Reading comprehension test 1

1. sea coast. 2. ocean floor. 3. shells. 4. white cliffs.

C. The White Cliffs of Dover formed because -

1. sea animals died. 2. there was chalk on the ocean floor.

3. the ocean floor rose up. 4. there is chalk under the soil.
D. Some train tunnels -

1. leave the water behind. 2. allow the train to go through chalk.

3. are on the seacoast of England and France. 4. are stopped by the shells of sea animals
II. We know that gold and silver are elements. An element consists of atoms of only one kind, unlike water, which consists of both hydrogen and oxygen. Another element is radium. Radium is especially interesting, because it produces heat. When soil is carried by rivers down to the sea and falls to the bottom, it often carries radium in it. As more and more soil is washed down into the ocean, more and more radium is carried in it. There, as elsewhere, it constantly produces heat.
A. This story is mainly about -

1. a heat-producing element. 2. gold and silver.

3. soil that is washed down into oceans. 4. atoms of only one kind.
B. Oxygen and hydrogen -

1. are not in the same class as silver and gold. 2. are unlike water.

3. are elements. 4. are not elements.
C. Some heat on the ocean floor comes from -

1. oxygen and hydrogen. 2. radium. 3. the water from rivers. 4. gold and silver.

1. gold. 2. silver. 3. radium. 4. hydrogen.

1. the effect of heat on everything. 2. metal bridges. 3. the cracks in sidewalks. 4. the absence of heat.

1. warms. 2. shrinks. 3. contracts. 4. expands.

1. warm. 2. shrink. 3. contract. 4. expand.

1. expand. 2. shrink. 3. contract. 4. cool.

1. threads. 2. new corn plants. 3. the purpose of corn's silk-like threads. 4. kernels of corn.

1. silk-like threads. 2. kernels. 3. new corn plants. 4. husks.

1. silk-like threads. 2. seeds. 3. husks. 4. a hollow tube.

1. a kernel. 2. the ear of corn. 3. a hollow tube. 4. the covering of the ear.

1. why you can't sink in the Dead Sea. 2. the saltiness of water.

3. the reason for the saltiness of the Dead Sea. 4. how heavy your body is.
B. Water in the Dead Sea is heavier than -

1. a person's body only. 2. ocean water, fresh water, and a person's body.

3. ocean water and fresh water only. 4. ocean water only.
C. The reason for the heaviness of Dead Sea water is -

1. ocean water. 2. materials that would sink. 3. salt. 4. fresh water.

1. a quart of one measured against a quart of another, for example.

2. Dead Sea water measured against ocean water.

3. ocean water measured against fresh water. 4. a person measured against fresh water.

READING TEST 10
I. Why doesn't the air remain still? The reason is that air, when it becomes heated, becomes lighter, and it rises. When it rises, other air moves in to take its place. The temperature of air becomes like the surface of the earth over which it travels. Over dry land, the air can become very hot. Then, when the sun goes down, it cools off quickly. Over water the air heats up more slowly and cools off more slowly. These changes cause the movement of air, which we call wind..
A. This story is mainly about -

1. air over dry land. 2. the heating up of air. 3. how air becomes lighter. 4. why air moves.

1. cools off quickly. 2. becomes lighter. 3. becomes very hot. 4. blows gently.

1. heats up and cools off quickly. 2. only heats up quickly. 3. only cools off quickly. 4. is still.

1. is the movement of air. 2. causes the air to heat up. 3. cools off more slowly. 4. is hotter over water.

1. foods that we eat for dessert. 2. the scientific definition of a fruit.

3. how fruits and vegetables are alike and different. 4. why we call some foods vegetables.
B. Scientifically, a fruit -

1. is the same as a vegetable. 2. is good for dessert. 3. bears seeds. 4. is a seed.

1. something sweet. 2. a vegetable. 3. something that bears seeds. 4. a strawberry or an orange.

1. apples and beans. 2. spinach and potatoes. 3. lettuce and oranges. 4. strawberries and carrots.

1. food and oxygen. 2. keeping warmth inside.

3. the importance of burning inside our bodies to keep us warm.

4. the importance of the sun, a fire, or a hot bath.

1. oxygen. 2. the sun. 3. food. 4. fire.

1. food. 2. the sun. 3. fire. 4. air.

1. make warmth. 2. keep warmth from escaping. 3. are like the sun or fire. 4. require oxygen.

1. drinking. 2. the need of a fish for oxygen. 3. a fish's uses of water. 4. why a fish gulps water.

1. in order to get oxygen. 2. to drink. 3. in order to gulp. 4. to swim in an aquarium.

1. can live for a long time without water. 2. can live for a long time without food.

3. has no need for food and water. 4. has no need for a fresh supply of water.
D. When fishes drink, -

1. they require fresh water. 2. they swallow water, just as we do.

3. they require salt water. 4. they drink water for its oxygen.
V. What do we mean when we speak of a calorie? Well, we know that the food that we eat is burned and provides heat. Some foods can provide much heat, and other foods, very little. The foods that provide much heat provide many calories. We measure the amount of heat a food provides in calories, just as we measure your height in inches or your weight in pounds. A calorie is a measure of the heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of water one degree centigrade. One calorie of food can also raise one pound of matter to a height of 40 inches. Two thousand calories a day of food in the body can provide a lot of heat and a lot of of work.
A. This story is mainly about -

1. calories. 2. heat and work. 3. measuring. 4. the differences in foods.

1. are the same as heat and work. 2. are a measure of too much heat.

3. are the same as food. 4. are a measure of heat and work.
C. Oily foods provide a lot of calories. Therefore, we can say that -

1. oily foods provide a lot of heat and work. 2. oily foods must be avoided.

3. oily foods have too many calories. 4. oily foods provide very little heat.
D. One degree centigrade is a measure of -

1. water. 2. temperature. 3. weight. 4. one gram.

I. A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 1

II. A. 3 B. 4 C. 3 D. 2

III. A. 2 B. 3 C. 3 D. 2

IV. A. 3 B. 3 C. 1 D. 3

V. A. 4 B. 1 C. 3 D. 1

I. A. 1 B. 1 C. 3 D. 4 E. 2

II. A. 3 B. 2 C. 4 D. 3 E. 1

III. A. 4 B. 2 C. 1 D. 3

IV. A. 2 B. 4 C. 1 D. 4

V. A. 2 B. 2 C. 4 D. 1

I. A. 3 B. 2 C. 4 D. 1

II. A. 3 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3

III. A. 4 B. 3 C. 3 D. 1

IV. A. 3 B. 1 C. 2 D. 4

V. A. 1 B. 4 C. 4 D. 4

I. A. 2 B. 1 C. 1 D. 1

II. A. 3 B. 2 C. 2 D. 1

III. A. 1 B. 3 C. 4 D. 4

IV. A. 4 B. 1 C. 3 D. 3

V. A. 2 B. 4 C. 1 D. 3

I. A. 4 B. 2 C. 4 D. 4

II. A. 3 B. 3 C. 1 D. 1

III. A. 1 B. 3 C. 2 D. 2

IV. A. 1 B. 2 C. 4 D. 1

V. A. 3 B. 2 C. 1 D. 3

I. A. 3 B. 2 C. 1 D. 4

II. A. 2 B. 2 C. 2 D. 3

III. A. 2 B. 1 C. 3 D. 1

IV. A. 2 B. 4 C. 1 D. 4

V. A. 1 B. 3 C. 3 D. 2

I. A. 3 B. 2 C. 4 D. 3

II. A. 2 B. 4 C. 1 D. 2

III. A. 1 B. 3 C. 2 D. 1

IV. A. 4 B. 2 C. 1 D. 3

V. A. 2 B. 1 C. 4 D. 3

I. A. 4 B. 2 C. 1 D. 3

II. A. 2 B. 2 C. 1 D. 1

III. A. 2 B. 3 C. 2 D. 2

IV. A. 4 B. 2 C. 2 D. 2

V. A. 3 B. 3 C. 3 D. 4

I. A. 1 B. 3 C. 3 D. 2

II. A. 1 B. 3 C. 2 D. 3

III. A. 1 B. 4 C. 4 D. 1

IV. A. 3 B. 2 C. 2 D. 3

V. A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 1

I. A. 4 B. 2 C. 1 D. 1

II. A. 3 B. 3 C. 1 D. 1

III. A. 3 B. 1 C. 4 D. 2