Question
adapted from The Bird on Its Journey
by Beatrice Harraden
As the sun painted the sky red and was slowly retiring for the day, several guests were having tea in a café in District 9 in Switzerland. The streets looked white as a sheep's fleece, and very few people could be seen walking on the street with heavy coats. Suddenly, a young woman rushed into the café and drew a chair up to the fire.
An elderly lady, who was herself trying to get warm, told the young woman to put on some other clothes as she looked soaking wet. The lady continued, "You ought to lose no time in changing your clothes."
The young woman replied that she did not have any spare clothes to change into and said that she would soon be dry.
"Have you lost all your luggage?" asked the lady, looking around the woman and noticing she was empty-handed.
The woman said that she did not have any luggage to lose, but she had a knapsack, but it didn't have any clothes in it. She smiled a little mischievously and added, considerately, "I have walked a long distance—in fact, from District 10."
"And where did you leave your companions?" asked the lady, with a touch of concern in her voice.
The young woman replied that she is without companions, just as she is without luggage, and then she opened the piano that was lying next to the fireplace and struck a few notes. There was something soothing in the way in which she touched the keys. Whoever she was, she knew how to make sweet music, and sad music too, full of undefinable longing for someone.
The lady bending over the fire looked up at the young woman and hesitated for one moment. She then took her childish-looking face between her hands, kissed her cheek, and thanked her for playing music.
"The piano is terribly out of tune," said the young woman, and she ran out of the room and came back carrying her knapsack.
"What are you going to do?" asked her the lady.
"I am going to tune the piano," the young woman said, and she took a tuning hammer out of her knapsack and began her work earnestly. She evidently knew what she was doing and pegged away at the notes as though her whole life depended upon it.
The lady by the fire was lost in amazement and started thinking who this woman could be—without luggage, without friends, and with a tuning hammer!
What can the reader conclude about the young woman?
A.
The young woman troubles the elderly lady.
B.
The young woman finds the elderly lady strange.
C.
The young woman travels by herself.
D.
The young woman lives in the town.
by Beatrice Harraden
As the sun painted the sky red and was slowly retiring for the day, several guests were having tea in a café in District 9 in Switzerland. The streets looked white as a sheep's fleece, and very few people could be seen walking on the street with heavy coats. Suddenly, a young woman rushed into the café and drew a chair up to the fire.
An elderly lady, who was herself trying to get warm, told the young woman to put on some other clothes as she looked soaking wet. The lady continued, "You ought to lose no time in changing your clothes."
The young woman replied that she did not have any spare clothes to change into and said that she would soon be dry.
"Have you lost all your luggage?" asked the lady, looking around the woman and noticing she was empty-handed.
The woman said that she did not have any luggage to lose, but she had a knapsack, but it didn't have any clothes in it. She smiled a little mischievously and added, considerately, "I have walked a long distance—in fact, from District 10."
"And where did you leave your companions?" asked the lady, with a touch of concern in her voice.
The young woman replied that she is without companions, just as she is without luggage, and then she opened the piano that was lying next to the fireplace and struck a few notes. There was something soothing in the way in which she touched the keys. Whoever she was, she knew how to make sweet music, and sad music too, full of undefinable longing for someone.
The lady bending over the fire looked up at the young woman and hesitated for one moment. She then took her childish-looking face between her hands, kissed her cheek, and thanked her for playing music.
"The piano is terribly out of tune," said the young woman, and she ran out of the room and came back carrying her knapsack.
"What are you going to do?" asked her the lady.
"I am going to tune the piano," the young woman said, and she took a tuning hammer out of her knapsack and began her work earnestly. She evidently knew what she was doing and pegged away at the notes as though her whole life depended upon it.
The lady by the fire was lost in amazement and started thinking who this woman could be—without luggage, without friends, and with a tuning hammer!
What can the reader conclude about the young woman?
A.
The young woman troubles the elderly lady.
B.
The young woman finds the elderly lady strange.
C.
The young woman travels by herself.
D.
The young woman lives in the town.
Answers
Answer
Which sentence from the passage best shows that the elderly lady is sympathetic to the young woman?
A.
The lady continued, "You ought to lose no time in changing your clothes."
B.
"Have you lost all your luggage?" asked the lady, looking around the woman and noticing she was empty-handed.
C.
She then took her childish-looking face between her hands, kissed her cheek, and thanked her for playing music.
D.
The lady bending over the fire looked up at the young woman and hesitated for one moment.
A.
The lady continued, "You ought to lose no time in changing your clothes."
B.
"Have you lost all your luggage?" asked the lady, looking around the woman and noticing she was empty-handed.
C.
She then took her childish-looking face between her hands, kissed her cheek, and thanked her for playing music.
D.
The lady bending over the fire looked up at the young woman and hesitated for one moment.
Answer
What can the reader conclude about how the young woman appears?
A.
The young woman seems gloomy.
B.
The young woman seems mysterious.
C.
The young woman seems nervous.
D.
The young woman seems annoyed.
A.
The young woman seems gloomy.
B.
The young woman seems mysterious.
C.
The young woman seems nervous.
D.
The young woman seems annoyed.
Answer
Cheryl took a deep breath and stepped into the basket of the hot air balloon. Her heart was pounding, and her palms were covered in sweat. The Mayfield Light Aircraft Festival came to her town every year, but she had never had the courage to take a hot air balloon ride. This year, she was determined to take her first ride. The hot air balloon pilot smiled at Cheryl as she grabbed on to the safety bar inside the balloon basket.
“This must be your first time going up, young lady,” said the pilot as he began to prepare the balloon for launch. “Well, I’ve been piloting balloons for 20 years, so you’re in good hands. I promise you’ll have such a good time up there, you won’t want to come back down.” The pilot fired the burner unit, and the hot air balloon slowly lifted into the air. Cheryl gasped as she watched the ground get farther away. Then, she glanced up at the billowing balloon above her. The burner unit lit up the inside of the balloon like a jack-o-lantern on Halloween.
“Isn’t it beautiful up here?” asked the pilot. Cheryl looked out over the top of the basket. From this height, she could see the entire town laid out before her. The autumn leaves on the trees made the ground look like a beautiful orange and red patchwork quilt.
“It looks amazing,” she agreed as the balloon began to descend. The nervous butterflies in her stomach seemed to have disappeared into the cool, clear air. The balloon pilot was right—Cheryl wished she could stay up in the clouds forever.
This passage would most likely be found in
A.
a newspaper article about cheap ways to travel.
B.
an encyclopedia entry about Halloween.
C.
a magazine article about overcoming fears.
D.
a book about the lives of military pilots.
“This must be your first time going up, young lady,” said the pilot as he began to prepare the balloon for launch. “Well, I’ve been piloting balloons for 20 years, so you’re in good hands. I promise you’ll have such a good time up there, you won’t want to come back down.” The pilot fired the burner unit, and the hot air balloon slowly lifted into the air. Cheryl gasped as she watched the ground get farther away. Then, she glanced up at the billowing balloon above her. The burner unit lit up the inside of the balloon like a jack-o-lantern on Halloween.
“Isn’t it beautiful up here?” asked the pilot. Cheryl looked out over the top of the basket. From this height, she could see the entire town laid out before her. The autumn leaves on the trees made the ground look like a beautiful orange and red patchwork quilt.
“It looks amazing,” she agreed as the balloon began to descend. The nervous butterflies in her stomach seemed to have disappeared into the cool, clear air. The balloon pilot was right—Cheryl wished she could stay up in the clouds forever.
This passage would most likely be found in
A.
a newspaper article about cheap ways to travel.
B.
an encyclopedia entry about Halloween.
C.
a magazine article about overcoming fears.
D.
a book about the lives of military pilots.
Answer
Which experience is most similar to Cheryl's experience in this passage?
A.
someone training to become a medical doctor
B.
someone taking his or her first driving lesson
C.
someone writing a letter to his or her best friend
D.
someone learning to play a musical instrument
A.
someone training to become a medical doctor
B.
someone taking his or her first driving lesson
C.
someone writing a letter to his or her best friend
D.
someone learning to play a musical instrument
Answer
Which of the following articles should Cheryl read to find out how to become a hot air balloon pilot?
A.
The History of Hot Air Ballooning
B.
Safety Procedures Aboard Light Aircraft
C.
Getting a Light Aircraft License
D.
The Science of Hot Air Balloons
A.
The History of Hot Air Ballooning
B.
Safety Procedures Aboard Light Aircraft
C.
Getting a Light Aircraft License
D.
The Science of Hot Air Balloons
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C. The young woman travels by herself.
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C. She then took her childish-looking face between her hands, kissed her cheek, and thanked her for playing music.
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B. The young woman seems mysterious.
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C. a magazine article about overcoming fears.
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B. someone taking his or her first driving lesson
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C. Getting a Light Aircraft License
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