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English Reading Comprehension (Short Texts)
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Reading Comprehension (mainly through scanning) using short texts on various subjects.
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1
Traveling helps you see things in a new way.
False
True
2
What color do people wear on St. Patrick's Day?
Shamrock
Green
Blue
Yellow
3
What is Esperanto?
A small country
A musical note
A type of coffee
An artificial language
4
April Fool's Day started in 1908.
True
False
5
Jacob Davis sewed pants in his business.
True
False
6
What kind of sporting event is common on St. Patrick's Day?
Marathon
Beer Parade
Rugby
Soccer
7
Which is larger- people who speak English as a first language or as a second language?
Second Language
First Language
8
When you start getting anxious, keep going. You don’t have enough time to do everything
False
True
9
People bitten by the travel bug like to visit new places.
False
True
10
Levi Strauss didn't want to pay for Jacob Davis' patent.
True
False
11
What are two reasons English isn't a good international language?
Chinese is more widely spoken and easier to learn
Weird sounds and rules
Complicated and brings culture
12
Levi Strauss wanted to become a great businessman.
True
False
13
You should stay up late studying the night before a big test.
False
True
14
Jacob Davis put rivets in pants because they looked good.
True
False
15
Congestion means your head feels hot.
False
True
16
Antarctica is in Africa.
True
False
17
Where do people go to drink beer?
Diner
Pub
Home
Restaurant
18
What are two reasons English has become an international language today?
Business and popular culture
Mcdonalds and music
Netflix and Spotify
School and politics
19
People like to play jokes on January 1st.
False
True
20
To be
bitten by the travel bug
means you like to stay home.
False
True
21
St. Patrick's Day is a day free from school or work.
True
False
22
Levi Strauss was born in 1853.
False
True
23
People who celebrated New Year's Day on January 1st were teased.
True
False
24
Study every day, not just before a test.
True
False
25
If you don't wear that color, what will school children do to you?
Yell at you
Throw eggs at you
Beat you
Pinch you
26
A long time ago, New Year's Eve was celebrated on April 1st.
False
True
27
There are 22 different cold viruses in the world.
True
False
28
What might the future international language be?
Esperanto
Spanish
Chinese
German
29
What's the point of the joke at the end?
To state medicine is bad for you
That you're cured faster by taking medicine
To state it doesn't matter if you take medicine or not
That you're cured faster by not taking medicine
30
Scientists always think taking medicine is good when you have a cold.
False
True
31
After you play a joke on someone, you should say "April Fools!"
True
False
32
Some people didn't realize that New Year's Day had changed.
True
False
33
There is a cure for the common cold.
True
False
34
Sometimes on April Fool's Day people lie to shock someone.
False
True
35
The great outback is in Europe.
False
True
36
Read the instructions twice before you answer.
False
True
37
Some people eat pea soup to feel better when they have a cold.
False
True
38
Levi Strauss sewed pants in his business.
False
True
39
Heat in your body kills viruses.
False
True
40
April Fool's Day started in 1908.
False
True
41
Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis became business partners.
True
False
42
What was the world language 100 years ago?
Spanish
English
German
French
43
Levi Strauss sewed pants in his business.
True
False
44
Don’t bring anything. They always have a clock on the wall.
True
False
45
Why is the shamrock a symbol for St. Patrick's Day?
Close ties to religion with three leaves
It's a leprechauns favorite food
Just a coincidence
It's a green plant
