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You probably know sharks have very sharp teeth, but did you know they never run out of them? If a shark loses a tooth, another moves forward from within the shark’s jaw, where it keeps a nearly unlimited supply of replacement teeth. This way, it’s almost impossible for a shark to end up without a full set of teeth. This is a phenomenon unique to the shark. No other animal in the world has teeth quite like the shark’s. A shark can go through as many as 20,000 teeth in its lifetime!
What is the main idea from this passage?
shark loses a tooth
sharks have keen teeth
Elephants are the largest living land mammals. The Asian Elephant, also known as the Indian Elephant, can weigh up to 11,000 pounds. The African Elephant is even bigger, weighing as much as 20,000 pounds. The elephant’s gestation period is 22 months, the longest of any mammal, because baby elephants weigh an average of 260 pounds at birth. The largest elephant ever measured was 13 feet tall and weighed 24,000 pounds!
What is the main idea from this passage?
Elephant is an Asian
Elephants are land mammals and included the giant mammals.
Our elementary school chorus had the largest participation in its history this year. They did eight performances - three in school, and five around town - and received an award for Most Improved School Vocal Group from the state. There was a lot of great talent, and ten students make All County Chorus.
What is the main idea from this passage?
A. Our elementary school chorus is very popular.
B. Our elementary school chorus had a very successful year.
C. There are a lot of students in our elementary school chorus.
Helen held the new baby carefully in her lap, while her anxious parents hovered nearby. Helen could hardly believe how tiny she was. Helen’s heart swelled with pride, and a new sense of responsibility.
What is the main idea from this passage?
Helen is going to babysit.
Helen is a nurse.
Helen has a new baby sister.
John trudged off the field, his shoulders slumped, as the batter on deck hurried to home plate. John sighed. Was he ever going to get a hit???
What is the main idea from this passage?
A. John is playing baseball.
B. John just struck out in baseball.
C. John is a baseball coach
The Incredible Machine Everyone has a favorite attraction at an amusement park, and I am no different. However, unlike most people who seem to prefer rollercoasters, my favorite ride is a little more gentle. Every time I go to Coney Island, Navy Pier, or the Santa Monica Pier, I absolutely have to ride the Ferris wheel.
As used in this paragraph , the word "attraction" most nearly means....
sense
park
ride
vision
The Ferris wheel is simple and yet also quite complex. That is, riding it is easy, but how it works is complicated. A series of carts are attached to a wheel, which is attached to a rim. That rim rotates vertically around an axis, and gravity keeps the carts upright. As simple as the ride seems, only advanced engineers can make safe and fun Ferris wheels.
As used in this paragraph , which is the best antonym for complex?
impressive
beautiful
exciting
simple
What It Lacks in Thrills… While the Ferris wheel is not as thrilling as a rollercoaster, it is still very exciting. The fact of being high in the air makes it so much more entertaining than a lot of rides. I mean, how often do you hang from that high up in daily life? Nevertheless, I have to admit, I don’t seek Ferris wheels out because of their excitement. Rather, I find them very relaxing. At the top of the Ferris wheel, you get beautiful sights of the park. You also get a sense of calm that you don’t get in the hustle and bustle of the park below. Additionally, Ferris wheels are also gorgeous to look at when they are lit up at night. In fact, the original Ferris wheel was designed as much to be seen as to be ridden. It Happened at the World’s Fair The first Ferris wheel was made by and named after George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr. He designed it for the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893. It was the tallest attraction there, standing 264 feet high. However, visitors to the fair were impressed by the size of the ride as well as the mechanics of it. In 1893, anything that was not turned by hand was considered a sight to see. And the wheel, which was a machine, was truly incredible to see. Further, as one visitor put it, the wheel was amazing because it seemed to be missing support. That is, it did not look like it could stand on its own. And yet it did and even rotated!
According to the passage, the Ferris wheel was originally designed for....
Coney Island
the world’s fair
Disneyworld
Singapore
For two months, I have been trying to decide who makes the best ice cream. I have narrowed it down to my four favorite manufacturers: Randolph Farms, Goodies, Disco, and Twinkle. Let's start with Randolph Farms. Randolph Farms makes very good ice cream. They have lots of different flavors, but this doesn't really matter to me. That's because I always get coffee flavor. They make the best coffee ice cream in the world. I've never had hot coffee (the drink) but people tell me that Randolph Farms coffee ice cream tastes just like the real thing. Also, Randolph Farms uses all natural ingredients to make their ice cream. This is a good idea, I think.
Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
Strawberry, Vanilla, Chocolate, and Bubblegum Too!
The Four Top Ice Cream Manufacturers
The Finest Ice Cream in the World
Picking the Best Ice Cream Manufacturer
The United States has given the free world the concept of “the American Dream,” and thousands from all over the earth immigrate to America to pursue it. If one works hard, educates oneself and one’s children, obeys the laws, and executes the responsibilities of a citizen, one can expect prosperity. One’s children can only do better. The main idea of this passage is that ....
Hard work reaps rewards all over the earth.
Only the children profit from their parents’ efforts.
“The American Dream” is only a dream.
“The American Dream” promises earthly rewards for productive behaviors.
Working on a computer can be very frustrating if you don’t follow the rules. Rule Number One for word processing is “Save your work frequently.” You can sit and yell at the machine when your stuff disappears. You can bang the keyboard. You can even cry. The fact remains, had you saved frequently, a lot more than nothing would still be there! Which sentence best expresses the main idea?Working on a computer can be very frustrating if you don’t follow the rules. Rule Number One for word processing is “Save your work frequently.” You can sit and yell at the machine when your stuff disappears. You can bang the keyboard. You can even cry. The fact remains, had you saved frequently, a lot more than nothing would still be there!
Which sentence best expresses the main idea?
Even modern computers are not truly user friendly.
Word processing has lots of bugs, and the industry should be ashamed.
When the computer wins and you lose, get angry.
The wise typist “saves” often.
Sam shivered as he passed from the bright sunlight into the gloom of the alley on that brilliant January day. As he pulled his jacket collar closer to his neck, feeling miserable about his mission, the eternally childish shouts from the end of the alley echoed familiarly. He could make out his parents’ silhouettes, posed like old-fashioned boxers, ahead of him in the gloom, and wondered anew at how they could always make him feel like he was the forever big brother, the forever responsible party. The paragraph could be entitled ....
“A Cold January Day”
“The Battered Wife”
“The Child as Parent”
“Alleys”
The effects of the rains on the landscape are devastating. Huge trees are uprooted, and small ones are clogging the streams. Topsoil is filling the ditches, stripping winter lawns and fields, yet in other places it has gathered two feet thick in glue-like deposits. Tree-Dwelling birds are scavenging on the ground for food, and ground-dwellers are sleeping in the trees. All the while, human families stand on the banks of new bodies of water and watch their possessions drown.
According to the detail in the passage....
People are giving up and throwing their things in the streams.
Birds will never live in the trees again.
Farmers will plant the ditches.
Not just huge trees have been uprooted.
We need to vote all of these people out of office. Taxes go up and up, services are worse and worse, teens are running wild, and no one wants to work anymore. The founding fathers would be horrified at what this country has become. The time has come to read our ballots and vote “No!”
The attitude of the writer is ....
amused but irritated
serene yet forceful.
angry and contentious.
clearly reasonable.
Children seem to be of two basic types: neat children who always order their toys and messy ones who never do. Therefore, Carla, Sammy, and Sheika are Type 1, and Charles, Mario, Lolita, and Jasmeen are raging Type 2’s.
The second sentence explain about ....
tells a story about the first for clarification
defines the first for edification
presents an analogy to the first comprehension
classifies and divides example of the first
Bruce is a student at a secondary school. Both of his parents work and they go to work very early. They usually prepare breakfast for Bruce and leave home before Bruce wakes up. Bruce forgot the set the alarm yesterday so he woke up late this morning. He didn’t wear his uniform because it was dirty. He left home without having breakfast and went to school. He was late, and he missed the first lesson. He knocked the door of the classroom and opened it, but there wasn’t anybody inside. He took his seat and started to wait for his friends. He waited about half an hour, but nobody came. He looked out of the window and saw his friends. They were in the garden. He went out the classroom and started to run. He wasn’t careful enough so he fell down the stairs. He felt a sharp pain in his left leg and tried to move it but he couldn’t. Because it was broken.
Why did Bruce wake up late?
Because he didn’t have breakfast.
Because his parents work.
Because he didn’t set the alarm.
Because he prepared breakfast.
Bruce is a student at a secondary school. Both of his parents work and they go to work very early. They usually prepare breakfast for Bruce and leave home before Bruce wakes up. Bruce forgot the set the alarm yesterday so he woke up late this morning. He didn’t wear his uniform because it was dirty. He left home without having breakfast and went to school. He was late, and he missed the first lesson. He knocked the door of the classroom and opened it, but there wasn’t anybody inside. He took his seat and started to wait for his friends. He waited about half an hour, but nobody came. He looked out of the window and saw his friends. They were in the garden. He went out the classroom and started to run. He wasn’t careful enough so he fell down the stairs. He felt a sharp pain in his left leg and tried to move it but he couldn’t. Because it was broken.
Why didn’t Bruce wear his uniform?
Bruce is a student at a secondary school. Both of his parents work and they go to work very early. They usually prepare breakfast for Bruce and leave home before Bruce wakes up. Bruce forgot the set the alarm yesterday so he woke up late this morning. He didn’t wear his uniform because it was dirty. He left home without having breakfast and went to school. He was late, and he missed the first lesson. He knocked the door of the classroom and opened it, but there wasn’t anybody inside. He took his seat and started to wait for his friends. He waited about half an hour, but nobody came. He looked out of the window and saw his friends. They were in the garden. He went out the classroom and started to run. He wasn’t careful enough so he fell down the stairs. He felt a sharp pain in his left leg and tried to move it but he couldn’t. Because it was broken.
What did Bruce do before he opened the door?
He fell down the stairs. He knocked the door. He waited his friends. He looked out the window.
He knocked the door.
He waited his friends.
He looked out the window.
Bruce is a student at a secondary school. Both of his parents work and they go to work very early. They usually prepare breakfast for Bruce and leave home before Bruce wakes up. Bruce forgot the set the alarm yesterday so he woke up late this morning. He didn’t wear his uniform because it was dirty. He left home without having breakfast and went to school. He was late, and he missed the first lesson. He knocked the door of the classroom and opened it, but there wasn’t anybody inside. He took his seat and started to wait for his friends. He waited about half an hour, but nobody came. He looked out of the window and saw his friends. They were in the garden. He went out the classroom and started to run. He wasn’t careful enough so he fell down the stairs. He felt a sharp pain in his left leg and tried to move it but he couldn’t. Because it was broken.
What did he do when he saw his friends in the garden?
He started to wait.
He left home without having breakfast.
He shouted at them.
He went out the classroom and started running.
Bruce is a student at a secondary school. Both of his parents work and they go to work very early. They usually prepare breakfast for Bruce and leave home before Bruce wakes up. Bruce forgot the set the alarm yesterday so he woke up late this morning. He didn’t wear his uniform because it was dirty. He left home without having breakfast and went to school. He was late, and he missed the first lesson. He knocked the door of the classroom and opened it, but there wasn’t anybody inside. He took his seat and started to wait for his friends. He waited about half an hour, but nobody came. He looked out of the window and saw his friends. They were in the garden. He went out the classroom and started to run. He wasn’t careful enough so he fell down the stairs. He felt a sharp pain in his left leg and tried to move it but he couldn’t. Because it was broken.
What happened to his leg?
There was a sharp pain.
He fell down the stairs.
It was broken.
The teacher helped him.
NEW ZOO
A new zoo just opened in our town. We went there last Saturday with my My father. They have (21) ---- interesting animals. There (22) ---- lions, tigers, eagles, bears, elephants, giraffes and many more. The zoo has very large (23) ---- for the animals. They can run around (24) ---- play freely. Some animals are a little (25) ---- at first but you get used to them quickly. (26) ---- some cool off zones where you can get sprayed water by misting fans. These are great (27) ---- hot days. It is usually very crowded here (28) ---- lots of people come with their families and spend all day. They also have several restaurants and snack shops inside the zoo. I like to buy ice cream (29) ---- the snack bar after eating (30) ---- popcorn.
Choose the correct answers to complete the short passage. (They have (21) ---- interesting animals.)
any
much
a little
many
NEW ZOO
A new zoo just opened in our town. We went there last Saturday with my My father. They have (21) ---- interesting animals. There (22) ---- lions, tigers, eagles, bears, elephants, giraffes and many more. The zoo has very large (23) ---- for the animals. They can run around (24) ---- play freely. Some animals are a little (25) ---- at first but you get used to them quickly. (26) ---- some cool off zones where you can get sprayed water by misting fans. These are great (27) ---- hot days. It is usually very crowded here (28) ---- lots of people come with their families and spend all day. They also have several restaurants and snack shops inside the zoo. I like to buy ice cream (29) ---- the snack bar after eating (30) ---- popcorn.
Choose the correct answers to complete the short passage. ( There (22) ---- lions, tigers, eagles, bears, elephants, giraffes and many more.)
are
isn't
is has
got
NEW ZOO
A new zoo just opened in our town. We went there last Saturday with my My father. They have (21) ---- interesting animals. There (22) ---- lions, tigers, eagles, bears, elephants, giraffes and many more. The zoo has very large (23) ---- for the animals. They can run around (24) ---- play freely. Some animals are a little (25) ---- at first but you get used to them quickly. (26) ---- some cool off zones where you can get sprayed water by misting fans. These are great (27) ---- hot days. It is usually very crowded here (28) ---- lots of people come with their families and spend all day. They also have several restaurants and snack shops inside the zoo. I like to buy ice cream (29) ---- the snack bar after eating (30) ---- popcorn.
Choose the correct answers to complete the short passage. (The zoo has very large (23) ---- for the animals.)
areas
schools
libraries
banks
NEW ZOO
A new zoo just opened in our town. We went there last Saturday with my My father. They have (21) ---- interesting animals. There (22) ---- lions, tigers, eagles, bears, elephants, giraffes and many more. The zoo has very large (23) ---- for the animals. They can run around (24) ---- play freely. Some animals are a little (25) ---- at first but you get used to them quickly. (26) ---- some cool off zones where you can get sprayed water by misting fans. These are great (27) ---- hot days. It is usually very crowded here (28) ---- lots of people come with their families and spend all day. They also have several restaurants and snack shops inside the zoo. I like to buy ice cream (29) ---- the snack bar after eating (30) ---- popcorn.
Choose the correct answers to complete the short passage. (They can run around (24) ---- play freely.)
because
and
so
but
NEW ZOO
A new zoo just opened in our town. We went there last Saturday with my My father. They have (21) ---- interesting animals. There (22) ---- lions, tigers, eagles, bears, elephants, giraffes and many more. The zoo has very large (23) ---- for the animals. They can run around (24) ---- play freely. Some animals are a little (25) ---- at first but you get used to them quickly. (26) ---- some cool off zones where you can get sprayed water by misting fans. These are great (27) ---- hot days. It is usually very crowded here (28) ---- lots of people come with their families and spend all day. They also have several restaurants and snack shops inside the zoo. I like to buy ice cream (29) ---- the snack bar after eating (30) ---- popcorn.
Choose the correct answers to complete the short passage. (Some animals are a little (25) ---- at first but you get used to them quickly.)
happy
rich
tired
scary
NEW ZOO
A new zoo just opened in our town. We went there last Saturday with my My father. They have (21) ---- interesting animals. There (22) ---- lions, tigers, eagles, bears, elephants, giraffes and many more. The zoo has very large (23) ---- for the animals. They can run around (24) ---- play freely. Some animals are a little (25) ---- at first but you get used to them quickly. (26) ---- some cool off zones where you can get sprayed water by misting fans. These are great (27) ---- hot days. It is usually very crowded here (28) ---- lots of people come with their families and spend all day. They also have several restaurants and snack shops inside the zoo. I like to buy ice cream (29) ---- the snack bar after eating (30) ---- popcorn.
Choose the correct answers to complete the short passage. ((26) ---- some cool off zones where you can get sprayed water by misting fans.)
There is
There are
there isn't
There aren't
NEW ZOO
A new zoo just opened in our town. We went there last Saturday with my My father. They have (21) ---- interesting animals. There (22) ---- lions, tigers, eagles, bears, elephants, giraffes and many more. The zoo has very large (23) ---- for the animals. They can run around (24) ---- play freely. Some animals are a little (25) ---- at first but you get used to them quickly. (26) ---- some cool off zones where you can get sprayed water by misting fans. These are great (27) ---- hot days. It is usually very crowded here (28) ---- lots of people come with their families and spend all day. They also have several restaurants and snack shops inside the zoo. I like to buy ice cream (29) ---- the snack bar after eating (30) ---- popcorn.
Choose the correct answers to complete the short passage. ((27) ---- hot days. It is usually very crowded here)
at
in
on
under
NEW ZOO
A new zoo just opened in our town. We went there last Saturday with my My father. They have (21) ---- interesting animals. There (22) ---- lions, tigers, eagles, bears, elephants, giraffes and many more. The zoo has very large (23) ---- for the animals. They can run around (24) ---- play freely. Some animals are a little (25) ---- at first but you get used to them quickly. (26) ---- some cool off zones where you can get sprayed water by misting fans. These are great (27) ---- hot days. It is usually very crowded here (28) ---- lots of people come with their families and spend all day. They also have several restaurants and snack shops inside the zoo. I like to buy ice cream (29) ---- the snack bar after eating (30) ---- popcorn.
Choose the correct answers to complete the short passage. (It is usually very crowded here (28) ---- lots of people come with their families and spend all day. )
so
and
but
because
NEW ZOO
A new zoo just opened in our town. We went there last Saturday with my My father. They have (21) ---- interesting animals. There (22) ---- lions, tigers, eagles, bears, elephants, giraffes and many more. The zoo has very large (23) ---- for the animals. They can run around (24) ---- play freely. Some animals are a little (25) ---- at first but you get used to them quickly. (26) ---- some cool off zones where you can get sprayed water by misting fans. These are great (27) ---- hot days. It is usually very crowded here (28) ---- lots of people come with their families and spend all day. They also have several restaurants and snack shops inside the zoo. I like to buy ice cream (29) ---- the snack bar after eating (30) ---- popcorn.
Choose the correct answers to complete the short passage. ( I like to buy ice cream (29) ----the snack bar )
between
for
to
at
NEW ZOO
A new zoo just opened in our town. We went there last Saturday with my My father. They have (21) ---- interesting animals. There (22) ---- lions, tigers, eagles, bears, elephants, giraffes and many more. The zoo has very large (23) ---- for the animals. They can run around (24) ---- play freely. Some animals are a little (25) ---- at first but you get used to them quickly. (26) ---- some cool off zones where you can get sprayed water by misting fans. These are great (27) ---- hot days. It is usually very crowded here (28) ---- lots of people come with their families and spend all day. They also have several restaurants and snack shops inside the zoo. I like to buy ice cream (29) ---- the snack bar after eating (30) ---- popcorn.
Choose the correct answers to complete the short passage. (the snack bar after eating (30) ---- popcorn.)
any
some
much
a
