Reading Test

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• XII MIPA 1
• XII MIPA 2
• XII MIPA 3
• XII MIPA 4
• XII MIPA 5

The extremely hot and humid weather that occurs in the United States in July and August is commonly called the “dog days” of summer’ This name comes from the star Sirius, which is known as the Dog Star. Sirius is the brightest visible star, and in the hot summer months it rises in the east at approximately the same time as the Sun. As ancient people saw this star rising with the Sun when the weather was at its hottest, they believed that Sirius was the cause of the additional heat; they believed that this bright star added its heat to the heat of the Sun, and these two together made summer weather so unbearably hot. The topic of this passage is ...

• how dogs like to play during the summer
• the causes of hot and humid weather
• why the hot summer days are known as the "dog days"
• the days that dogs prefer

Flutes have been around for quite some time, in all sorts of shapes and sizes and made from a variety of materials. The oldest known flutes are about 20,000 years old; they were made from hollowed-out bones with holes cut in them In addition to bone, older flutes were often constructed from bamboo or hollowed-out wood.Today’s flutes are generally made of metal, and in addition to the holes they have a complicated system of keys, levers, and pads. The instrument belonging to well known flautist James Galway is not just made of any metal; it is made of gold. The passage indicates that James Gaiway’s flute is made of ...

• bones
• bamboo
• wood
• gold

Early maps of the North American continent showed a massive river that began in the Rocky Mountains, flowed into the Great Salt Lake, and from there continued westward into the Pacific Ocean. This river, named the Buenaventura River, on some maps rivaled the great Mississippi River.This mythical river of course does not exist. Perhaps an early mapmaker, hypothesized that such a river probably existed; perhaps a smaller river was seen and its path from the Rockies to the Pacific was assumed. As late as the middle of the nineteenth century this river was still on maps and explorers were still searching for it. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

• Early Maps of North America
• A Non-Existent River on Maps
• A Comparison of the Buenaventura and the Mississippi Rivers
• Rivers in Mythology

The extremely hot and humid weather that occurs in the United States in July and August is commonly called the “dog days” of summer’ This name comes from the star Sirius, which is known as the Dog Star. Sirius is the brightest visible star, and in the hot summer months it rises in the east at approximately the same time as the Sun. As ancient people saw this star rising with the Sun when the weather was at its hottest, they believed that Sirius was the cause of the additional heat; they believed that this bright star added its heat to the heat of the Sun, and these two together made summer weather so unbearably hot. The main idea of this passage is that ...

• the name for the summer days came from Sirius, the Dog Star
• dogs generally prefer hot summer days
• the hottest days occur in the summer because of the movements of the Sun
• Sirius rises at almost the same time as the Sun during the summer months

Basketball was invented in 1891 by a physical education instructor in Springfield, Massachusetts, by the name of James Naismith. Because of the terrible weather in winter, his physical education students were indoors rather than outdoors. They really did not like the idea of boring, repetitive exercises and preferred the excitement and challenge of a game. Naismith figured out a team sport that could be played indoors on a gymnasium floor, that involved a lot of running, that kept all team members involved, and that did not allow the tackling and physical contact of American-style football. What is the main idea of this passage?

• The life of James Naismith
• The history of sports
• Physical education and exercise
• The origin of basketball

Flutes have been around for quite some time, in all sorts of shapes and sizes and made from a variety of materials. The oldest known flutes are about 20,000 years old; they were made from hollowed-out bones with holes cut in them In addition to bone, older flutes were often constructed from bamboo or hollowed-out wood.Today’s flutes are generally made of metal, and in addition to the holes they have a complicated system of keys, levers, and pads. The instrument belonging to well known flautist James Galway is not just made of any metal; it is made of gold. According to the passage, the oldest flutes ...

• had holes cut in them
• were made of metal
• were made 200,000 years ago
• had a complicated set of levers and pads