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Reading Comprehension Practice
Reading Comprehension Practice
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1
Which source would be
most
helpful when writing a report on the life of Alexander Hamilton?
News articles
pamphlets
his biography
advertisements
2
Tom is a boy however he likes Barbies
. Choose the best way to rewrite this sentence.
Tom is a boy. However, he likes Barbies.
Tom is a boy; however, he likes Barbies.
Tom, being a boy, however, likes Barbies.
Being a boy, Tom however likes Barbies.
3
I might come if I don't have work.
What word indicates that it's conditional in mood?
I
don't
work
might
4
Tom was awarded a prize in the cup stacking tournament last weekend.
Give this an active voice.
Last weekend a prize in the cup stacking tournament was won.
Tom won a prize in the cup stacking tournament last weekend.
In the cup stacking tournament, Tom was awarded a prize.
Correct as is.
5
"Reading has helped me. For example, a book on tornadoes helped save me from a real one."
There once was a tornado.
The narrator is skeptical about reading.
The narrator has benefited from reading.
The narrator read a book on tornadoes.
6
The cat being fat struggled to move.
Rewrite this sentence.
Being fat, the cat struggled to move.
The cat--being fat--struggled to move.
The fat cat struggled to move.
Moving was a struggle because the cat was being fat.
7
The father ___________ his daughter on her winning home run.
Fill in the blank.
complemented
complimented
complainted
compliminted
8
Which of the following reference sources would be
best
to use to find the meaning of a word?
dictionary
atlas
almanac
manual
9
If you get stumped by a question, you should
Spend more time on it
Ask the teacher for help
Guess
Move on and come back to it
10
The sentence in a passage that tells you what it's about is called the
The thesis sentence
The hypothesis
The topic sentence
The telling sentence
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If a passage is organized by describing causes and effects, it's organization is considered
Question and answer
Cause and effect
Compare and contrast
Chronological
12
Hiking in the woods, the wolves howled loudly.
Rewrite this sentence.
The wolves howled loudly hiking in the woods.
The wolves were hiking with Matt while howling.
Hiking in the woods, Matt heard the wolves howl loudly.
Matt hiked in the woods with the howling wolves.
