STRUCTURE c.

remembered
d. would have remembered
1. The Eiffel Tower ___________ Paris, France.
a. landmarks 10. A dream about falling _________
b. is landmarked in a. scary is
c. is a landmark in b. is scary
d. is in a landmark c. are scary
d. very scary is
2. Young deer _________
a. are called fawns 11. George Washington _________first U. S.
b. be fawns President.
c. is fawns a. was the
d. are fawns called b. became
c. were the
3. Not until a dog is several months old does it d. are the
begin to exhibit signs of independence
___________ 12. Amelia Earhart was _______________ to pilot
a. it s mother from her plane across the Atlantic
b. from mother Ocean.
c. to mother a. the first and a woman
d. from its mother b. the first woman
c. who the first woman
4. To score a goal in soccer you ________ d. the woman who first
a. must kick the ball
b. must kicks the ball Reading
c. may kick them ball
d. must kick them balls Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452 in
Vinci, Italy. He was the illegitimate son of Ser
5. The observation deck at the Sears Tower Piero, a Florentine notary and landlord, but lived on
_________ in Chicago. the estate and was treated as a legitimate son.
a. is highest than any other one
b. is highest than any other one In 1483, Leonardo da Vinci drew the first model of
c. is higher than any other one a helicopter. It did not look very much like our
d. is higher that any other one modern day copter, but the idea of what it could
do was about the same.
6. If it _________ so cloudy, we would plan o n
having the fair o utside. Leonardo was an artist and sculptor. He was very
a. was interested in motion and movement and tried to
b. was not show it in his art. In order to show movement, he
c. werent found it helpful to study the way things moved. One
d. had not subject he liked to study was birds and how they
flew. He spent many hours watching the birds and
7. At the 1984 Democratic National Convention in examining the structure of their wings. He noticed
San Francisco, Geraldine Ferraro became the how they cupped air with their wings and how the
first woman _________ for the vice presidency. feathers helped hold the air. Through these studies,
a. to being nominated Leonardo began to understand how birds were able
b. to has been nominated to fly.
c. to have been nominated
d. to will be nominated Like many other men, Leonardo began to dream of
the day when people would be able to fly. He
8. _______ chocolate will give you a tummy ache. designed a machine that used all the things he had
a. Eat too much learned about flight, and thus became the first
b. Eating to much model of a helicopter.
c. Eating too much
d. Eating too many Poor Leonardo had only one problem, however. He
had no way to give the necessary speed to his
9. If she ____________ to advance her clock one invention. You see, motors had not yet been
hour, she wouldnt have been late invented and speed was an important part of the
for work. flying process. It would be another four hundred
a. should have remembered years before the engine was invented and another
b. could remembered fifty years before it was put to the test in an
airplane. Leonardos dream of a helicopter finally c. the studies
came to pass in 1936. d. the wings

The Italian painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, and 9. In what year was the first helicopter flown
scientist, Leonardo died on May 2, 1519, and was a. 1483
buried in the cloister of San Fio rentino in Amboise. b. 1452
c. 1519
1. What is the authors main point? d. 1936
a. The invention of the helicopter.
b. Birds cup air with their wings and use 10. What two things did birds have that Leonardo
feathers to help hold the air. da Vinci noticed helped them to
c. An overview of one of Leonardo da Vincis fly?
many skills. a. wings and beaks
d. Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1452 and b. feathers and talons
died in 1519. c. wings and feathers
d. cups and feathers
2. The word problem in paragraph five could best
be replaced by the word: 11. The word thus in the fourth paragraph could best
a. dilemma be replaced by:
b. mistake a. Hence
c. danger b. After
d. pain c. Unsuitably
d. Inappropriately
3. The word it in paragraph two refers to:
a. Leonardo da Vinci Glass fibers are extremely strong; for their weight,
b. The first model helicopter they are stronger than steel. They are made by
c. 1483 forcing molten g lass through tiny holes called
d. motion and movement spinnerets. As many as four hundred spinnerets are
placed together, and threads of glass much thinner
4. Which paragraph explains why Leonardo s than
helicopter was not successful in his lifetime: human hairs are drawn off at great speed-miles of
a. paragraph 1 thread per minute. As they speed
b. paragraph 2 along, the threads are coated thinly with a type of
c. paragraph 4 glue and twisted into a yarn. The glass fibers are
d. paragraph 5 used with plastics to make boats and car bodies.
They are also woven into heavy cloth for window
5. The word illegitimate in paragraph one is closest draperies and into strong belts for making tires
in meaning to: stronger.
a. against the law or illegal
b. not in correct usage A special kind of glass fiber is causing a revolution
c. incorrectly deduced; illogical in communications. A signal of light can be made to
d. born out of wedlock travel along the fiber for very long distances. By
changing the quality of the light, many messages
6. The fo llowing sentence would best complete can be sent at once along one strand of glass. New
which paragraph? Since then people have been office build ings are being wired with glass fibers
living out Leonardos dream of flying. as they are built. The glass fibers will be used to
a. paragraph 3 connect telephones and computers in ways that not
b. paragraph 4 long ago were either impossible or too expensive.
c. paragraph 5
d. paragraph 2 Glass wool traps air in a thick, light blanket of
fibers. This blanket is then put into walls and
7. What was the main problem with Leonardo s ceilings to keep warm air in during the winter and
invention? cool air in during the summer.
a. motors were not yet invented
b. the birds lost their feathers To make glass wool, molten glass is fed into a
c. he was illegitimate spinning drum with many holes in it. As the glass
d. he couldnt draw threads stream out of the ho les, they are forced
downward by a blast of hot air and through a spray
8. The word they in the third paragraph refers to: of glues. The threads are then further blown about
a. the feathers to mic them up as they fall in a thick mat on a
b. the birds moving belt.
The glass we see through and drink out of has 20. The following sentence would best complete
many, many other uses besides the ones described which paragraph? This improvement in
here. technology is expected to continue.
a. Paragraph 1
12. What was the authors main purpose in writing b. Paragraph 2
the article? c. Paragraph 3
a. To inform you how special kinds of glass are d. Paragraph 4
made and used
b. To persuade you to investigate the many uses 21. A signal of what can be made to travel along
of glass beyond those mentioned in the article fiber for very long distances?
c. To inform you about the strength of glass a. Heat
fibers b. Wave
d. To inform you that glue is used to hold strands c. Wool
of glass together d. Light

13. The word special in the second paragraph is 22. The word spray in the fourth paragraph could best
closets in meaning to: be replaced by the word:
a. Distinct among others of a kind a. Shower
b. Additional b. Blow
c. Common c. Spit
d. Species d. Force

14. Glass fibers are made by forcing molten glass

through:
a. Spinners
b. Spiderets
c. Spinnerets
d. Spinets

15. The word changing in the second paragraph

could best be replaced by the word:
a. Altering
b. Boring
c. Bringing
d. Doing

16. What are glass fibers woven into cloth for?

a. Draperies
b. Cars and boats
c. Glasses
d. Glue

17. The word fed in the fourth paragraph means:

a. To give food to
b. To minister to
c. To support
d. To supply

18. The word they in the second sentence of the first

paragraph refers to:
a. Human hair
b. Weight
c. Glass fibers
d. Yarn

19. The word it in the fourth paragraph refers to:

a. Molten glass
b. Glass wool
c. Spinning drum
d. Holes
Answer Key

Structure =
1c
2a
3d
4a
5a
6a
7a
8c
9b
10c
11d
12c
13c
14d
15c
16b
17a
18b
19b

Reading =
1a
2a
3b
4d
5d
6c
7a
8b
9d
10c
11a
12a
13a
14c
15a
16a
17d
18c
19c
20b
21d
22a