Questions 14 through 15 are based on the following passage
The plane was late and detectives waited at the airport all morning. They expected a valuable
parcel of diamonds from South Africa. A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that
thieves would try to steal the diamonds. When the plane arrived some of detectives waited inside
the main building while others waited on the airfield. Two men took the parcel off the plane and
carried into the Custom House. While two detectives kept guard at the door, two others opened
the parcel. To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!.
14. The detectives waited in the airport because …
a. they wanted to go abroad
b. they wanted to steal diamonds
c. they wanted to arrest thieves
d. they waited guests
e. they kept guard at the door
15. They expected a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa. (line 1). The word “They”
refers to …
a. Planes
b. Detectives
c. Diamonds
d. Parcels
e. Two men
16. What is the purpose of the text?
a. to tell an event with humorous twist
c. to retell about detectives
e. to persuade readers
b. to tell sequence of events at past
d. to explain about diamonds
17. “To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!”. This statement which is
found in last sentence we call as ….
a. Orientation
b. event
c. twist
d. re commendation
e. coda
18. According to the text, the following sentences are false, EXCEPT …
a. The detectives waited at the airport all night
b. Three men took the parcel off the plane
c. The detectives waited a parcel of gold
d. There were four detectives
e. The parcel was full of diamonds
Questions 19 through 22 are based on the following reading
Jack was a university student. He studied history.
At the end of his first year, he failed in his examination and he was told to leave the
university.
The next day Jack’s father went to see the professor. He urged the professor to let Jack
continue his studies the following year. “He is a good boy,” said Jack’s father, “and if you let
him pass this time, I am sure he’ll improve a lot next year and pass the examination at the end of
the year well”.
“No, No! that’s quite impossible,” replied the professor. “Do you know, last month I
asked him when Napoleon died, and he could not answer it”.
“Please Sir, give him another chance,” said Jack’s father. “You see, we don’t subscribe
any newspapers in our house, so none of us even knew that Napoleon was ill”
19. The text above discusses about …
a. an university student
b. a professor in a university
c. Napoleon
d. Jack
e. Jack’s father
20. The following statements are TRUE, except …..
a. Jack’s father asked for the professor a chance
b. Jack failed in his exam
c. Jack could not answer his lecturer’s question
d. The professor went to meet Jack’s father
e. Jack is a good student
21. “he failed in his examination” (line 2)
The antonym of the underlined word is ….
a. cheated
b. passed
c. helped
d. liked
e. was happy
22 “ ….and he could not answer it”. The word “he refers to …
a. Jack
b. Jack’s father
c. Jack’s lecturer
d. Napoleon
e. Professor
