If you have to put something on display what might it suggest about you behind closed doors?

You want to be seen to care about an issue.

What is an inference?

A conclusion reached by combining evidence and reasoning.

Who is going green in the situations below?

A woman who is changing her car for an electric car.

"People are shunning refugees" - choose the sentence below which most closely resembles this.

People are making a conscious effort to ignore refugees.

If someone decides to opt out of a challenge, what have they decided?

To choose differently than what they had already chosen.

What does it mean if you put "your environmentally friendly face on display"?

You like to demonstrate your care for the environment.

"People tend to shop for ethical goods when others are looking". Choose the closest meaning.

People are more likely to shop ethically when others watch.

Which synonyms is closest in meaning to "welcome to my neighbourhood?"

Welcome to my neck of the woods.

Who is acting most hypocritically in the situations below?

A politican who promises to make change just to get elected.

studbud

PAU English Reading Comprehension.

30 termsStudBud Administration354 plays

A quiz to test students' preparation for PAU reading comprehension exercises (vocabulary and implicit/explicit meaning) #pau #examens #exams #spanishcurriculum #university #entrancetouni #lastyears #finalyears #bachillerato #secondary

Flashcards30 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 30

Answers

1
How many customers per day do fast food restaurants serve in America?
35 million.
1.2 million.
750,000.
50 million.
2
If someone is "down to earth", how else might you describe them?
Romantic.
Funny and resourceful.
Without pretensions.
Kind and light-heartened.
3
If you have to put something on display what might it suggest about you behind closed doors?
You act the same in public and in private.
You want to be seen to care about an issue.
Perhaps you are uncertain of your position on the issue.
You care more about the issue in private.
4
Choose the definition which is closest in meaning to the word 'hypocritical'.
Acting with alternative motives.
Acting with pretence.
Acting with integrity.
Acting openly.
5
People who go green are often portrayed mockingly by the media as...
Grass suckers.
Grass enthusiasts.
Tree huggers.
Trees hippies.
6
I do go out and socialise but it is genuinely once in a blue...
Field.
Room.
Moon.
Sunset.
7
What is an inference?
A conclusion based solely on reasoning alone.
A conclusion reached by combining evidence and reasoning.
A conclusion based entirely on evidence.
A conclusion not based in evidence.
8
If something is a passing fashion , what does it suggest about the time that it will be around?
It will not be successful.
It will run its course.
It will be over quickly.
It will last fairly long.
9
Who is going green in the situations below?
A woman who is changing her car for an electric car.
Two children who are watering plants.
A student who is listening to classical music.
A man who is buying a gym membership.
10
Which one of the following words is not a synonym for 'hypocritical'.
Smug
Sanctimonious
Pious
Smog
11
"People are shunning refugees" - choose the sentence below which most closely resembles this.
People are making a conscious effort to ignore refugees.
There is no attention being paid to refugees.
People are paying less though still some attention.
Overall people are paying attention.
12
"Marley was dead, to begin with". Choose the example of explicit meaning below.
Marley is dead.
We think that Marley is dead.
Marley has been dead for a while now.
Marley has died recently.
13
How many hamburgers do McDonalds sell per second?
Seventy five
Eighty eight.
Seventy.
Fifty.
14
If someone decides to opt out of a challenge, what have they decided?
To choose differently than what they had already chosen.
To make a choice based on fear.
To continue with the challenge anyway.
To return to their original decision of not doing it.
15
"After getting a 9.5 in the exam, Bill thinks he is the bees knees". What does Bill think?
He was lucky to get away with a 9.5.
He should study more.
He is the best...ever.
The exam was easy.
16
Combining a life of satisfying work and being able to travel would really be the best of both..
Worlds.
Zones.
Realms
Reigns
17
What does it mean if you put "your environmentally friendly face on display"?
You dress up like an aspect of the environment.
You like to demonstrate your care for the environment.
You paint your face like a tree.
You like to show people you care about the environment.
18
If you are asked to look for explicit meaning in a text, what are you looking for?
That which is suggested.
Hidden ideas.
Subtle messages.
That which is obvious.
19
"Marley was dead, to begin with". Which sentence is not an example of inferencing?
Marley is a key character in the story.
There is something important about the way Marley died.
Marley is dead.
It is important to the story that Marley is dead.
20
"People tend to shop for ethical goods when others are looking". Choose the closest meaning.
People are more likely to shop ethically when others watch.
People are not influenced by people either way.
People will buy ethical goods regardless.
People will buy ethical goods when others are watching.
21
Which synonyms is closest in meaning to "welcome to my neighbourhood?"
Welcome to my hull of the ship.
Welcome to the ship deck.
Welcome to my neck of the forest.
Welcome to my neck of the woods.
22
If you express an unpopular opinion about something or someone, you may be described as...
A voice in the wilderness.
A chancer.
A man standing tall.
A long shooter.
23
Someone who is unselfish and cares tirelessly for the well-being of other people can also be...
An altruistic person.
An old soul.
An egotistical person.
A sentimentalist.
24
Search for implicit meaning in a text means you are searching for what?
Hidden messages.
Conclusions.
Obvious ideas.
Dialogue.
25
If you (and you shouldn't) shun someone, what have you done to them?
Ignored them bitterly.
Punched them.
Broken their heart.
Hit them.
26
Who is acting most hypocritically in the situations below?
A politican who attempts to change facilities.
A politican who promises to make change just to get elected.
A politican who promises to change facilities and attempts.
A politican who never promised anything in the first place.
27
If you are at sea, what has happened to you? (idiom).
You are hungry.
You are confused.
You are abandoned.
You are lost.
28
What phrasal verb can mean the same as "to infer?"
To read into.
To read on.
To read over.
To read onto.
29
What does the verb "to opt" mean?
To demand.
To choose.
To provide.
To answer.
30
Which idiom is suggesting you hurry up?
Don't dance on the branches.
Don't beat around the bush.
Don't back away from the tree.
Don't hang off the tree.

PAU English Reading Comprehension. Flashcards | StudBud

PAU English Reading Comprehension.

30 termsStudBud Administration354 plays

Flashcards30 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 30

Answers

1
How many customers per day do fast food restaurants serve in America?
35 million.
1.2 million.
750,000.
50 million.
2
If someone is "down to earth", how else might you describe them?
Romantic.
Funny and resourceful.
Without pretensions.
Kind and light-heartened.
3
If you have to put something on display what might it suggest about you behind closed doors?
You act the same in public and in private.
You want to be seen to care about an issue.
Perhaps you are uncertain of your position on the issue.
You care more about the issue in private.
4
Choose the definition which is closest in meaning to the word 'hypocritical'.
Acting with alternative motives.
Acting with pretence.
Acting with integrity.
Acting openly.
5
People who go green are often portrayed mockingly by the media as...
Grass suckers.
Grass enthusiasts.
Tree huggers.
Trees hippies.
6
I do go out and socialise but it is genuinely once in a blue...
Field.
Room.
Moon.
Sunset.
7
What is an inference?
A conclusion based solely on reasoning alone.
A conclusion reached by combining evidence and reasoning.
A conclusion based entirely on evidence.
A conclusion not based in evidence.
8
If something is a passing fashion , what does it suggest about the time that it will be around?
It will not be successful.
It will run its course.
It will be over quickly.
It will last fairly long.
9
Who is going green in the situations below?
A woman who is changing her car for an electric car.
Two children who are watering plants.
A student who is listening to classical music.
A man who is buying a gym membership.
10
Which one of the following words is not a synonym for 'hypocritical'.
Smug
Sanctimonious
Pious
Smog
11
"People are shunning refugees" - choose the sentence below which most closely resembles this.
People are making a conscious effort to ignore refugees.
There is no attention being paid to refugees.
People are paying less though still some attention.
Overall people are paying attention.
12
"Marley was dead, to begin with". Choose the example of explicit meaning below.
Marley is dead.
We think that Marley is dead.
Marley has been dead for a while now.
Marley has died recently.
13
How many hamburgers do McDonalds sell per second?
Seventy five
Eighty eight.
Seventy.
Fifty.
14
If someone decides to opt out of a challenge, what have they decided?
To choose differently than what they had already chosen.
To make a choice based on fear.
To continue with the challenge anyway.
To return to their original decision of not doing it.
15
"After getting a 9.5 in the exam, Bill thinks he is the bees knees". What does Bill think?
He was lucky to get away with a 9.5.
He should study more.
He is the best...ever.
The exam was easy.
16
Combining a life of satisfying work and being able to travel would really be the best of both..
Worlds.
Zones.
Realms
Reigns
17
What does it mean if you put "your environmentally friendly face on display"?
You dress up like an aspect of the environment.
You like to demonstrate your care for the environment.
You paint your face like a tree.
You like to show people you care about the environment.
18
If you are asked to look for explicit meaning in a text, what are you looking for?
That which is suggested.
Hidden ideas.
Subtle messages.
That which is obvious.
19
"Marley was dead, to begin with". Which sentence is not an example of inferencing?
Marley is a key character in the story.
There is something important about the way Marley died.
Marley is dead.
It is important to the story that Marley is dead.
20
"People tend to shop for ethical goods when others are looking". Choose the closest meaning.
People are more likely to shop ethically when others watch.
People are not influenced by people either way.
People will buy ethical goods regardless.
People will buy ethical goods when others are watching.
21
Which synonyms is closest in meaning to "welcome to my neighbourhood?"
Welcome to my hull of the ship.
Welcome to the ship deck.
Welcome to my neck of the forest.
Welcome to my neck of the woods.
22
If you express an unpopular opinion about something or someone, you may be described as...
A voice in the wilderness.
A chancer.
A man standing tall.
A long shooter.
23
Someone who is unselfish and cares tirelessly for the well-being of other people can also be...
An altruistic person.
An old soul.
An egotistical person.
A sentimentalist.
24
Search for implicit meaning in a text means you are searching for what?
Hidden messages.
Conclusions.
Obvious ideas.
Dialogue.
25
If you (and you shouldn't) shun someone, what have you done to them?
Ignored them bitterly.
Punched them.
Broken their heart.
Hit them.
26
Who is acting most hypocritically in the situations below?
A politican who attempts to change facilities.
A politican who promises to make change just to get elected.
A politican who promises to change facilities and attempts.
A politican who never promised anything in the first place.
27
If you are at sea, what has happened to you? (idiom).
You are hungry.
You are confused.
You are abandoned.
You are lost.
28
What phrasal verb can mean the same as "to infer?"
To read into.
To read on.
To read over.
To read onto.
29
What does the verb "to opt" mean?
To demand.
To choose.
To provide.
To answer.
30
Which idiom is suggesting you hurry up?
Don't dance on the branches.
Don't beat around the bush.
Don't back away from the tree.
Don't hang off the tree.