Reading Comprehension Passage 06 MCQ Test With Answers - A MURDER AT THE ROYAL HOTEL
Question 1 |
A MURDER AT THE ROYAL HOTEL
I have been staying at the Royal Hotel for some time now. This morning, as I walked past a room on the first floor, suddenly I heard a woman's somewhat muffled voice: "Help!" the woman was obviously trying to scream. Then I heard a man's voice. "Don't move, or I'll shoot you!" the man was shouting angrily. "Oh, please don't shoot me," the woman was crying. Then the man gave a final, blood-chilling laugh. And I heard a shot.
And I felt a shiver run down my spine simultaneously... Without giving the matter a second thought, I knocked on the door loudly. "Come in," said the woman, however, in a soft voice, and I rushed into the room. "What's the matter?" I asked her: "Can I help you?..." "Who're you?" the woman asked angrily. "I... I heard a shot," I declared, somewhat hesitatingly. And I added: 'Are you all right?"
The woman laughed, "Of course I am all right." She then turned to the man: "Put you gun in your pocket, dear," she simply said...
"What on earth is happening here?" I asked, I think with some rightful exasperation. The man's answer was that they were not quarrelling at all, but that they were actors and were trying to memorize their parts for a new play.
Adapted from L.G. ALEXANDER'S Question and Answer.
We may surmise, deduce, infer, conclude from the narrative that the narrator
A | is a hotel keeper. |
B | frequently stays at hotels. |
C | is currently staying at the Royal Hotel. |
D | has a room on the first floor. |
E | is a very curious man and frequently pokes his nose into other people's business. |
Question 2 |
A | either husband and wife or lovers. |
B | exasperated with one another. |
C | having a genuine quarrel. |
D | going to perform a play at the hotel. |
E | rehearsing, so they're play-acting. |
Question 3 |
A | becomes confused. |
B | gets furious. |
C | is very happy, too. |
D | puts his gun in his pocket. |
E | asks the woman if he can help her. |
Question 4 |
A | a true-life drama. |
B | just a pleasant little anecdote. |
C | a scene from an exciting play. |
D | a passage from a novel. |
E | a joke written by two actors. |
Question 5 |
A | we shouldn't poke our nose into other people's business. |
B | actors should be cautious when they are learning their parts. |
C | people should mind their own business when staying at a hotel. |
D | things are not sometimes what they seem to be. |
E | one should never speak to a stranger. |
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