8. What did Disney mean when he said: “There is a lot of the mouse in me”?

C. He created the mouse with many of his own qualities.

A. He was proud of the mouse that he created.

B. He knew that the mouse would be a famous creation.

D. He had worked very hard to create the mouse.

9. The first image of Mickey Mouse is described as all of the following EXCEPT that________ .

A. he was dressed in shorts with two buttons

10. The paragraph following the passage most probably discusses__________ .

B. other images in popular culture

D. the voices of cartoon characters

17. Four of the ships sought a passage along a Southern _________.

D. body of land with water on three sides

19. In the spring of 1521, the ships crossed the ___ now called the International Date Line.

A. imaginary circle passing through the poles

B. imaginary line parallel to the equator

21. What is the main idea of this passage?

D. Although animals may be aware of quantities, they cannot actually count.

A. Careful training is required to teach animals to perform tricks involving numbers.

B. Animals cannot ‘count’ more than one kind of object.

C. Of all animals, dogs and horses can count best.

22. Why does the author refer to Gilbert Whites’ book in line 3?

C. To provide evidence that some birds are aware of quantities

A. To show how attitudes have changed since 1786

B. To contradict the idea that animals can count

D. To indicate that more research is needed in this field

24. The word ‘odd’, as used in line 11, refers to which of the following?

B. numbers such as 1, 3, 5 and so on

D. numbers such as 2, 4, 6 and so on

27. According to information in the passage, which of the following is LEAST likely to occur as a result of animals’ intuitive awareness of quantities?

B. When asked by its trainer how old it is, a monkey holds up five fingers.

A. A pigeon is more attracted by a box containing two pieces of food than by a box containing one piece.

C. When one of its four kittens crawls away, a mother cat misses it and searches for the missing kitten.

D. A lion follows one antelope instead of the herd of antelopes because it is easier to hunt a single prey.

31. In paragraph 1, why does the writer include information about the Cherokee language?

A. To show how simple, traditional cultures can have complicated grammar structures.

B. To show how English grammar differs from Cherokee grammar.

C. To prove that complex grammar structures were invented by the Cherokees.

D. To demonstrate how difficult it is to learn the Cherokee language.

32. What can be inferred about the slaves' pidgin language?

C. It was difficult to understand, even among slaves.

A. It contained complex grammar.

B. It was based on many different languages.

D. It was created by the land-owners.

33. All the following sentences about Nicaraguan sign language are true EXCEPT_____:

B. It is based on speech and lip reading.

A. It has been created since 1979.

C. It incorporates signs which children used at home.

D. It was perfected by younger children.

35. In line 19, the word from scratch is closest in meaning to________:

D. by using written information

37. Which sentence is closest in meaning to the sentence in bold? Grammar is universal and plays a part in every language, no matter how widespread it is.

A. All languages, whether they are spoken by a few people or a lot of people, contain grammar.

B. Some languages include a lot of grammar, whereas other languages contain a little.

C. Languages which contain a lot of grammar are more common that languages that contain a little.

D. The grammar of all languages is the same, no matter where the languages evolved.

38. All of the following are features of the new Nicaraguan sign language EXCEPT that_______.

D. New gestures were created for everyday objects and activities.

A. All children used the same gestures to show meaning.

B. The meaning was clearer than the previous sign language.

C. The hand movements were smoother and smaller.

39. Which idea is presented in the final paragraph?

A. English was probably once a creole.

B. The English past tense system is inaccurate.

C. Linguists have proven that English was created by children.

D. Children say English past tenses differently from adults.

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1. Which of the following is the main topic of the passage?

2. What distinguished steamboat Willie from earlier cartoons?

3. The word he in line 15 refers to___________ .

4. The word appealing in line 16 is closest in meaning to_________ .

5. The word pervasive in line 21 could best be replaced by__________ .

6. Where in the passage does the author relate how Mickey got his name?

7. What does the author mean by the statement in lines 13-15 “Although he has....firstcartoons”?

8. What did Disney mean when he said: “There is a lot of the mouse in me”?

9. The first image of Mickey Mouse is described as all of the following EXCEPT that________ .

10. The paragraph following the passage most probably discusses__________ .

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