Paragraph Summarizing MCQ Test With Answers + PDF Exercise 3

Paragraph Summarizing Test 3

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Question 1

The future is something that many people, especially young ones, worry about. Our elders tell us that making correct decisions about our futures is very important and making a mistake can ruin us forever. However, when one looks at the records, those people who have taken chances and tried to do things their own way, tend to make out much better than those who do things the way the system expects.

A	Making decisions about the future should be the right of the person who will be living that life.
B	Taking risks is not considered to be the correct way of planning ones future and could cause failure.
C	Parents tell their children to plan their futures as the social and cultural rules advice.
D	Decisions that people make may at times seem incorrect but most of the time the results are good.
E	Although it is generally felt that people shouldn't take risks, many people who do have proved that being different is not always wrong

Question 2

Although we didn't know who she was or where she had come from it was easy to guess that she had some type of royal blood in her veins. The English she spoke was so carefully precise that she couldn't possibly be a native speaker. Her graceful movements and confident gestures indicated power and control. All in all, the appearance she presented was very impressive.

A	We were not able to learn anything about this woman.
B	This woman was of rich and royal heritage.
C	This woman made us think that she was wealthy.
D	This unknown woman had a manner that impressed those who met her
E	This woman was not brought up in our country.

Question 3

From the very first, man has wondered if there was life on worlds other than our own. The mind of man has wandered to many light-years away: to other planets and solar systems. Today man is still asking this question, but he seeks the answer in science and technology instead of religion ad magic.

A	Man has always asked himself about life on other planets.
B	Since the beginning of man's history the question of whether there is life on other planets has been asked, but today new ways of answering this question are available.
C	Today scientists are the people that are asking if the man might be able to live on other planets in other solar systems.
D	We have and will always wonder about the possibility of life on other planets.
E	The answer to the question of whether there is life on other planets or not could not be answered in the past, but will probably be answered by the scientists of today.

Question 4

There are many different reasons why a poet writes poetry. I would suppose that some write poems for themselves and to please their own senses. Others, however, write to share thoughts, or rather feelings with others. Most poems are meant to appeal to the heart and senses rather than to the mind and reason.

A	Poets usually write poems to share their thoughts with other people.
B	Poets write poems for themselves and for others.
C	Poems are not written for the mind they are written for the heart.
D	Poets are sentimental people who have to show their emotions with their writing.
E	Among the different reasons for writing poetry, the need to express emotions is probably the strongest motive for most poets.

Question 5

The art form which is best known under the name of Impressionism evolved in France with the Realist movement of the mid to late 1800s. Although this style only lasted for about 15 years in a pure form, it has influenced the style of art that has come after it till today. The motivating thought in this style of art comes from the idea that "Nothing is seen without light."

A	Impressionism is an art form which is still presently used today.
B	The Impressionism style of art which started in France in the late 1800s and still has a strong effect on artists today, gives importance to light.
C	The artists of the 1800s decided that light was very important in their work and thus created a new style of painting called Impressionism.
D	The art style called Impressionism was around for about 15 years. The artists of the 1800s decided that light was very important in their work and thus created a new style of painting called Impressionism in France during the 1800s and used light for the first time in its paintings.
E	The various uses of lights played an important role in the development of the form of painting called Impressionism.

Question 6

War is one of the most terrible parts of human history. Death, destruction and pain, both physical and emotional are the primary results of war. Still, the man seems to be incapable of doing without it.

A	As bad as it is, the man likes to make war.
B	People have no gain from war but are unable to stop it.
C	The death and misery that war produces are not enough to stop the man from fighting.
D	No one wants to fight a war.
E	Even though fighting is useless people will not stop.

Question 7

Our world seems to be changing too fast to keep up with. In my youth, life was much more simple. Our parents worried about feeding and educating us. We worried about simple things life school and friends. Today, however, children have become selfish and materialistic.

A	Life changes people as they grow.
B	Everyone changes with time.
C	The world makes people selfish as they grow older.
D	Children are, brought up differently these days.
E	Time has changed the needs and attitudes of people.