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TEST 1
SECTION I. READING
You have 64 minutes to complete 53 questions.
Please read the text below and answer questions 1-5.
Most people have had the pleasure of tasting a delicious chocolate chip cookie at
some
point in their lives. But what most folks do not know is that chocolate chip cookies
were invented by accident. Ruth Graves Wakefield, owner of the popular Toll House
Inn in Whitman, Massachusetts, prepared all the food for her guests. People came
from all over to stay at the Toll House Inn and eat her famous Chocolate Butter Drop
Do cookies. These chocolate cookies were such a hit that Ruth found herself baking
them on a daily basis. One day, when she was preparing the recipe, she realized
she had run out of baker's chocolate. She decided to break up a block of Nestle
semi-sweet
chocolate instead, expecting them to melt and disperse through the cookie dough.
To her surprise, when she took the cookies out of - n
Qs
1. Which sentence is the topic sentence?
A. Most people have had the pleasure of tasting a delicious chocolate chip cookie at
some point in their lives.
B. But what most folks do not know is that chocolate chip cookies were invented by
accident.
C. She decided to break up a block of Nestle semi-sweet chocolate instead,
expecting them to melt and disperse through the cookie dough.
D. Ruth's chocolate chip cookies were so popular that they ended up permanently
replacing her Chocolate Butter Drop Do cookies. - n
ANS✔
,B. But what most folks do not know is that chocolate chip cookies were invented by
accident.
Qs
2. In the paragraph, the chocolate chip cookie is:
A. the topic.
B. the main idea.
C. a supporting detail.
D. the topic sentence. - n
ANS✔
A. the topic.
Qs
3. Which sentence summarizes the main idea of the paragraph?
A. Chocolate chip cookies are more popular than Chocolate Butter Drop Do cookies.
B. Ruth Graves Wakefield became famous for her chocolate chip cookie recipe.
C. One of the most classic and popular desserts came about unexpectedly.
D. It takes a whole lot of work to create something long-lasting. - n
ANS✔
C. One of the most classic and popular desserts came about unexpectedly.
Qs
4. Which of the following sentences from the paragraph is a supporting detail of the
topic sentence?
A. Ruth Graves Wakefield, owner of the popular Toll House Inn in Whitman,
Massachusetts, prepared all the food for her guests on a daily basis.
B. People came from all over to stay at the Toll House Inn and eat her famous
Chocolate Butter Drop Do cookies.
C. These chocolate cookies were such a hit that Ruth found herself baking them on
a
daily basis.
, D. She decided to break up a block of Nestle semi-sweet chocolate instead,
expecting them to melt and disperse through the cookie dough. - n
ANS✔
D. She decided to break up a block of Nestle semi-sweet chocolate instead,
expecting them to melt and disperse through the cookie dough.
Qs
5. Which sentence would best function as a supporting detail in this paragraph?
A. The Nestle Company now owns the rights to Ruth Graves Wakefield's chocolate
chip cookie recipe.
B. Ruth Graves Wakefield tasted the cookies with the chocolate morsels in them and
realized immediately how delicious they were.
C. Today people buy pre-packaged chocolate chips instead of breaking off pieces of
chocolate from a Nestle bar.
D. Ruth Graves Wakefield sold her recipe in exchange for a lifetime of free
chocolate. - n
ANS✔
B. Ruth Graves Wakefield tasted the cookies with the chocolate morsels in them and
realized immediately how delicious they were.
Qs
Read the text below and answer question 6.
Before I came to America, I couldn't have known how difficult it would be. I knew I
would miss my mother and my friends and my language, but I didn't know I would
have to scrabble so desperately for so long to earn my place. Even when I had
managed to make a living, I overworked myself with an animal terror. When I left
home, I thought I was leaving poverty behind, but eventually I came to understand
that I had escaped physical poverty by stepping into a poverty of the soul.
6. Which sequence accurately describes what happened first, second, and third in
the passage?
A. Arriving in America, overworking, escaping physical poverty
B. Coming to America, escaping physical poverty, stepping into a poverty of the
soul
C. Knowing how difficult America would be, leaving home, stepping into a poverty of
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TEST 1
SECTION I. READING
You have 64 minutes to complete 53 questions.
Please read the text below and answer questions 1-5.
Most people have had the pleasure of tasting a delicious chocolate chip cookie at
some
point in their lives. But what most folks do not know is that chocolate chip cookies
were invented by accident. Ruth Graves Wakefield, owner of the popular Toll House
Inn in Whitman, Massachusetts, prepared all the food for her guests. People came
from all over to stay at the Toll House Inn and eat her famous Chocolate Butter Drop
Do cookies. These chocolate cookies were such a hit that Ruth found herself baking
them on a daily basis. One day, when she was preparing the recipe, she realized
she had run out of baker's chocolate. She decided to break up a block of Nestle
semi-sweet
chocolate instead, expecting them to melt and disperse through the cookie dough.
To her surprise, when she took the cookies out of - n
Qs
1. Which sentence is the topic sentence?
A. Most people have had the pleasure of tasting a delicious chocolate chip cookie at
some point in their lives.
B. But what most folks do not know is that chocolate chip cookies were invented by
accident.
C. She decided to break up a block of Nestle semi-sweet chocolate instead,
expecting them to melt and disperse through the cookie dough.
D. Ruth's chocolate chip cookies were so popular that they ended up permanently
replacing her Chocolate Butter Drop Do cookies. - n
ANS✔
,B. But what most folks do not know is that chocolate chip cookies were invented by
accident.
Qs
2. In the paragraph, the chocolate chip cookie is:
A. the topic.
B. the main idea.
C. a supporting detail.
D. the topic sentence. - n
ANS✔
A. the topic.
Qs
3. Which sentence summarizes the main idea of the paragraph?
A. Chocolate chip cookies are more popular than Chocolate Butter Drop Do cookies.
B. Ruth Graves Wakefield became famous for her chocolate chip cookie recipe.
C. One of the most classic and popular desserts came about unexpectedly.
D. It takes a whole lot of work to create something long-lasting. - n
ANS✔
C. One of the most classic and popular desserts came about unexpectedly.
Qs
4. Which of the following sentences from the paragraph is a supporting detail of the
topic sentence?
A. Ruth Graves Wakefield, owner of the popular Toll House Inn in Whitman,
Massachusetts, prepared all the food for her guests on a daily basis.
B. People came from all over to stay at the Toll House Inn and eat her famous
Chocolate Butter Drop Do cookies.
C. These chocolate cookies were such a hit that Ruth found herself baking them on
a
daily basis.
, D. She decided to break up a block of Nestle semi-sweet chocolate instead,
expecting them to melt and disperse through the cookie dough. - n
ANS✔
D. She decided to break up a block of Nestle semi-sweet chocolate instead,
expecting them to melt and disperse through the cookie dough.
Qs
5. Which sentence would best function as a supporting detail in this paragraph?
A. The Nestle Company now owns the rights to Ruth Graves Wakefield's chocolate
chip cookie recipe.
B. Ruth Graves Wakefield tasted the cookies with the chocolate morsels in them and
realized immediately how delicious they were.
C. Today people buy pre-packaged chocolate chips instead of breaking off pieces of
chocolate from a Nestle bar.
D. Ruth Graves Wakefield sold her recipe in exchange for a lifetime of free
chocolate. - n
ANS✔
B. Ruth Graves Wakefield tasted the cookies with the chocolate morsels in them and
realized immediately how delicious they were.
Qs
Read the text below and answer question 6.
Before I came to America, I couldn't have known how difficult it would be. I knew I
would miss my mother and my friends and my language, but I didn't know I would
have to scrabble so desperately for so long to earn my place. Even when I had
managed to make a living, I overworked myself with an animal terror. When I left
home, I thought I was leaving poverty behind, but eventually I came to understand
that I had escaped physical poverty by stepping into a poverty of the soul.
6. Which sequence accurately describes what happened first, second, and third in
the passage?
A. Arriving in America, overworking, escaping physical poverty
B. Coming to America, escaping physical poverty, stepping into a poverty of the
soul
C. Knowing how difficult America would be, leaving home, stepping into a poverty of
