Short Advanced Reading Comprehension Test 5 With MCQs and Answers

(Please note: The following questions are related to a specific reading passage, available solely before the first question. Remember, referring back to the reading text while answering the questions may be helpful to ensure accuracy.)

Scientists who think that children learn aggressive behaviour from TV also emphasize that parents have power over what their children watch. Because of this, many scientists recommend a number of things that parents can do. Reduce the number of hours of TV that your children watch, watch at least one episode of the shows your children watch, and when they see a violent act on the show that their children are watching, discuss it with your child and tell them that this kind of behaviour is not good and not the way to solve problems.

According to the author, parents are proficient enough _____.

According to one of the recommendations of scientists, _____.

In the case of their children's watching violent acts on TV, scientists advise _____.

Qualified teachers instruct students during their education. Sometimes, there are teachers that do not meet the teaching standards. In this case, the parents should voice the problem to the school authorities as there is a better chance of finding a solution. Parents' spending quality time makes a difference in a child's attitude. Children learn from their parents' morals, values, and boundaries that they will use throughout their lives. A parent must be able to communicate and be an active listener with the child. This kind of support will help the child and the parents feel secure in their relationship. As a result, they will be able to work out any problem together such as the child having a difficult school project or a conflict with another student.

If a parent is able to communicate and is an active listener with the child, _____.

According to the author, the support which should be provided to the child is essentially _____.

If parents find out that there are ineffective teachers not meeting the teaching standards, _____.

The media does not go around reporting all of the good things athletes do, just the bad things and their mistakes. They are only human just like the rest of us. Are these people safe for our children to idolize to look up to? I think that the answer is yes! If you were watching the news, would you really want to hear about all of the charities which an athlete has donated money to? It would be interesting at first, but you would get tired of it afterwards. That is why the media never covers anything like this. We all know that they really don't care about anything else apart from a hot topic.

According to the author, it is usual for an athlete to make mistakes _____.

Why has the media been interested in the bad things and mistakes which athletes make?

Why doesn't the public find the news about all of the charities to which an athlete has donated money interesting?

The air does get a bit warmer after the middle of March. But it is always covered in dampness that no furnace in the world can hope to dry. Of course, the season fools us by granting one or two nice days so we can get out and proclaim that winter finally left. The following day brings the beginning of at least two or three weeks of sub-freezing weather. Even after the temperature reaches the freezing mark, that sluggish low pressure over the Bay of Maine arrives to give us perpetually depressing grey days.

Even though it has been March, the spring season, _____.

The author tries to point out _____.

The way the season fools us is that _____.

Not nearly as many teens would have guns if they didn't get the money from selling drugs. So, if we can stop the selling of drugs, fewer people will have money to buy guns and there will be less violence. We can at the same time blame our parents for violence. When parents buy a gun and put it away, their kids could get hold of it and bring it to school. This is why parents ought to lock away their weapons not just stick them in a drawer or on the top shelf of a closet.

According to the author, many teenagers would scarcely have guns _____.

Our parents are blamed to have a share for causing violence _____.

It is obvious from the paragraph that _____.

Alcoholism is a disease that affects many people in the US today. It not only affects the alcoholic but also their family and friends. The symptoms are many, as are the causes and the effects. Alcoholism is defined as a pattern of drinking in which harmful consequences result for the drinker, yet, they continue to drink. There are two types of drinkers. The first type, the casual or social drinker, drinks because they want to. They drink with a friend or with a group for pleasure and only on occasion. The other type, the compulsive drinker, drinks because they have to, in spite of the adverse effects that drinking has on their lives.

If you feel obliged to drink despite the negative effects, _____.

It has been revealed in the paragraph that _____.

Those who drink just for joy are _____.

Generally speaking, people hate war and want to avoid it at all costs. It is believed that a large part of why America went to Vietnam was for monetary reasons. Companies have to make all of the ships, helicopters, airplanes, and supplies. As a result, jobs are created and the economy is stimulated, but the U.S. government never tells that to the public. It is very probable that these were hidden reasons for the Vietnam War, but the government simply turned it into an issue of freedom.

The Americans knew that their government _____.

America's going to the Vietnam War was for monetary reasons, that is _____.

The U.S. government turned the Vietnam issue into an issue of freedom _____.

Part of what makes New England mud so unique is the sand and salt thrown on the roads by the brave men of our highway departments all winter. Those tons of mixed sand and salt don't just disappear. They simply evolve into the mud of spring. This type of mud can dissolve the doors and fenders off our cars. The mud sucks the shoes right off your feet, dissolving the stitching that once held them together.

According to the author, there becomes mud on highways _____.

Despite the fact that the mixture of salt and sand is expected to disappear, _____.

The salt and sand mixture of mud becomes so harmful that _____.