ACCUPLACER Reading Comprehension
Practice Exam Questions and Answers
1. Read the passages and answer the questions that follow:
People loved to come to the Grogrande Bakery. When one
opened the door an exquisite fra- grance of newly baked bread and
cakes greeted the nostrils; and, if you were not hungry when you
entered, you were sure to become so when you examined and smelled
the delicious pies and doughnuts and gingerbread and buns with
which the shelves and show-cases were stocked. There were trays of
French candies, too; and because all the goods were fresh and
wholesome the bakery was well patronized and did a thriving
business
Answer
2. What is the main idea of this
passage? A: People love to eat
bread.
B: People loved to come to the Grogrande
Bakery. C: Gingerbread is delicious.
D: The Grogrande bakery made a ton of money
Answer B. The passage describes all of the reasons why the bakery was appealing.
3. Which word best defines the function of the
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, passage? A: interrogative
B:
exclamatory
C: descriptive
D: persuasive:
Answer C. The passage consists of a list of details about the bakery.
4. What kind of text would this passage likely
appear in? A: magazine article
B: story
C: editorial
D: letter:
Answer B. The diction and subject matter of this passage is appropriate for children.
5. What does the author mean by 'well-
patronized'? A: The bakery got its water
from a well.
B: Very few people shopped there.
C: A large number of people shopped there.
D: The bathroom sink was always clean
Answer C. The word 'patronize' means to use the services of.
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Practice Exam Questions and Answers
1. Read the passages and answer the questions that follow:
People loved to come to the Grogrande Bakery. When one
opened the door an exquisite fra- grance of newly baked bread and
cakes greeted the nostrils; and, if you were not hungry when you
entered, you were sure to become so when you examined and smelled
the delicious pies and doughnuts and gingerbread and buns with
which the shelves and show-cases were stocked. There were trays of
French candies, too; and because all the goods were fresh and
wholesome the bakery was well patronized and did a thriving
business
Answer
2. What is the main idea of this
passage? A: People love to eat
bread.
B: People loved to come to the Grogrande
Bakery. C: Gingerbread is delicious.
D: The Grogrande bakery made a ton of money
Answer B. The passage describes all of the reasons why the bakery was appealing.
3. Which word best defines the function of the
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, passage? A: interrogative
B:
exclamatory
C: descriptive
D: persuasive:
Answer C. The passage consists of a list of details about the bakery.
4. What kind of text would this passage likely
appear in? A: magazine article
B: story
C: editorial
D: letter:
Answer B. The diction and subject matter of this passage is appropriate for children.
5. What does the author mean by 'well-
patronized'? A: The bakery got its water
from a well.
B: Very few people shopped there.
C: A large number of people shopped there.
D: The bathroom sink was always clean
Answer C. The word 'patronize' means to use the services of.
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