Reading Comprehension
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Feathers and Gas
Your
choices will show how well you understood the reading selections. You
may reread all or part of the selections to help you answer correctly.
The BBC
is reporting that Harry Potter is responsible for the dwindling
number of wild owls in India. One of the reasons that owls are being
trapped and sold as pets is that parents are buying them as
gifts for their kids who are fans of the fictional wizard. As you may
already know, Harry has his own pet owl, Hedwig.
1.
What does “dwindling” mean?
a.
having feathers
b.
becoming less
c.
flying
d.
appearing in movies
2.
Many children in India want owls _______.
a.
as pets
b.
to become extinct
c.
as a special food item
d.
to use their feathers in hats
3.
From the above selection, we can see that _______.
a.
Everyone loves Harry Potter movies
b.
Owls don’t taste as good as chickens
c.
People want to wipe out owls
d.
being popular can be harmful
Volvo
is building a car that will use gasoline without burning it. CNet
Car Tech
reports that Volvo will use a fuel cell that converts
the hydrogen in gasoline into electricity to run the
vehicle’s electric motor when the battery is low. The plug-in
hybrid will go farther on the same amount of fuel because regular
gasoline engines waste much of the fuel’s energy as heat.
4.
To fill this car with fuel, _______.
a.
you’ll have to find a station that sells hydrogen
b.
you’ll be able to go to any regular gas station
c.
you must plug it in overnight
d.
you only need to add water
5.
What does “converts” mean?
a.
frightens
b.
burns
c.
loses
d.
changes
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