Reading Comprehension Multiple Choice Questions Exercise 5

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Question 1

(Please note: The following questions are related to a specific reading passage, available solely before the first question. Remember, referring back to the reading text while answering the questions may be helpful to ensure accuracy.)

James has always been a practical sort of person; he has worked hard but has not been able to save much. Though he had sometimes dreamed of being rich, he had never really expected to be so. However, his dream came true when his uncle left him a fortune. Now that he has got so much money, he is going to do all the things he has always wanted to do. To start with, he is going to visit Japan.

James _____.

A	has often dreamed that he was living in Japan
B	has earned enough money to go to Japan
C	never wastes his money on holidays
D	became rich after his uncle's death
E	has been lazy all his life

Question 2

The author carefully points out that _____.

A	everyone ought to work hard
B	one shouldn’t travel without a lot of money
C	practical people are never short of money
D	James has become rich through hard work
E	James has changed since he became rich

Question 3

James can go to Japan _____.

A	since he is a rich man
B	if he saves up enough money
C	provided he continues to work
D	where his uncle is expecting him
E	but he is not anxious to go just yet

Question 4

When the Deakins decided to move from the outskirts of London to central London, they both thought they were doing the right thing. Mr Deakin looked forward to less travelling, and Mrs Deakin to a much more interesting life and more friends. However, before they had been there a month, they both started to miss their old house with its garden and wished they had never left it.

Soon after they had moved to central London, _____.

A	they began to enjoy a more interesting life
B	Mrs Deakin made a lot of friends
C	Mr Deakin gave up his job in the outskirts of the town
D	they knew they had been right to make the move
E	the Deakins realised that they had made a mistake

Question 5

Before they moved to central London, Mr Deakin _____.

A	was perfectly content with his life
B	was afraid he would find the city dirty and noisy
C	had wasted a lot of time travelling
D	began to travel less and less
E	thought he would miss his old house

Question 6

Mrs Deakin _____.

A	soon regretted the move but her husband didn't
B	has always lived in central London
C	has had a more interesting life than her husband
D	fully expected to enjoy living in central London
E	has never lived in a house with a garden

Question 7

"Cut your coat to suit your cloth" is an old English proverb. Obviously, it is not really talking about coats but is telling us to be content with what we have. It's a good proverb because so many people want what they cannot have, and this makes them discontented. Therefore, they don't enjoy the things they do have.

This proverb _____.

A	teaches us the real meaning of happiness
B	makes greed seem attractive
C	wants people to be discontented
D	is not very well known in England
E	shows us the importance of money

Question 8

People are happy _____.

A	if they are rich
B	unless they are badly dressed
C	because the proverb tells them to be
D	as long as they are satisfied with the things they have
E	when they can learn from proverbs

Question 9

The passage suggests that _____.

A	everyone is equally happy
B	a lot of people who should be happy are not
C	happiness depends upon possessions
D	proverbs are really useless
E	one should work hard to earn more

Question 10

"James and I set off an hour before sunset when it was getting cooler and the shadows were long. We took it in turns to row the little boat, moved slowly, following the edge of the lake, and looked rather lazily about us for fish. We had no intention of catching any, but it was pleasant to watch them swim so close to us."

In this passage, _____.

A	we are told about the adventures of a couple fishing in a lake
B	the writer expresses a feeling of contentment
C	the writer describes the pleasure of catching fish at dawn
D	the writer's intention is to describe the movements of fish in a lake
E	we see that the two friends are interested in catching a special kind of fish

Question 11

The two friends _____.

A	woke up early and went fishing
B	got in their boat and rowed across the lake
C	were too lazy to row the boat together
D	took the boat out to enjoy themselves rather than to catch fish
E	stayed out in their boat until it was dark

Question 12

The writer and his friend enjoyed _____.

A	catching fish after it was dark
B	fishing late in the afternoon on a cool day
C	watching the setting of the sun on the lake
D	rowing together when the sun was setting
E	observing the movements of fish around their boat

Question 13

"John Fuller has really surprised us all. At school, he seemed such a boring and ordinary boy. As far as I can remember, he made no close friends. I don't think we actually disliked him, but we certainly ignored him. I would really like to meet him again now. It's clear from his wonderful films that he must be a most interesting man."

The writer _____.

A	is now one of John Fuller's close friends
B	knew John Fuller would be a great man
C	has always been jealous of John Fuller
D	was at school with John Fuller
E	still believes that John Fuller has not changed at all

Question 14

The writer was surprised _____.

A	that John Fuller was no longer interested in him
B	to see how John Fuller had changed over the years
C	when he met his old school friend John Fuller
D	to learn that John Fuller had become rich by making films
E	to find that at school John Fuller had always hated him

Question 15

Which of the following TITLES would be suitable for this passage?

A	An Unexpected Meeting
B	John Fuller's Films
C	No Longer Ordinary
D	My Best Friend
E	John Fuller: A Failure in Life

Question 16

"Mr Smith made a mistake when he gave his son, Tom, a camera. Soon, Tom became so interested in photography that he began to neglect his schoolwork. A large part of his conversation soon revolved around photographs. When the newspapers arrived, he examined the photographs first, critiqued them, and then started to read the news."

Mr Smith gave his son a camera _____.

A	because he had started to work for a newspaper
B	before he was particularly interested in photography
C	as a reward for working well at school
D	so that he would work harder at school
E	lest he neglected his lessons

Question 17

After he was given the camera, Tom _____.

A	stopped reading the newspapers
B	only read about the pictures in the newspapers
C	spent a lot of time on his homework
D	became one of the best students in his class
E	began to give much more time to photography than to his lessons

Question 18

Tom _____.

A	read the news first and then examined the photographs
B	always talked about his camera
C	talked about photography more than anything else
D	usually took beautiful pictures
E	had his pictures published in the newspapers

Question 19

"Gonul comes from a big city. During the holiday, she went to spend a week on her uncle’s farm. It was her first visit there. Her uncle, who was very pleased to see his niece, did his best to make her stay an enjoyable one. On the farm, she rode a horse, fed chickens, ran in the fields, and ate fresh fruit from the trees. She enjoyed her holiday so much that, when the day for her to return to the city came, she was very sad to leave."

Gonul's _____.

A	holiday lasted for a week
B	parents often sent her to the farm
C	uncle left the farm and went to the city
D	greatest pleasure was to ride a horse
E	life on the farm was a very sad one

Question 20

Gonul _____.

A	hated the animals on the farm
B	visited her uncle's farm once a week
C	thought life on the farm was extremely hard
D	thoroughly enjoyed her holiday on the farm
E	worked for her uncle on the farm