Reading
Comprehension Test For 8th form Students
Directions:
In this Test you will read four texts. Each text is
followed by 5-8 tasks. You should do the tasks following the text on the basis
of what is stated or implied in that text. For each task you will choose the
best possible answer from four possible answers (A, B, C, or D) or two symbols
(+ or -) as specified prior to each task. Choose the best answer and write down
the letter or symbol of your choice on the answer sheet.
Questions 1 through 6 refer to Text 1.
Text 1
Swift and his servant
Jonathan
Swift, a famous English writer, was one day travelling on horseback with a
servant. The weather was bad; it was raining and the roads were muddy. In the
evening the two men came to an inn. Before going to bed, Swift told his servant to
clean his boots as they were dirty. But the servant was very lazy and did not
do what his master had said.
The
next morning when Swift saw the dirty boots, he asked the servant why he had
not executed the order. ”The roads are muddy. What is the use of cleaning the
boots now? They will soon be dirty again,” the servant answered.
Swift
didn’t say anything and soon told the servant to get ready because they would
start at once. But the servant looked very displeased and said that he had not
eaten his breakfast yet.
Swift
answered that they would go without any breakfast.
”What
is the use of eating now? You will be hungry again”, he said.
Questions (on your answer sheet
choose the correct letter A, B, C or D)
1.
The writer and his servant were most
likely travelling somewhere ....
A. in the wood
B. in the countryside
C. in the city
D. in the space
2.
The servant seemed to dislike ...
A. his master
B. work
C. cleaning shoes
D. bad weather
3.
Swift seemed to ...
A. be very angry
B. be quite indifferent
C. be pleased
D. be relaxed
4.
The travel was to resume ...
A. shortly
B. after breakfast
C. after the rain stopped
D. after the shoes had been polished
5.
The servant was possibly very ...
A. happy
B. quiet
C. hungry
D. cheerful
6.
Swift was not going to _____.
A. have his shoes cleaned
B. keep the servant any longer
C. have any meal
D. leave the inn that day
Questions 7 through 17 refer to Text 2.
Text 2
A SAD STORY
Three
men came to New York
In
the evening the three men went to the theatre and came back to the hotel very
late.
‘I
am very sorry,’ said the hotel clerk, ‘but our lifts are not working. If you do
not want to walk up to your room, you will have to sleep in the hall.’
‘No, no,’ said one of the three men, ‘no, thank you.
We do not want to sleep in the hall. We shall walk up to our room.’
Then
he turned to his two friends and said: ‘It is not easy to walk up to the
forty-fifth floor, but I think I know how to make it easier. I shall tell you
some jokes. Then you, Andy, will sing us some songs. Then you, Peter, will tell
us some interesting stories. That will pass the time.’
So
they began to walk up to their room. Tom told them many jokes. Andy sang some
songs. At last they came to the thirty-fourth floor. They were very tired.
‘Well,’
said Tom, ‘now it is your turn, Peter. Tell us a long and interesting story with a sad
ending.’
‘I shall tell you a story’, said Peter. ‘It is not
long, but it is sad enough: we left the key to our room in the hall.’
Questions (on your answer sheet
choose the correct letter A, B, C or D)
7.
______ men came to New York
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
8.
Their room was on the __________ floor.
A. 54th
B. 45th
C. 55th
D. 15th
9.
The three men enjoyed a _______ in the evening.
A. piece of artwork
B. performance
C. match
D. race
10.
When they came back ____.
A. the hotel door was locked
B. the hotel door was broken
C. they found out they had left the key
D. they
found out they had to walk for a long time
11.
The man decided to____.
A. go back to the theatre
B. sleep in the hall
12.
On the way to their room one of them __.
C. sleep in their room
D. give a hard time to the hotel
clerk
A. told stories C.
cried
B. fell down D.
fell asleep
13. Another man ____.
A. danced C.
sang
B. laughed D.
played a ball
14. It was a(n) ____ walk up.
A. hard C.
easy
B. simple D.
effortless
15. Peter was asked to
tell them a story with a _____ end.
A. cheerless C.
cheery
B. positive D.
joyful
16. The main idea of
Peter’s story was:
A. ‘I don’t want to go with you’ C. ‘The lifts are not
working’
C. ‘My story is not very long’ D. ‘We won’t be
able to open our room’
17. Peter would tell a
different story if ____.
A. the men were four B. the lifts were
working that evening
C. the clerk had an extra key D. the
men’s room was on the forty-fourth floor
Questions 18 through 22 refer to Text 3.
Text 3
When I was born, my parents were
living in a house in a small village about 20 kilometres from the capital. I
was three years old when my brother was born and my parents decided that we
needed a larger home. We first moved into a rented flat for fifteen months
while the new block of flats we were going to move to was being completed. I
don’t think my parents liked the rented flat because it was smaller than our
old house.
We finally moved into the capital at
the beginning of 1988. Our flat wasn’t really large, only 68 square metres, but
there was enough room for two adults and two small boys. There were two
bedrooms, a cosy living-room with a balcony, a small bathroom and a kitchen,
where we used to have the family meals, as well.
I started school the following
September, and my brother went to kindergarten. I still remember my first day
at school. I even remember that there were 38 students in my class – but of
course I’ve long forgotten most of their names by now.
We lived in the same flat all the
time I was at school. I only moved house again when I started university in
2003. I decided to study forestry so I had to move to a town near the border.
Rents were quite expensive, so I decided to move into a shared flat. Five of us
rented a large flat in the city centre, and shared all the housework. I had the
time of my life! I’m still living in the same town, but I’m sharing with just
one person now. It’s more comfortable but I often miss the big parties we used
to have at the other place.
Questions (on your answer sheet
circle + if the statement is true, - if it is false)
18
|
The author
was born in a city.
|
+
|
-
|
19
|
The reason
the author’s parents didn’t like the rented flat was because it wasn’t
spacious enough.
|
+
|
-
|
20
|
The author has been keeping in touch with many of his classmates.
|
+
|
-
|
21
|
The
author finds it awful that in his university years he had to do the housework
by himself.
|
+
|
-
|
22
|
The
author liked big parties very much.
|
+
|
-
|
Questions 23 through 30 refer to Text 4.
Text 4
CANADA GEESE
Questions (on your answer sheet
circle + if the statement is true, - if it is false)
23
|
+
|
-
|
|
24
|
The geese stay all winter in northern
|
+
|
-
|
25
|
Unfortunately,
|
+
|
-
|
26
|
+
|
-
|
|
27
|
Female geese produce many young over their
lifetimes.
|
+
|
-
|
28
|
+
|
-
|
|
29
|
Because they avoid places populated by
humans,
|
+
|
-
|
30
|
+
|
-
|
ROUND II Writing Comprehension Test For 8th form
Students
Directions:
In this test you will select from the three tasks written on
the board one which you feel you are most capable to write about. You will then
begin writing your essay on the pages provided. When you are finished, close
your papers, lay down your pen and wait. Your test materials will be collected.
1. Write advice for a foreigner visiting your country.
Discuss when to come, what to bring, where to go and what to expect upon
arrival.
2. Describe your ideal living situation, including a flat or a house, alone or with
family. Don’t forget to include the reasons for each of your choices.
3. Your teacher
has asked you to write a composition describing a famous person from history whom you admire. Write your composition.
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