ACCUPLACER READING COMPREHENSION PRACTICE
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Read the passages and answer the questions that follow: People loved to come to the
Grogrande Bakery. When one opened the door an exquisite fragrance 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. - CORRECT ANSWER-
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. - CORRECT ANSWER-B. The passage describes
all of the reasons why the bakery was appealing.
Which word best defines the function of the passage?
A: interrogative
B: exclamatory
C: descriptive
D: persuasive - CORRECT ANSWER-C. The passage consists of a list of details about the bakery.
What kind of text would this passage likely appear in?
A: magazine article
B: story
C: editorial
Accuplacer Reading Comprehension Practice Questions with correct
answers
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Read the passages and answer the questions that follow: People loved to come to the
Grogrande Bakery. When one opened the door an exquisite fragrance 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. - CORRECT ANSWER-
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. - CORRECT ANSWER-B. The passage describes
all of the reasons why the bakery was appealing.
Which word best defines the function of the passage?
A: interrogative
B: exclamatory
C: descriptive
D: persuasive - CORRECT ANSWER-C. The passage consists of a list of details about the bakery.
What kind of text would this passage likely appear in?
A: magazine article
B: story
C: editorial
Accuplacer Reading Comprehension Practice Questions with correct
answers
