English Comprehension: Medium Test 2
20 questions · 25 minutes
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Read this passage carefully, then answer the questions that follow.
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Example questions from this paper
A preview of the wording. The answer options and full explanations appear once you begin.
- What do we learn about the pole in the first paragraph?
- ‘like the ribs of a broken umbrella’ (lines 2–3) This is an example of…
- ‘she took her coat off the hook without being asked’ (line 8) What does this suggest about Martha?
- ‘Mind you keep to it’ (line 10) What does the word ‘Mind’ mean here?
- Why did the round send Martha ‘doubling back on herself’ (line 17)?
Before you begin, remember
- For a vocabulary question, reread the sentence around the word and substitute your suggested meaning to see whether it still makes sense.
- Read the whole passage before looking at the questions, then go back to find each answer. Skimming for keywords alone misses the inference questions entirely.