Reading Comprehension Questions

2 5 INTEREST : OBSESSION
a. mood : feeling
b. weeping : sadness
c. dream : fantasy
d. plan : negation
e. highlight : indication
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CAR : HEADLIGHT
a. bicycle : moped
b. tar : asphalt
c. mail : stamp
d. tree : branch
e. pen : pencil
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SLAPSTICK : LAUGHTER
a. fallacy : dismay
b. genre : mystery
c. satire : anger
d. mimicry : tears
e. horror : fear
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DOOR : HINGE
a. doorknob : doorbell bb. wheel : axle
c. airplane : bicycle
d. root : soil
e. chair : step
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SOUND : CACOPHONY
a. taste : style
b. touch : massage
c. smell : stench
d. sight : panorama
e. speech : oration
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CONVICTION : INCARCERATION
a. reduction : diminution
b. induction : amelioration
c. radicalization : estimation
d. marginalization : intimidation
e. proliferation : alliteration
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UP : DOWN
a. boy : girl
b. burn : scald
c. steam : water
d. green : apple
e. shoe : nose
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UMBRAGE : OFFENSE
a. confusion : penance
b. infinity : meaning
c. decorum : decoration
d. elation : jubilance
e. outrage : consideration
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PROFESSOR : ERUDITE
a. aviator : licensed
b. inventor : imaginative
c. procrastinator : conscientious
d. overseer : wealthy
e. moderator : vicious
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DEPENDABLE : CAPRICIOUS
a. fallible : cantankerous
b. erasable : obtuse
c. malleable : limpid
d. capable : inept
e. incorrigible : guilty 6 501
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2 7 FROND : PALM
a. quill : porcupine
b. blade : evergreen
c. scale : wallaby
d. tusk : alligator
e. blade : fern
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METAPHOR : SYMBOL
a. pentameter : poem
b. rhythm : melody
c. nuance : song
d. slang : usage
e. analogy : comparison
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DIRGE : FUNERAL
a. chain : letter
b. bell : church
c. telephone : call
d. jingle : commercial
e. hymn : concerto
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HAT : HEAD
a. cold : hot
b. winter : snow
c. clothes : closet
d. basic : advanced
e. glove : hand
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SPY : CLANDESTINE
a. accountant : meticulous
b. furrier : rambunctious
c. lawyer : ironic
d. shepherd : garrulous
e. astronaut : opulent
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SONG : VERSE
a. big : small
b. tune : sing
c. puzzle : piece
d. tuna : fish
e. Kalamazoo : Michigan
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AERIE : EAGLE
a. capital : government
b. bridge : architect
c. unit : apartment
d. kennel : veterinarian
e. house : person
Words that mean the opposite of each other. A few examples:
come, go fast, slow bad, good eager, hesitant light, dark skilled, unskilled
ANTONYMS
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60. b. Butter covers bread paint covers wood.
d. A shelf is a part of a bookcase a key is a part of a piano.
a. A group of fish is called a school a group of wolves is called a pack.
a. A scale measures weight a yardstick measures length.
d. Watermelon is a kind of fruit Dalmatian is a kind of canine.
e. A foot propels a skateboard a pedal propels
a bicycle.
c. Stretch and extend are synonyms; shake and tremble are syn-
onyms.
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c. A shield protects from arrows an umbrella protects from raindrops.
e. Starving is an intensification of hungry depressed is an intensifica-
tion of sad.
a. A dermatologist treats acne a psychologist treats a neurosis.
e. A frame surrounds a picture a fence surrounds a backyard.
b. One searches in order to find one explores in order to discover.
c. A pharmacy sells drugs a bakery sells bread.
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a. Layer and tier are synonyms; section and segment are synonyms.
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a. Metropolitan describes urban areas; bucolic describes rural areas.
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d. A teacher works in a school a judge works in a courthouse.
c. A car is powered by gasoline a bicycle is powered by feet.
e. To jog is to run slowly; to drizzle is to rain slowly.
78. c. A radio uses one’s ears a television uses one’s eyes.
79. b. To tailor a suit is to alter it; to edit a manuscript is to alter it.
80. d. A conductor leads an orchestra a skipper leads a crew. a. A chicken produces an egg a cow produces milk. b. A cobbler makes and repairs shoes a contractor builds and repairs buildings. e. To be phobic is to be extremely fearful to be ridiculous is to be
extremely silly.
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84. c. Obsession is a greater degree of interest fantasy is a greater degree
of dream. d. A headlight is part of a car a branch is part of a tree. e. Slapstick results in laughter horror results in fear. b. A door swings on its hinge a wheel rotates on its axle. c. A cacophony is an unpleasant sound a stench is an unpleasant smell. a. A conviction results in incarceration a reduction results in diminution. a. Up is the opposite of down boy is the opposite of girl. d. Umbrage and offense are synonyms; elation and jubilance are
synonyms.
92. b. Being erudite is a trait of a professor being imaginative is a trait
of an inventor. d. Dependable and capricious are antonyms; capable and inept are
antonyms.
94. a. A palm (tree) has fronds a porcupine has quills. e. A metaphor is a symbol an analogy is a comparison. d. A dirge is a song used at a funeral a jingle is a song used in a commercial. e. A hat is worn on the head a glove is worn on the hand. a. A spy acts in a clandestine manner; an accountant acts in a meticulous manner.
99. c. A verse is

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