ACCUPLACER READING
COMPREHENSION PRACTICE
QUESTIONS 100% ANSWERED
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. - ANSWER
Why is Luke disappointed?
A: He has to go home without skating.
B: He did not win the watch.
C: His teacher does not like him.
D: He has won a watch. - ANSWERB. The passage states that Luke had hoped to win
the watch.
What does the author mean by 'Linton having an engagement'?
A: Linton was going to be married.
B: Linton was drafted into the army.
C: Linton became very ill.
D: Linton had to be somewhere else. - ANSWERD. An engagement is simply a pre-
appointed meeting.
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. - ANSWERC. The word 'patronize' means to
use the services of.
"I am sorry you have lost the watch, Luke," said the teacher, after Randolph 's
departure. "You will have to be satisfied with deserving it."
"I am reconciled to the disappointment, sir," answered Luke. "I can get along for the
present without a watch."
Nevertheless, Luke did feel disappointed. He had fully expected to have the watch to
carry home and display to his mother. As it was, he was in no hurry to go home, but
COMPREHENSION PRACTICE
QUESTIONS 100% ANSWERED
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. - ANSWER
Why is Luke disappointed?
A: He has to go home without skating.
B: He did not win the watch.
C: His teacher does not like him.
D: He has won a watch. - ANSWERB. The passage states that Luke had hoped to win
the watch.
What does the author mean by 'Linton having an engagement'?
A: Linton was going to be married.
B: Linton was drafted into the army.
C: Linton became very ill.
D: Linton had to be somewhere else. - ANSWERD. An engagement is simply a pre-
appointed meeting.
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. - ANSWERC. The word 'patronize' means to
use the services of.
"I am sorry you have lost the watch, Luke," said the teacher, after Randolph 's
departure. "You will have to be satisfied with deserving it."
"I am reconciled to the disappointment, sir," answered Luke. "I can get along for the
present without a watch."
Nevertheless, Luke did feel disappointed. He had fully expected to have the watch to
carry home and display to his mother. As it was, he was in no hurry to go home, but
