Reading Comprehension Passage 06 MCQ Test With Answers

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Reading Comprehension Passage 06 MCQ Test

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Question 1

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

A MURDER AT THE ROYAL HOTEL

I have been staying at the Royal Hotel for some time now. This morning, as I walked past a room on the first floor, suddenly I heard a woman's somewhat muffled voice: "Help!" the woman was obviously trying to scream. Then I heard a man's voice. "Don't move, or I'll shoot you!" the man was shouting angrily. "Oh, please don't shoot me," the woman was crying. Then the man gave a final, blood-chilling laugh. And I heard a shot.

And I felt a shiver run down my spine simultaneously... Without giving the matter a second thought, I knocked on the door loudly. "Come in," said the woman, however, in a soft voice, and I rushed into the room. "What's the matter?" I asked her: "Can I help you?..." "Who're you?" the woman asked angrily. "I... I heard a shot," I declared, somewhat hesitatingly. And I added: 'Are you all right?"

The woman laughed, "Of course, I am all right." She then turned to the man: "Put your gun in your pocket, dear," she simply said...

"What on earth is happening here?" I asked I think with some rightful exasperation. The man's answer was that they were not quarrelling at all, but that they were actors and were trying to memorize their parts for a new play.

Adapted from L.G. ALEXANDER'S Question and Answer.

We may surmise, deduce, infer, and conclude from the narrative that the narrator

A	is a hotel keeper.
B	frequently stays at hotels.
C	is currently staying at the Royal Hotel.
D	has a room on the first floor.
E	is a very curious man and frequently pokes his nose into other people's business.

Question 2

The actors are

A	either husband and wife or lovers.
B	exasperated with one another.
C	having a genuine quarrel.
D	going to perform a play at the hotel.
E	rehearsing, so they're play-acting.

Question 3

When he sees the woman is perfectly well and happy, the narrator

A	becomes confused.
B	gets furious.
C	is very happy, too.
D	puts his gun in his pocket.
E	asks the woman if he can help her.

Question 4

Here we have

A	a true-life drama.
B	just a pleasant little anecdote.
C	a scene from an exciting play.
D	a passage from a novel.
E	a joke written by two actors.

Question 5

The lesson we might draw from the story is that

A	we shouldn't poke our nose into other people's business.
B	actors should be cautious when they are learning their parts.
C	people should mind their own business when staying at a hotel.
D	things are not sometimes what they seem to be.
E	one should never speak to a stranger.