Paragraph Completion MCQ Test With Answers + PDF Exercise 3

Paragraph Completion Test 3

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Question 1

_____ Andy said it was south. So we got out the map and looked. Andy was right, Jane was wrong. Canterbury is south of London.

A	Jane said Canterbury was north of London.
B	Jane wants to go to Canterbury.
C	Jane lives in Canterbury which is south of London.
D	Jane has just visited Canterbury.
E	Jane has bought a map of Canterbury.

Question 2

Istanbul is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Besides the Bosphorus which is famous for its natural beauty, historical houses and modem bridge, the city has magnificent mosques, marvelous museums and interesting shops. _____ Most of them become so fond of it that they come again and again to see it.

A	All the year round it is visited by a lot of foreign tourists.
B	A boat trip on the Bosphorus is really very enjoyable.
C	Some of the hotels are quite expensive.
D	The Bosphorus Bridge is a wonderful work of modem engineering.
E	As in any other big city, the streets are always very crowded

Question 3

Jane often visits her grandmother in Brighton. Her grandmother is an old lady now, over eighty. Even so, she lives by herself and cooks for herself. _____

A	She can't manage without Jane.
B	Jane doesn't know how to cook, either.
C	She really manages very well indeed.
D	One day she hopes Jane will visit her.
E	Jane has never been to Brighton before.

Question 4

I need a new secretary. I had to get rid of the last one because she was so lazy. _____ I am not interested in whether she is good looking or not.

A	I am now looking for someone who is hardworking.
B	She used to arrive promptly at 8:30.
C	I found a good one yesterday, too.
D	My new secretary need not be hardworking.
E	Would you like to work for me?

Question 5

_____ First of all I have some good friends living there. Also I like the town itself, with its parks and pleasant environment. The climate attracts me too, for I am tired of the cold winters of Ankara.

A	In summer Antalya attracts a lot of people.
B	Antalya is an ideal place for a summer holiday.
C	'Mere are several reasons why I want to leave Ankara.
D	I have been living in Ankara for the past five years.
E	If I had to move I would choose to live in Antalya.

Question 6

An old woman got on the bus. It was very crowded. There was nowhere for her to sit. A man got up and gave her his seat. _____

A	He didn't get off at the next stop.
B	She did not agree with him.
C	She thanked him and sat down comfortably.
D	She didn't think the man was polite enough.
E	She refused to give him her seat.

Question 7

_____ Interestingly, it is about European history during the Napoleonic Era, but deals at the same time with the loves of 4 great Russian families. Along with these fictional characters are portrayals of great historical characters of Europe during that period.

A	The story WAR and PEACE by Leo Tolstoy is one of the 'giants' of literature.
B	Leo Tolstoy wrote about many important historical events.
C	WAR and PEACE by Leo Tolstoy is not a very interesting novel.
D	Leo Tolstoy wrote many novels.
E	WAR and PEACE is about the history of Napoleon.

Question 8

The teaching of English in Turkey has improved tremendously during the last few years. _____ In addition, the increase in the number of native speakers in universities has improved the education of our future English teachers.

A	The majority of our teachers are taught by poor quality instructors in the universities.
B	This is probably due to the increased quality of the teachers who are graduating and becoming available to our children.
C	More and more of our students are able to pass the post study tests.
D	Teachers from other countries are coming to Turkey to replace the Turkish teachers.
E	Our children are more interested in working with Turkish educated teachers these days.

Question 9

The health officials investigating the recent outbreak of measles said that most cases were present in school aged children. _____ This transmission later continued within the family, as sisters and brothers of infected children caught the illness because there were no visible symptoms during the incubation period.

A	It is not difficult to catch measles at that age.
B	The incubation period is the only time that the illness is spreadable.
C	Children often play together in a rather rough fashion.
D	The high communicability of the disease caused a quick spread in the crowded classroom environment.
E	Parents don't believe it is necessary to isolate their children from those children that are ill.

Question 10

The famous "Fleet Street" of London is known as the area in which publishers, printers, booksellers and journalists may be found today. However, Fleet Street's preoccupation with this line of work stems back several hundreds of years. _____

A	It can still be found to interest the world of this line of business
B	Among the many famous people that had frequented this street were Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, and others.
C	The number of areas of relaxation and pleasure that have increased in number in this area, make it an attractive area to visit.
D	Today people associate this street with its past history.
E	Printers are moving to the next street because it is too crowded.

Question 11

_____ As a student she studied dancing in the University of Michigan. Then in 1982, she recorded her first successful song: 'Everybody".

A	Madonna has been interested in singing all her life, as can be seen from her early student years.
B	The famous pop singer Madonna, was born in Bay City, Michigan in the U.S.A.
C	The University of Michigan is where Madonna started her singing career.
D	Recording 'Everybody' started her musical career.
E	Madonna got married after making her first hit song.

Question 12

In the old Roman calendar the month of March was considered the first month of the year. _____ This was later changed to our present calendar in which January is the first month of the year. The Scottish were the first people of the British Isles to change to this new calendar in 1599.

A	January was named for the legendary Janus
B	The British were not very interested in the calendar during these years.
C	No one knows who changed the calendar to the way it is now.
D	In fact, the first day of the year was the 25th of March.
E	The Romans preferred the spring to the winter months.

Question 13

In the classic film 'Citizen Kane', Orson Welles portrays William Randolph Hearst. _____ The failures that are often not seen outside of a very private circle of friends and family of well known people, usually include shyness and loneliness as in the case of Hearst.

A	His famous portrayal of this well known man revealed to the public not only his successes but also some of his failures.
B	All people can become as famous as Hearst if they want to but one must always be careful.
C	Films give people an idea of the lives of rich people which they will never he able to see in real life.
D	Private lives can be best revealed when actors as famous as Orson Wells, play these roles.
E	Orson Wells received an Academy Award for this role.

Question 14

Mary Shelly, the wife of the well known romantic poet, wrote 'Frankenstein. _____ This was probably due to the strange subject of life from non-living matters which was a subject greatly discussed in her circle of acquaintances at those times. today.

A	When she had it published in 1818 she did so anonymously.
B	Frankenstein was later made into famous movies.
C	The classic horror character of Frankenstein is still famous today.
D	She wrote this book as a fantasy.
E	The public liked the book and it is still enjoyed today.

Question 15

The value of one's heritage is many times not understandable at a young age. _____ These young people are later able to realize that these social restrictions help maintain the values that all societies are built upon.

A	Our parents often try to teach us what their parents had taught to them.
B	Measuring values is often difficult for people before they are in a position to understand them fully.
C	People prefer to use the values dictated to them by their elders.
D	The world today makes most of the old values useless.
E	Most teenagers have some feelings concerning the values their parents teach them, but most are negative due to the restrictions they encounter.