Reading Comprehension MCQ Test With Answers + PDF Exercise 11

(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.)

The first confirmation of the existence of an ice continent at the South Pole was made by the Bellinghausen expedition in 1820. This expedition was conducted for Imperial Russia. In 1959, the Antarctic Treaty was signed by 17 nations. This treaty protects the continent from territorial claims by any country and maintains it as a continent set aside for scientific studies. This natural laboratory has many research bases on it, established by various countries around the world. Most of these work together to gather information for scientific study.

Antarctica is used _____.

The Antarctic continent was _____.

The Antarctic Treaty _____.

The child followed his grandmother into the garden. As they walked slowly towards the little building at the back, the child heard strange noises and suddenly stopped. The grandmother turned and laughed warmly at her grandson’s frightened expression. He had never been this close to animals before and was too young to recognise the sounds he heard. She handed him the bowl she had been carrying in her hand and picked him up. In the safety of her arms, he relaxed and together, they entered the coop to feed the chickens.

The child was frightened of _____.

The grandmother picked up her grandson _____.

They were going _____.

One of the most magnificent touristic sights in the Black Sea region of Turkey is the Sumela Monastery. The white walls of the monastery stand out sharply against the one-thousand-foot cliff from which it was carved. It is a seven-storey complex that was carved into the cliff walls. Monks had lived in the caves of this cliff for hundreds of years before the monastery reached its final form. It was abandoned in 1923 and left to decay for decades.

The Sumela Monastery is unique because _____.

It has decayed because _____.

The monks _____.

After finishing school, they secured jobs at a medical school hospital with which their university was affiliated. The four years of intense training they had undergone made them suitable for positions not often given to new graduates. After a brief in-service programme, they were assigned to their wards and began working with patients who had undergone major surgery. The new group of nurses proved to be excellent professionals. At the same time, they were able to maintain the close bonds of friendship that had developed among them before graduation.

The new nurses were trained _____.

Their training _____.

The best TITLE for this passage is _____.

Algae are a group of organisms that include some of the largest and smallest life forms known. Most algae are made of one cell and can only be seen under a microscope. Other types can grow over forty metres long. An example that is known to most people is brown seaweed. One of the most important groups of algae is plankton. Many sea animals form their diet from this organism, and the natural balance of sea life would be greatly disturbed without it.

Algae is _____.

Plankton is _____.

Without algae, _____.