Kidnapped Reading Comprehension

Kidnapped Reading Comprehension

8th - 11th Grade

20 Qs

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Kidnapped Reading Comprehension

Kidnapped Reading Comprehension

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English

8th - 11th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the statements below expresses the main idea of the article?
When the grandson of the world's richest man was kidnapped, the result was pain for the young man but no gain for the kidnappers. 
Nobody believed that young John Paul Getty had been kidnapped until the kidnappers send a newspaper an envelope containing an ear.
As the experience of John Paul Getty III showed, members of rich families are always in danger of kidnapping. 

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Recalling Facts: The Kidnappers of John Paul Getty III...
demanded a random of $17 Million
Sent a ransom note to his grandfather
threatened the Italian government

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Recalling Facts: Police doubted the kidnapping was real because...
the ransom note looked fake
young Getty had been sighted around town
young Getty had joked about faking his own kidnapping

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Recalling Facts: At first, the only person who agreed to pay the ransom was...
John Paul Getty, Sr.
John Paul Getty, Jr.
The mother of John Paul Getty, III

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Recalling Facts: Later, Paul's family agreed to pay....
less than $3 million ransom
what the kidnappers asked for
anything the kidnappers wanted

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Recalling Facts: After the ransom was paid...
Paul escaped from his kidnappers
the kidnappers freed Paul
the police freed Paul from the kidnappers

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Making Inference: Is the following statement inferred in the article?
Kidnappers may settle for a smaller ransom tan they first demand.
Correct Inference
Faulty Inference

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