Quiz 1 Second Term Reading Skills/Reading Comprehension

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1.

DIRECTIONS: Choose the best answer for each question. What is true about the Titanic?
- A.
  
  Deep-sea robots protect it.
- B.
  
  It broke in three main parts.
- C.
  
  Other explorers took away all its items.
- D.
  
  There are photos of its outside and inside.
2.

Which paragraph is mainly about why Ballard wanted to find the Titanic?
- A.
  
  Paragraph 1
- B.
  
  Paragraph 2
- C.
  
  Paragraph 3
- D.
  
  Paragraph 5
3.

What does the last sentence of the passage, "As long as she needs protection, the Titanic will always be part of my life," mean?
- A.
  
  The Titanic is the most important thing in Ballard's life.
- B.
  
  Ballard will always try to take care of the Titanic.
- C.
  
  Ballard will take the Titanic to a museum.
- D.
  
  Ballard will visit the Titanic every day.
4.

DIRECTIONS: Choose the best answer for each question. What is the purpose of this passage?
- A.
  
  To tell a story
- B.
  
  To solve a mystery
- C.
  
  To compare two ships
- D.
  
  To describe life at sea
5.

In paragraph 1, why does it say, "Not many seamen wanted to sail on her"?
- A.
  
  Because they were not paid enough money
- B.
  
  Because Mary Celeste was unlucky
- C.
  
  Because they did not like the captain
- D.
  
  Because they had to work too hard
6.

Which of these events happened last?
- A.
  
  The crew was missing.
- B.
  
  There was a fire onboard.
- C.
  
  Three captains died aboard Mary Celeste.
- D.
  
  The ship was sold to an American company.
7.

What does cargo mean in paragraph 2?
- A.
  
  Items taken from one place to another
- B.
  
  Something to drink on a journey
- C.
  
  A ship that costs a lot of money
- D.
  
  An Italian drink
8.

DIRECTIONS: Decide if the underlined words are compound subjects or compound objects. Choose ‘S' for subject or ‘O' for object. Captain Briggs' wife and daughter were on board Mary Celeste.
- A.
  
  S
- B.
  
  O
9.

Dei Gratia and Mary Celeste were sailing in the Atlantic Ocean.
- A.
  
  S
- B.
  
  O
10.

Mary Celeste is called a ghost ship because she had many unlucky events and one complete mystery.
- A.
  
  S
- B.
  
  O
11.

Mary Celeste's crew was made up of Americans and Europeans
- A.
  
  S
- B.
  
  O
12.

Paragraph 1
- A.
  
  There are many stories about treasure hunters.
- B.
  
  Today's treasure hunters are different.
13.

Paragraph 2
- A.
  
  Treasure hunting is a good business.
- B.
  
  Different kinds of people look for sunken treasure.
14.

Paragraph 4
- A.
  
  There are a lot of historical and other valuable objects below the sea.
- B.
  
  There are different things that today's treasure hunter needs to do.