Reading Comprehension Test (Final)

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I. After the voyages of Columbus, the king of Spain still believed that India 

could be reached by sailing to the west, so he sent Ferdinand Magellan, along 

with ships and sailors, to seek the truth. They set out for what we now know as 

South America. Nobody could tell whether it was possible to get around or 

through South America. One ship left him, because the crew were too frightened 

to go farther. Magellan explored all down the coast and at last came to a great 

channel. We now call this channel the Straits of Magellan. They are at the 

southern end of South America. Magellan got through the channel, and then a 

great open ocean appeared before him. He called it the Pacific, which means 

peaceful, because it was smooth and calm.

A. The king of Spain sent Magellan to find -

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I. After the voyages of Columbus, the king of Spain still believed that India 

could be reached by sailing to the west, so he sent Ferdinand Magellan, along 

with ships and sailors, to seek the truth. They set out for what we now know as 

South America. Nobody could tell whether it was possible to get around or 

through South America. One ship left him, because the crew were too frightened 

to go farther. Magellan explored all down the coast and at last came to a great 

channel. We now call this channel the Straits of Magellan. They are at the 

southern end of South America. Magellan got through the channel, and then a 

great open ocean appeared before him. He called it the Pacific, which means 

peaceful, because it was smooth and calm.

B. Magellan was -

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I. After the voyages of Columbus, the king of Spain still believed that India 

could be reached by sailing to the west, so he sent Ferdinand Magellan, along 

with ships and sailors, to seek the truth. They set out for what we now know as 

South America. Nobody could tell whether it was possible to get around or 

through South America. One ship left him, because the crew were too frightened 

to go farther. Magellan explored all down the coast and at last came to a great 

channel. We now call this channel the Straits of Magellan. They are at the 

southern end of South America. Magellan got through the channel, and then a 

great open ocean appeared before him. He called it the Pacific, which means 

peaceful, because it was smooth and calm.

C. The Straits of Magellan are -

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I. After the voyages of Columbus, the king of Spain still believed that India 

could be reached by sailing to the west, so he sent Ferdinand Magellan, along 

with ships and sailors, to seek the truth. They set out for what we now know as 

South America. Nobody could tell whether it was possible to get around or 

through South America. One ship left him, because the crew were too frightened 

to go farther. Magellan explored all down the coast and at last came to a great 

channel. We now call this channel the Straits of Magellan. They are at the 

southern end of South America. Magellan got through the channel, and then a 

great open ocean appeared before him. He called it the Pacific, which means 

peaceful, because it was smooth and calm.

D. "Pacific" means -

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II. There is a disease that used to cause people sick with it to lose their 

fingers, toes, and noses, little by little. It is called leprosy. Other people 

were afraid of catching it, so they sent the lepers to live by themselves. In 

one of the Hawaiian Islands called Molokai there were lepers living together in 

shacks without enough food or clothing. When a young man from Belgium named 

Father Damien heard about them, he wanted to help them. He went to Molokai and 

lived among the lepers, doing everything he could for them. He caught leprosy 

himself and died of it. He is now famous for his wonderful kindness to people 

who needed someone.

A. This story is mainly about -

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II. There is a disease that used to cause people sick with it to lose their 

fingers, toes, and noses, little by little. It is called leprosy. Other people 

were afraid of catching it, so they sent the lepers to live by themselves. In 

one of the Hawaiian Islands called Molokai there were lepers living together in 

shacks without enough food or clothing. When a young man from Belgium named 

Father Damien heard about them, he wanted to help them. He went to Molokai and 

lived among the lepers, doing everything he could for them. He caught leprosy 

himself and died of it. He is now famous for his wonderful kindness to people 

who needed someone.

B. Molokai is -

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II. There is a disease that used to cause people sick with it to lose their 

fingers, toes, and noses, little by little. It is called leprosy. Other people 

were afraid of catching it, so they sent the lepers to live by themselves. In 

one of the Hawaiian Islands called Molokai there were lepers living together in 

shacks without enough food or clothing. When a young man from Belgium named 

Father Damien heard about them, he wanted to help them. He went to Molokai and 

lived among the lepers, doing everything he could for them. He caught leprosy 

himself and died of it. He is now famous for his wonderful kindness to people 

who needed someone.

C. Father Damien is famous because -

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II. There is a disease that used to cause people sick with it to lose their 

fingers, toes, and noses, little by little. It is called leprosy. Other people 

were afraid of catching it, so they sent the lepers to live by themselves. In 

one of the Hawaiian Islands called Molokai there were lepers living together in 

shacks without enough food or clothing. When a young man from Belgium named 

Father Damien heard about them, he wanted to help them. He went to Molokai and 

lived among the lepers, doing everything he could for them. He caught leprosy 

himself and died of it. He is now famous for his wonderful kindness to people 

who needed someone.

D. People were especially afraid of leprosy because -

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III. Until only a few hundred years ago, people thought that, every day, the sun 

moved in a circle around the earth. They saw the sun rise in the East in the 

morning and set in the West in the evening, so they thought that the sun was 

moving. They were like a person in a car watching another car alongside. If the 

person's car slowly moves forward, it can seem that the car alongside is moving 

backward. We now know that it is the earth that is moving, while the sun stays 

still.

A. This story is mainly about - 

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III. Until only a few hundred years ago, people thought that, every day, the sun 

moved in a circle around the earth. They saw the sun rise in the East in the 

morning and set in the West in the evening, so they thought that the sun was 

moving. They were like a person in a car watching another car alongside. If the 

person's car slowly moves forward, it can seem that the car alongside is moving 

backward. We now know that it is the earth that is moving, while the sun stays 

still.

B. The person in the car is watching -

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III. Until only a few hundred years ago, people thought that, every day, the sun 

moved in a circle around the earth. They saw the sun rise in the East in the 

morning and set in the West in the evening, so they thought that the sun was 

moving. They were like a person in a car watching another car alongside. If the 

person's car slowly moves forward, it can seem that the car alongside is moving 

backward. We now know that it is the earth that is moving, while the sun stays 

still.

C. The sun SEEMS to move -

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III. Until only a few hundred years ago, people thought that, every day, the sun 

moved in a circle around the earth. They saw the sun rise in the East in the 

morning and set in the West in the evening, so they thought that the sun was 

moving. They were like a person in a car watching another car alongside. If the 

person's car slowly moves forward, it can seem that the car alongside is moving 

backward. We now know that it is the earth that is moving, while the sun stays 

still.

D. People learned that the earth moves during the day and night -

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IV. Can you tell what Sunday is named for? Yes, the sun. What about Monday? Yes, 

the moon. The other days of the week are not as easy. Tuesday is Tyr's day. Tyr 

was a god of war in northern Europe. Wednesday is Woden's day. Woden was the 

greatest god of northern Europe. He lived in a palace called Valhalla. Thursday 

is Thor's day. Thor was the strongest of the gods of northern Europe. He had a 

hammer which no man could lift. Friday is Frigga's day. Frigga, the wife of 

Woden, was highest among goddesses. Saturday is Saturn's day. Saturn was a Roman 

god. The Romans used to feast and make merry in honor of Saturn.

A. The god of war in northern Europe was called - 

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IV. Can you tell what Sunday is named for? Yes, the sun. What about Monday? Yes, 

the moon. The other days of the week are not as easy. Tuesday is Tyr's day. Tyr 

was a god of war in northern Europe. Wednesday is Woden's day. Woden was the 

greatest god of northern Europe. He lived in a palace called Valhalla. Thursday 

is Thor's day. Thor was the strongest of the gods of northern Europe. He had a 

hammer which no man could lift. Friday is Frigga's day. Frigga, the wife of 

Woden, was highest among goddesses. Saturday is Saturn's day. Saturn was a Roman 

god. The Romans used to feast and make merry in honor of Saturn.

B. Valhalla was the home of - 

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IV. Can you tell what Sunday is named for? Yes, the sun. What about Monday? Yes, 

the moon. The other days of the week are not as easy. Tuesday is Tyr's day. Tyr 

was a god of war in northern Europe. Wednesday is Woden's day. Woden was the 

greatest god of northern Europe. He lived in a palace called Valhalla. Thursday 

is Thor's day. Thor was the strongest of the gods of northern Europe. He had a 

hammer which no man could lift. Friday is Frigga's day. Frigga, the wife of 

Woden, was highest among goddesses. Saturday is Saturn's day. Saturn was a Roman 

god. The Romans used to feast and make merry in honor of Saturn.

C. The strongest of the gods in northern Europe was called - 

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IV. Can you tell what Sunday is named for? Yes, the sun. What about Monday? Yes, 

the moon. The other days of the week are not as easy. Tuesday is Tyr's day. Tyr 

was a god of war in northern Europe. Wednesday is Woden's day. Woden was the 

greatest god of northern Europe. He lived in a palace called Valhalla. Thursday 

is Thor's day. Thor was the strongest of the gods of northern Europe. He had a 

hammer which no man could lift. Friday is Frigga's day. Frigga, the wife of 

Woden, was highest among goddesses. Saturday is Saturn's day. Saturn was a Roman 

god. The Romans used to feast and make merry in honor of Saturn.

D. The highest among the goddesses was called - 

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V. Chinese men in China do not wear pigtails nowadays, but it is possible that 

their grandfathers or great-grandfathers did. For many years in China, a pigtail 

was thought to be proper for men. The men shaved their heads in front and wore 

the pigtail in back. It was also thought proper to wrap the feet of little girls 

tightly so that, when they grew up, their feet would be small. Small feet on 

girls were admired. This practice has also disappeared.

A. People in China thought that girls should have - 

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V. Chinese men in China do not wear pigtails nowadays, but it is possible that 

their grandfathers or great-grandfathers did. For many years in China, a pigtail 

was thought to be proper for men. The men shaved their heads in front and wore 

the pigtail in back. It was also thought proper to wrap the feet of little girls 

tightly so that, when they grew up, their feet would be small. Small feet on 

girls were admired. This practice has also disappeared.

B. This story is mainly about - 

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V. Chinese men in China do not wear pigtails nowadays, but it is possible that 

their grandfathers or great-grandfathers did. For many years in China, a pigtail 

was thought to be proper for men. The men shaved their heads in front and wore 

the pigtail in back. It was also thought proper to wrap the feet of little girls 

tightly so that, when they grew up, their feet would be small. Small feet on 

girls were admired. This practice has also disappeared.

C. The Chinese wanted girls to have small feet because -

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V. Chinese men in China do not wear pigtails nowadays, but it is possible that 

their grandfathers or great-grandfathers did. For many years in China, a pigtail 

was thought to be proper for men. The men shaved their heads in front and wore 

the pigtail in back. It was also thought proper to wrap the feet of little girls 

tightly so that, when they grew up, their feet would be small. Small feet on 

girls were admired. This practice has also disappeared.

D. Grandfathers of Chinese men -