This document provides a mock reading comprehension test to evaluate examinees' ability to understand various types of academic texts and answer different question types about passages. It includes sample passages on topics like signs, movies, pirates treasure, work environments, sharks, and tsunamis. The test also covers 4 major text types, 3 major task types, and examples of question formats used to assess reading comprehension skills.

1. READING COMPREHENSION
MOCK TEST

2. Reading
• This section is designed measures the ability to read
and understand short passages similar in topic and
style to those found in North American universities and
colleges. Examinees read a variety of short passages on
academic subjects. Each passage is followed by a
number of questions about the material. To avoid
creating an advantage to individuals in any one field of
study, sufficient context is provided so that no subject-
specific familiarity with the subject matter is required
to answer the questions.

3. 4 Major types of texts:
• Exposition – includes descriptions, comparisons,
contrasts, explanations and elaborations
• Argumentation – presents a point of view about a
topic and provide supporting evidence in favor of a
position in the analysis of the topic. These texts are
found in Editorials, Essays etc.
• Historical/Biographical narrative – aims to inform
the reader through a narrative of true events in the
history of a discipline: Sociology, Literature, Art etc.

4. 3 Major task types:
• Reading to find information
– Scanning for key facts and important information
– Increasing reading fluency
• Reading for basic comprehension
– Understanding general topic or main idea, major points, important
facts, details, vocabulary in context, and pronoun references
– Making inferences about what is implied in a passage
• Reading to learn
• Recognizing organization and purpose of a passage
• Understanding relationship between ideas
• Organizing information on a chart or summary to recall major
information
• Inferring how ideas connect to each other

5. Examples of questions
• “From the passage, it can be inferred that which of
the following characteristics:”
• “What is the primary purpose of the passage?”
• “The phrase “……" in line … is closest in meaning
to:”
• “The passage primarily discusses:”
• “The word “…" in line … refers to:”
• “The author mentions all of the following…
EXCEPT:”
• “Where in the passage does the author provide a
term for…?”

6. 1) (A) A famous sign
2) (C) in the entire world
3) (B) the movie industry
4) (A) the sign
5) (A) 1923
6) (D) It was the most expensive area of Los
Angeles.
7) (B) it was not fixed
8) (C) Fifty years old.
9) (D) Exchanged for a newer one
10) (C) They helped get the money.

7. 11) (B) a large pirate treasure
12) (A) They killed lots of people.
13) (D) gathered
14) (A) died
15) (A) Art objects
16) (C) Approximate
17) (D) $100,000,000
18) (B) efortless
19) (C) has not all been found
20) (D) additional pieces that turn up from the
Whidah’s treasure

8. 21) (A) people combined work with recreation
22) (B) Everyday
23) (A) existence
24) (C) Get rid of trees
25) (D) It was rather quiet.
26) (B) talk
27) (C) enthusiastically
28) (B) competition made the work fun
29) (C) Lines 7-8
30) (D) History

9. 31) (D) clear up misconceptions about sharks
32) (C) careless
33) (D) short
34) (A) whale shark
35) (D) All sharks have extremely sharp teeth.
36) (D) a bone in the mouth.
37) (B) hunted
38) (C) only if it is bothered
39) (A) a dwarf shark
40) (C) Lines 13-14

10. 41) (C) storm surges
42) (B) they are caused by sudden changes in high
and low tides
43) (D) moved
44) (C) are far more dangerous on the coast than in
the deep ocean
45) (B) deep
46) (A) arrive without warning
47) (C) these tsunamis
48) (D) disastrous
49) (D) might not be the greatest tsunami ever
50) (B) was far more destructive close to the source
than far away