leading to the village were crowded with vendors of merchandise. However, we drew along fairly rapidly in spite of a few halts on account of false alarms, and, after passing through some marshy land, we at last saw in the distance a silver strip.

Question: Why had he to wait next morning?

He was not strong enough to open the gates himself

His followers were not ready to start

There was some trouble amongst the villagers

Because the village gates were shut

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Read the passage carefully and answer the question which come after it.

Just before dark, we took up our abode for the night at a small village, where I bought some food for myself and some corn for my horse at the moderate price of a button, and was told that I should see the river Niger early the next day. The lions here are numerous. The gates of the compound are shut a little after sunset, and no one is allowed to go out after this curfew. The thoughts of seeing the Niger in the morning and the buzzing of the mosquitoes, prevented me from sleeping until nearly dawn. I saddled my horse and was in readiness to start before any of my followers, but on account of wild beasts, we were obliged to wait until the villages were stirring and the gates opened, as this happened to be market-day at Sego, the roads leading to the village were crowded with vendors of merchandise. However, we drew along fairly rapidly in spite of a few halts on account of false alarms, and, after passing through some marshy land, we at last saw in the distance a silver strip.

Question: Why were the roads crowded?

The people travelled away from Sego when the gates were opened

The people of Sego wee all merchants

It was market-day in the village

The writer had very many followers

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