WorksheetsReading Test 3
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is the main idea of the passage?
The best school teach a wide variety of subjects.
Education and schooling are quite different experiences.
Students benefit from schools, which require long hours and homework.
The more years students go to school, the better their education is.
What does the author probably mean by using the expression “children interrupt their education to go to school” in paragraph 1?
Going to several different schools is educationally beneficial.
School vacations interrupt the continuity of the school year.
Summer school makes the school year too long.
All of people's life is an education.
The word “bounds” in line 6 is closest meaning to ……….
rules
experience
limits
exceptions
The word “chance” in line 11 in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ........
unplanned
unusual
lengthy
lively
The word “an integral” in line 15 is closest in meaning to ……….
an equitable
a profitable
a pleasant
an essential
The word “they” in line 20 in paragraph 3 refers to .......
slices of reality
similar textbooks
boundaries
seats
The phrase “For example,” in line 22 in paragraph 3, introduces a sentence that gives examples of....
similar textbooks
the results of schooling
the workings of a government
the boundaries of classroom subjects
The passage supports which of the following conclusions?
Without formal education, people would remain ignorant.
Education systems need to be radically reformed.
Going to school is only part of how people become educated.
Education involves many years of professional training.
The passage is organized by ........
listing and discussing several educational problems
contrasting the meanings of two related words
narrating a story about excellent teacher
giving examples of different kinds of schools
The writer seems to agree that .......
Schooling is more important than education
Education is not as important as schooling
Schooling is unlimited and more informal
Education is more influential than schooling
What is the main subject of the passage?
The roles of optical fibers in medicine
New surgical techniques
The invention of optical fibers
A revolution in communication
In lines 2-3, the author uses the expression have opened a window to indicate that the use of optical fibers ……………
has been unknown to the general public until quite recently
sometimes requires a surgical incision
allows doctors to see inside the body without major surgery
has enabled scientists to make amazing discoveries
Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word formerly in line 5?
Previously
Usually
Theoretically
Completely
The word them in line 5 refers to ……..
physicians
optical fibers
pathways
other areas of the body
According to the passage, what is the purpose of the illuminating bundle in a fiberscope?
To reconstruct images
To perform surgery inside the body
To carry light into the body
To collect and focus light
Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word cores?
Clusters
Lines
Tips
Centers
According to the passage, how do the fiberscopes used today differ from those used in five years ago?
They are larger in diameter
They use brighter light
They are longer
They contain more fibers
The word resolution in line 16 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
Efficiency
Sharpness
Inconvenience
Strength
Which of the following is NOT mentioned by the author as one of the advantages of laser surgery techniques?
They are safer than conventional surgery.
They are relatively easy to teach to physicians
They can be performed in a physician’s office.
They can often be performed without anesthesia.
Where in the passage does the author provide a basic description of a fiberscope?
Lines 1-3
Lines 11-13
Lines 7- 9
Line 15
In the first paragraph, what best paraphrases the sentence ‘My day typically starts with a business person going to the airport, and nearly always ends with a drunk’?
Normally, I will take a business person and a drunk at the airport.
Normally, I will go to the airport in the morning and come back with a drunk.
Normally, my first passenger will be a businessman and my last one a drunk.
Normally, I will drive a businessman to the airport and come back almost drunk.
What does Harry probably do for a living?
A tour guide
An agent
A lawyer
A driver
The word ‘circle’ in line 19 could be best replaced by ......
look
drive
walk
ride
In lines 24-25, what does Jennifer mean when she says, ‘Learning your limitations takes years’? It takes a person a long time to ……………..
perform even a basic operation.
understand what he cannot help.
control his weakness in a brain operation.
be able to perform a brain surgery.
The word ‘their’ in line 28 refers to ………
patients’
neurosurgeons’
children’s
adults’
The word ‘perspective’ in line 30 is closest in meaning to ……..
prospective
worry
view
question
According to the passage, whose job involves in a large part listening to others?
Jennifer’s
Harry’s
Luc’s
Solange’s
According to the passage, who is likely to meet different types of people every day?
Solange
Harry
Jennifer
Luc
The word ‘ones’ in line 38 refers to
barristers
judges
advocates
defendants
What is the purpose of this passage?
To discuss the advantages and disadvantages of these jobs.
To report what different people do and think about their jobs.
To raise awareness of the importance of different jobs.
To inform people of what to expect in those jobs.
The word "inactive" in line 5 is closest in meaning to ………..
motionless
occupied
dangerous
reactive
According to paragraph 2, what evidence contradicted the previous beliefs of ‘Mitscherlich’?
Proof of the process of fermentation
Molecules being active at all times
Observed only a single type of crystal
Molecules produce all living organisms
According to Pasteur’s experiments, what did he prove to be true?
The wine would change to vinegar because of fermentation.
Microorganisms were present in all alcoholic drinks.
Yeast was an organism that did not need oxygen to work.
The fermentation was a purely chemical process.
The word "necessitate" in line 20 is closest in meaning to____.
facilitate
require
produce
consume
According to paragraph 5, what did Pasteur publicly refute?
That fermentation contributed to spontaneous generation
That bottle-neck glasses can keep things germ-free
That maggots can form suddenly from matter without warning
That flies were created from the maggots on dead meat
The word "ingenious" in line 34 is closest in meaning to_____.
original
tremendous
controlled
significant
Why does the author describe Pasteur's 'swan neck flask' experiment in line 36?
To explain the method of scientific experimentation
To demonstrate the correct way to do a scientific experiment
To show how microbes contribute to spontaneous generation
To illustrate exactly how Pasteur determined his findings
Which of the following best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence?
Most patients became sick from being infected by doctors in the emergency room.
Hospital wards had become dirty and dangerous places due to the lack of proper training and space.
Pasteur learned that infections could be transmitted to healthy patients from dirty, non- sterile instruments doctors had used on previous patients.
Healthy patients could become infected by sick people, simply by the shake of a hand or sharing a drink.
According to the passage, which method was NOT used in Pasteur's experiments?
Sealed bottles under observation
Disinfection of materials and instruments
Heating to mild temperatures
Going into animal experimentation known to be scientifically unsound
Look at the four squares [_] that indicate where the following sentence can be added to the passage.
Pasteur was successful in producing a safe version of anthrax bacteria which he then injected into a population of cows.
Where would the sentence best fit?
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