Textless Test📖

1. 1. Both of these quotations support the idea that people value –

• 1. A. Communities that welcome diversity

• 1. B. The chance to share experiences with others

• 1. C. Making the world a better place

• 1. D. The opportunity to learn something new

2. The author uses a metaphor in this sentence to –

• 1. A. Describe the welcoming architecture and practical layout of libraries

• 1. B. Highlight the way libraries continually update their collections

• 1. C. Emphasize the role libraries play in collecting and sharing information

• 1. D. Show the way libraries encourage patrons to learn in different ways.

3. In this sentence, the author is trying to show that Summitt –

• 1. A. Frequently sought out opportunities to appear on television

• 1. B. Was able to pick and choose which teams to play

• 1. C. Took on a role in women’s sports that went beyond coaching

• 1. D. Compromised her standards occasionally

4.The author uses figurative language in this sentence to reveal that –

• A. The letter failed to reach Achima because it was lost in the mail

• B. Achima was too upset to read the letter when if finally arrived

• C. The letter had expressed the last wish of Ashima’s grandmother

• D. Ashima’s grandmother had hoped that the letter would unite the two cultures

5.Which line demonstrates the author’s realization that she may have overestimated her abilities?

• A. But of course what really made me feel like catching the next bus for Arkansas was that in all the offices I managed to invade, not one casting man had looked at me with sudden interest and exclaimed, “That girl has something.

• 1. B. ”Since then I’ve found this inner voice always spoke the truth or made me try to find it for myself.

• 1. C. No one in my entire family had artistic yearnings, so they looked upon my girlish dreams as a rather silly and impractical phase, which I would surely outgrow and then settle down in Arkansas like my more sensible cousins.

• 1. D. It tells me no dream is impossible because faith in my inner self will guide me to its fulfillment.

6.In this sentence, the author admits that –

• A. Her quest would be more difficult than she had thought

• 1. B. Hollywood directors didn’t think she had much talent

• 1. C. It was time to start thinking about a different career

• D. Acting was not as much fun as it had once seemed

7.In these sentences, the author depicts the daughter as –

• A. Deceptive

• B. Envious

• C. Resentful

• D. Reflective

1. 8.In paragraph 8, the word exhilarating means something that –

• A. Creates happiness and excitement

• B. Prompts a longing to return home

• C. Provokes a fear of the unknown

• D. Gives assistance and comfort

9.Based on this sentence, the reader can conclude that –

• A. The Himalaya is a difficult place for disconnecting from the modern world

• 1. B. Making a real connection in the modern world demands effort

• 1. C. The impulse to be connected to others is a modern phenomenon

• D. Modern society does not value connectedness

1. 10. This description of the salesperson shows that the narrator feels –

• A. Appreciation for the salesperson

• B. Pity for the salesperson

• C. Frustration toward the salesperson

• D. Suspicious of the salesperson