ACCUPLACER READING
COMPREHENSION LATEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025/2026
The Big Bang theory is the prevailing cosmological model that describes the early development of the
Universe. According to the Big Bang theory, the Universe was once in an extremely hot and dense state
which expanded rapidly. This rapid expansion caused the Universe to cool and resulted in its present
continuously expanding state. According to the most recent measurements and observations, the Big
Bang occurred approximately 13.75 billion years ago, which is thus considered the age of the Universe.
From this passage, it seems safe to conclude that...
(A.) all scientists now accept the Big Bang theory.
(B.) the center of the universe is 13.75 billion light years away.
(C.) according to this theory, the universe is still getting larger.
(D.) Christians do not accept the Big Bang theory. - CORRECT ANSWERS -From this passage, it seems safe
to conclude that...
(C.) according to this theory, the Universe is still getting larger.
The Nobel Peace Prize of 1979 was awarded to Mother Teresa for her humanitarian work. Mother
Teresa was born to parents of Albanian descent in 1910, and was named Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. She
joined a religious order of nuns, took the name of Teresa, and moved to Calcutta, where she worked
among the poor, establishing hospitals, orphanages, and schools. Upon her death in 1997, organizations
which she had founded to help the poor numbered over a million workers.
The purpose of this passage is to...
(A.) demonstrate the need for humanitarian relief.
(B.) explain the awarding of the Nobel Prize.
(C.) show some reasons why Mother Teresa received the Nobel Prize.
, (D.) describe Mother Teresa's background in Albania. - CORRECT ANSWERS -The purpose of this passage
is to...
(C.) show some reasons why Mother Teresa received the Nobel Prize.
The Romance languages, which include Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, and Romanian, can all be
traced back to Vulgar Latin, which was spoken by the soldiers, merchants, and settlers of the Roman
Empire. With few exceptions, Romance languages have lost the declension system of Latin and, as a
result, have subject-verb-object sentence structure and make extensive use of prepositions. This
common origin explains many of the similarities in vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure found
among these languages.
From this passage we can conclude that...
(A.) all Spanish speakers can fully understand French.
(B.) Latin is no longer spoken.
(C.) verb endings are not important in the Romance languages.
(D). all of the Romance languages had their origins in Vulgar Latin. - CORRECT ANSWERS -From this
passage we can conclude that...
(D.) all of the Romance languages had their origins in Vulgar Latin.
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, commonly known as Michelangelo, was an Italian
Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect, poet, and engineer. His works include the David and Pieta
statues, which are among the world's most well-known sculptures. He painted the ceiling of Rome's
Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo was the architect who designed the Laurentian Library in Florence and St.
Peter's Basilica in Rome.
The primary purpose of this passage is to...
(A.) enumerate the most well-known works of Michelangelo.
(B.) identify the painter of the Sistine Chapel.
(C.) list Michelangelo's works which are located in Rome.
COMPREHENSION LATEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025/2026
The Big Bang theory is the prevailing cosmological model that describes the early development of the
Universe. According to the Big Bang theory, the Universe was once in an extremely hot and dense state
which expanded rapidly. This rapid expansion caused the Universe to cool and resulted in its present
continuously expanding state. According to the most recent measurements and observations, the Big
Bang occurred approximately 13.75 billion years ago, which is thus considered the age of the Universe.
From this passage, it seems safe to conclude that...
(A.) all scientists now accept the Big Bang theory.
(B.) the center of the universe is 13.75 billion light years away.
(C.) according to this theory, the universe is still getting larger.
(D.) Christians do not accept the Big Bang theory. - CORRECT ANSWERS -From this passage, it seems safe
to conclude that...
(C.) according to this theory, the Universe is still getting larger.
The Nobel Peace Prize of 1979 was awarded to Mother Teresa for her humanitarian work. Mother
Teresa was born to parents of Albanian descent in 1910, and was named Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. She
joined a religious order of nuns, took the name of Teresa, and moved to Calcutta, where she worked
among the poor, establishing hospitals, orphanages, and schools. Upon her death in 1997, organizations
which she had founded to help the poor numbered over a million workers.
The purpose of this passage is to...
(A.) demonstrate the need for humanitarian relief.
(B.) explain the awarding of the Nobel Prize.
(C.) show some reasons why Mother Teresa received the Nobel Prize.
, (D.) describe Mother Teresa's background in Albania. - CORRECT ANSWERS -The purpose of this passage
is to...
(C.) show some reasons why Mother Teresa received the Nobel Prize.
The Romance languages, which include Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, and Romanian, can all be
traced back to Vulgar Latin, which was spoken by the soldiers, merchants, and settlers of the Roman
Empire. With few exceptions, Romance languages have lost the declension system of Latin and, as a
result, have subject-verb-object sentence structure and make extensive use of prepositions. This
common origin explains many of the similarities in vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure found
among these languages.
From this passage we can conclude that...
(A.) all Spanish speakers can fully understand French.
(B.) Latin is no longer spoken.
(C.) verb endings are not important in the Romance languages.
(D). all of the Romance languages had their origins in Vulgar Latin. - CORRECT ANSWERS -From this
passage we can conclude that...
(D.) all of the Romance languages had their origins in Vulgar Latin.
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, commonly known as Michelangelo, was an Italian
Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect, poet, and engineer. His works include the David and Pieta
statues, which are among the world's most well-known sculptures. He painted the ceiling of Rome's
Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo was the architect who designed the Laurentian Library in Florence and St.
Peter's Basilica in Rome.
The primary purpose of this passage is to...
(A.) enumerate the most well-known works of Michelangelo.
(B.) identify the painter of the Sistine Chapel.
(C.) list Michelangelo's works which are located in Rome.
