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Specifcally, it assesses your comprehension of short passages. It contains brief passages of 50 words or less and moderate length passages of 50 to 90 words. Half of this test contains straightforward comprehension items (paraphrase, locating information, vocabulary on a phrase level, and pronoun reference) . Te other half assesses inference skills (main idea, fact versus opinion, cause/efect logic, identifying irrelevant information, author’s point of view and applying the author’s logic to another situation) .  \nESL Reading Skills Sample Questions  \nRead the information below, then choose the best answer.  \n1. Television has been introduced to almost every country in the world, reaching a large number of viewers on every continent. About 600 million people saw the frst person walk on the moon, and a billion people watched the twentieth Olympic Games. Television has in many ways promoted understanding and cooperation among people. It does this by showing educational and cultural programs. From this passage, a reader can most reasonably conclude that the author believes that  \nA. people spend too much time watching television  \nB. not every country needs to have television  \nC. television can unify people from around the world  \nD. television is as important as schools  \n2. People have diferent ways of learning. Some are better at making mental pictures of new ideas. Others are more comfortable with writing lists of things to memorize. Certain people can learn best when listening to music, while others need silence to concentrate.  \nWhich of the following is the main idea of the passage?  \nA. Mental pictures help many to learn.  \nB. Some people prefer lists to making mental pictures.  \nC. To learn well you need to be comfortable.  \nD. Diferent individuals have diferent ways of acquiring information.  \n3. If you hold a piece of copper wire over the fame of a wooden match, heat will be conducted by the copper wire to your fngers, and you will be forced to drop the wire. You will, however, still be able to hold the match because wood is a poor conductor of heat.  \nWhich of the following is implied in the passage above?  \nA. Copper is a good conductor of heat.  \nB. Wood and copper conduct heat equally.  \nC. Wood is an excellent conductor of heat.  \nD. Matches should be made of copper.  \n4. Many people own diferent pets. Dogs, cats, birds, and fshare common household pets. Others pets are considered to be exotic animals. Tese include snakes, lizards, and hedgehogs.  \nAccording to the passage, snakes are  \nA. uncommon pets  \nB. likely to be found in a household with dogs  \nC. found only in zoos  \nD. not allowed in people’s homes  \n5. Cesar Chavez was an infuential leader for farmworkers. He fought for their rights and better working conditions. 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