HSPT Reading Comprehension Test 6 Practice
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131. The author's purpose in writing this selection was most probably to
a. warn people of the dangers if nuclear power
b. explain how nuclear power is created
c. promote the benefits of nuclear power
d. explore alternatives to fossil fuels b. explain how.......
132. The title that best expresses the main idea of this passage is
a. The Discovery of Nuclear Fission
b. The Uses of Nuclear Fission
c. The Process of Nuclear Fission
d. The Varieties of Nuclear Fission c. The Process of Nuclear Fission
133. The title that best expresses the topic of this selection is
a. Life in the African Backwoods
b. The Wandorobo Tribe
c. Locating a Honeycomb
d. Men and Birds Work Together d. Men and......
134. Most people avoid the back country of Eastern Africa because they
a. dislike honey
b. fear the cannibalistic Wandorobo
c. fear bee stings
d. fear the tsetse fly d. fear the tsetse fly
, 135. The Wandorobo communicate with the Indicator bird by
a. whistling
b. chattering
c. playing musical instruments
d. smoke signals a. whistling
136. The Indicator bird's name stems from the fact that it
a. always flies in a northward line
b. points out locations of tsetse fly nests
c. leads men to honey trees
d. uses smoke to indicate the location of bees c. leads men to honey trees
137. The reward of the Indicator bird is
a. a symbiotic relationship
b. a musical concert
c. roots and fruits
d. some honey d. some honey
138. Smoke causes bees to
a. fly away
b. sting viciously
c. hum
d. make honey a. fly away
139. Scientists at first discredited reports of the purposeful behavior of the indicator bird
because
a. the Wandorobo are known to exaggerate in their stories
Questions and Answers| Latest Update
131. The author's purpose in writing this selection was most probably to
a. warn people of the dangers if nuclear power
b. explain how nuclear power is created
c. promote the benefits of nuclear power
d. explore alternatives to fossil fuels b. explain how.......
132. The title that best expresses the main idea of this passage is
a. The Discovery of Nuclear Fission
b. The Uses of Nuclear Fission
c. The Process of Nuclear Fission
d. The Varieties of Nuclear Fission c. The Process of Nuclear Fission
133. The title that best expresses the topic of this selection is
a. Life in the African Backwoods
b. The Wandorobo Tribe
c. Locating a Honeycomb
d. Men and Birds Work Together d. Men and......
134. Most people avoid the back country of Eastern Africa because they
a. dislike honey
b. fear the cannibalistic Wandorobo
c. fear bee stings
d. fear the tsetse fly d. fear the tsetse fly
, 135. The Wandorobo communicate with the Indicator bird by
a. whistling
b. chattering
c. playing musical instruments
d. smoke signals a. whistling
136. The Indicator bird's name stems from the fact that it
a. always flies in a northward line
b. points out locations of tsetse fly nests
c. leads men to honey trees
d. uses smoke to indicate the location of bees c. leads men to honey trees
137. The reward of the Indicator bird is
a. a symbiotic relationship
b. a musical concert
c. roots and fruits
d. some honey d. some honey
138. Smoke causes bees to
a. fly away
b. sting viciously
c. hum
d. make honey a. fly away
139. Scientists at first discredited reports of the purposeful behavior of the indicator bird
because
a. the Wandorobo are known to exaggerate in their stories
