1.
Which title best summarizes the main idea of the passage?
Reading Comprehension
Questions 84–92 are about the following passage.When another old cave is discovered in the south of France, it is not usually news. Rather, it is an ordinaryevent. Such discoveries are so frequent these days that hardly anybody pays heed to them.However, when the Lascaux cave complex was discovered in 1940, the world was amazed. Painted directly on its walls were hundreds of scenes showing how people lived thousands of years ago. The scenes show people hunting animals, such as bison or wild cats. Other images depict birds and, most noticeably, horses, which appear in more than 300 wall images, by far outnumbering all other animals.Early artists drawing these animals accomplished a monumental and difficult task. THEY did not limitthemselves to the easily accessible walls but carried their painting materials to spaces that required climbing steep walls or crawling into narrow passages in the Lascaux complex. Unfortunately, the paintings have beenexposed to the destructive action of water and temperature changes, which easily wear the images away. Because the Lascaux caves have many entrances, air movement has also damaged the images inside. Although they are not out in the open air, where natural light would have destroyed them long ago, many of the images have deteriorated and are barely recognizable. To prevent further damage, the site was closed to tourists in 1963, 23 years after it was discovered.
2.
Nagawang mabago ng mga kasalukuyang awitin ang kamalayan ng Pilipino upang kantahin ang sarili niyang mga awit sa tanging wikang nakapagsasatinig sa kanyang kaluluwa.
Reading Comprehension
Isinasaad ng pangungusap na __________.
3.
According to the passage, which animals appear most often on the cave walls?
Reading Comprehension
Questions 84–92 are about the following passage.When another old cave is discovered in the south of France, it is not usually news. Rather, it is an ordinaryevent. Such discoveries are so frequent these days that hardly anybody pays heed to them.However, when the Lascaux cave complex was discovered in 1940, the world was amazed. Painted directly on its walls were hundreds of scenes showing how people lived thousands of years ago. The scenes show people hunting animals, such as bison or wild cats. Other images depict birds and, most noticeably, horses, which appear in more than 300 wall images, by far outnumbering all other animals.Early artists drawing these animals accomplished a monumental and difficult task. THEY did not limitthemselves to the easily accessible walls but carried their painting materials to spaces that required climbing steep walls or crawling into narrow passages in the Lascaux complex. Unfortunately, the paintings have beenexposed to the destructive action of water and temperature changes, which easily wear the images away. Because the Lascaux caves have many entrances, air movement has also damaged the images inside. Although they are not out in the open air, where natural light would have destroyed them long ago, many of the images have deteriorated and are barely recognizable. To prevent further damage, the site was closed to tourists in 1963, 23 years after it was discovered.
4.
What does the passage say happened at the Lascaux caves in 1963?
Reading Comprehension
Questions 84–92 are about the following passage.When another old cave is discovered in the south of France, it is not usually news. Rather, it is an ordinaryevent. Such discoveries are so frequent these days that hardly anybody pays heed to them.However, when the Lascaux cave complex was discovered in 1940, the world was amazed. Painted directly on its walls were hundreds of scenes showing how people lived thousands of years ago. The scenes show people hunting animals, such as bison or wild cats. Other images depict birds and, most noticeably, horses, which appear in more than 300 wall images, by far outnumbering all other animals.Early artists drawing these animals accomplished a monumental and difficult task. THEY did not limitthemselves to the easily accessible walls but carried their painting materials to spaces that required climbing steep walls or crawling into narrow passages in the Lascaux complex. Unfortunately, the paintings have beenexposed to the destructive action of water and temperature changes, which easily wear the images away. Because the Lascaux caves have many entrances, air movement has also damaged the images inside. Although they are not out in the open air, where natural light would have destroyed them long ago, many of the images have deteriorated and are barely recognizable. To prevent further damage, the site was closed to tourists in 1963, 23 years after it was discovered.
5.
In 2nd sentence, the words pays heed to are closest in meaning to_____.
Reading Comprehension
Questions 84–92 are about the following passage.When another old cave is discovered in the south of France, it is not usually news. Rather, it is an ordinaryevent. Such discoveries are so frequent these days that hardly anybody pays heed to them.However, when the Lascaux cave complex was discovered in 1940, the world was amazed. Painted directly on its walls were hundreds of scenes showing how people lived thousands of years ago. The scenes show people hunting animals, such as bison or wild cats. Other images depict birds and, most noticeably, horses, which appear in more than 300 wall images, by far outnumbering all other animals.Early artists drawing these animals accomplished a monumental and difficult task. THEY did not limitthemselves to the easily accessible walls but carried their painting materials to spaces that required climbing steep walls or crawling into narrow passages in the Lascaux complex. Unfortunately, the paintings have beenexposed to the destructive action of water and temperature changes, which easily wear the images away. Because the Lascaux caves have many entrances, air movement has also damaged the images inside. Although they are not out in the open air, where natural light would have destroyed them long ago, many of the images have deteriorated and are barely recognizable. To prevent further damage, the site was closed to tourists in 1963, 23 years after it was discovered.
6.
Ang pagbaba ng halaga ng piso lumikha ng krisis sa maraming industriya ng bansa. Kasunod nito ang pagtitipid at problema sa kawalan ng mapasukang trabaho. Lumikha rin ito ng pagtataas ng presyo ng mga bilihin na labis nakaapekto sa kita ng mga manggagawa.
Reading Comprehension
Ayon sa talata:
7.
Sixty years ago I know everything ; now I know nothing ; education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.
Reading Comprehension
The sentence best supports the statement that
8.
Most researchers in needy countries are based on the thinking and approach of the highly developed Western world, and seldom have they been directed toward meeting the countries; own development needs.
Reading Comprehension
The sentence best supports the statement that _________.
9.
Critical reading is a demanding process. To read critically, you must slow down your reading and, with pencil in hand, perform specific operations on the text. Mark up the text with your reactions, conclusions, and questions. When you read, become an active participant.
Reading Comprehension
This paragraph best supports the statement that
10.
Being struck by lightning means:
Reading Comprehension
Questions 93–95 are about the following passage. Lightning is an electrical discharge that occurs in a thunderstorm. Often you’ll see it in the form of a bright “bolt” (or streak) coming from the sky. Lightning occurs when static electricity inside clouds builds up and causes an electrical charge. What causes the static electricity? Water! Specifically, water droplets collide with ice crystals after the temperature in the cloud falls below freezing. Sometimes these collisions are small, but other times they’re quite large. Large collisions cause large electrical charges, and when they’re large enough, look out! The hyper-charged cloud will emit a burst of lightning. This lightning looks quite impressive. For a good reason, too: A lightning bolt’s temperature gets so hot that it’s sometimes five times hotter than the sun’s surface. Although the lightning bolt is hot, though, it’s also short-lived. Because of that, when a person is unfortunate enough to be struck by lightning, their odds of surviving are pretty good. Statistics show that 90% of victims survive a lightning blast. Oh, and that old saying, “Lightning never strikes twice in the same spot”? It’s a myth! Many people report surviving lightning blasts three or more times. What’s more, lightning strikes some skyscrapers multiple times. The other prominent feature of lightning storms is the thunder. This is caused by the super-heated air around a lightning bolt expands at the speed of sound. We hear thunder after seeing the lightning bolt because sound travels slower than the speed of light. In reality, though, both occur at the same moment
11.
the word depict is closest in meaning to____.
Reading Comprehension
Questions 84–92 are about the following passage.When another old cave is discovered in the south of France, it is not usually news. Rather, it is an ordinaryevent. Such discoveries are so frequent these days that hardly anybody pays heed to them.However, when the Lascaux cave complex was discovered in 1940, the world was amazed. Painted directly on its walls were hundreds of scenes showing how people lived thousands of years ago. The scenes show people hunting animals, such as bison or wild cats. Other images depict birds and, most noticeably, horses, which appear in more than 300 wall images, by far outnumbering all other animals.Early artists drawing these animals accomplished a monumental and difficult task. THEY did not limitthemselves to the easily accessible walls but carried their painting materials to spaces that required climbing steep walls or crawling into narrow passages in the Lascaux complex. Unfortunately, the paintings have beenexposed to the destructive action of water and temperature changes, which easily wear the images away. Because the Lascaux caves have many entrances, air movement has also damaged the images inside. Although they are not out in the open air, where natural light would have destroyed them long ago, many of the images have deteriorated and are barely recognizable. To prevent further damage, the site was closed to tourists in 1963, 23 years after it was discovered.
12.
Why was painting inside the Lascaux complex a difficult task?
Reading Comprehension
Questions 84–92 are about the following passage.When another old cave is discovered in the south of France, it is not usually news. Rather, it is an ordinaryevent. Such discoveries are so frequent these days that hardly anybody pays heed to them.However, when the Lascaux cave complex was discovered in 1940, the world was amazed. Painted directly on its walls were hundreds of scenes showing how people lived thousands of years ago. The scenes show people hunting animals, such as bison or wild cats. Other images depict birds and, most noticeably, horses, which appear in more than 300 wall images, by far outnumbering all other animals.Early artists drawing these animals accomplished a monumental and difficult task. THEY did not limitthemselves to the easily accessible walls but carried their painting materials to spaces that required climbing steep walls or crawling into narrow passages in the Lascaux complex. Unfortunately, the paintings have beenexposed to the destructive action of water and temperature changes, which easily wear the images away. Because the Lascaux caves have many entrances, air movement has also damaged the images inside. Although they are not out in the open air, where natural light would have destroyed them long ago, many of the images have deteriorated and are barely recognizable. To prevent further damage, the site was closed to tourists in 1963, 23 years after it was discovered.
13.
In a modern economy, the results of long-range planning frequently depend upon the future value of money. The ability then to predict the value of money is a key to economic progress.
Reading Comprehension
The paragraph best supports the statement that
14.
According to the passage, all of the following have caused damage to the paintings EXCEPT _______.
Reading Comprehension
Questions 84–92 are about the following passage.When another old cave is discovered in the south of France, it is not usually news. Rather, it is an ordinaryevent. Such discoveries are so frequent these days that hardly anybody pays heed to them.However, when the Lascaux cave complex was discovered in 1940, the world was amazed. Painted directly on its walls were hundreds of scenes showing how people lived thousands of years ago. The scenes show people hunting animals, such as bison or wild cats. Other images depict birds and, most noticeably, horses, which appear in more than 300 wall images, by far outnumbering all other animals.Early artists drawing these animals accomplished a monumental and difficult task. THEY did not limitthemselves to the easily accessible walls but carried their painting materials to spaces that required climbing steep walls or crawling into narrow passages in the Lascaux complex. Unfortunately, the paintings have beenexposed to the destructive action of water and temperature changes, which easily wear the images away. Because the Lascaux caves have many entrances, air movement has also damaged the images inside. Although they are not out in the open air, where natural light would have destroyed them long ago, many of the images have deteriorated and are barely recognizable. To prevent further damage, the site was closed to tourists in 1963, 23 years after it was discovered.
15.
Two person look out through the same bars; one sees mud and the other, the stars.
Reading Comprehension
The sentence best supports the statement that __________.
16.
There are no effective boundaries when it comes to pollutants. Studies have shown that toxic insecticides that have been banned in many countries are riding the wind from countries where they remain legal. Compounds such as DDT and toxaphene have been found in remote places like the Yukon and other Arctic regions.
Reading Comprehension
This paragraph best supports the statement that
17.
What can we infer from this passage?
Reading Comprehension
Questions 93–95 are about the following passage. Lightning is an electrical discharge that occurs in a thunderstorm. Often you’ll see it in the form of a bright “bolt” (or streak) coming from the sky. Lightning occurs when static electricity inside clouds builds up and causes an electrical charge. What causes the static electricity? Water! Specifically, water droplets collide with ice crystals after the temperature in the cloud falls below freezing. Sometimes these collisions are small, but other times they’re quite large. Large collisions cause large electrical charges, and when they’re large enough, look out! The hyper-charged cloud will emit a burst of lightning. This lightning looks quite impressive. For a good reason, too: A lightning bolt’s temperature gets so hot that it’s sometimes five times hotter than the sun’s surface. Although the lightning bolt is hot, though, it’s also short-lived. Because of that, when a person is unfortunate enough to be struck by lightning, their odds of surviving are pretty good. Statistics show that 90% of victims survive a lightning blast. Oh, and that old saying, “Lightning never strikes twice in the same spot”? It’s a myth! Many people report surviving lightning blasts three or more times. What’s more, lightning strikes some skyscrapers multiple times. The other prominent feature of lightning storms is the thunder. This is caused by the super-heated air around a lightning bolt expands at the speed of sound. We hear thunder after seeing the lightning bolt because sound travels slower than the speed of light. In reality, though, both occur at the same moment
18.
Lightning is caused by the following:
Reading Comprehension
Questions 93–95 are about the following passage. Lightning is an electrical discharge that occurs in a thunderstorm. Often you’ll see it in the form of a bright “bolt” (or streak) coming from the sky. Lightning occurs when static electricity inside clouds builds up and causes an electrical charge. What causes the static electricity? Water! Specifically, water droplets collide with ice crystals after the temperature in the cloud falls below freezing. Sometimes these collisions are small, but other times they’re quite large. Large collisions cause large electrical charges, and when they’re large enough, look out! The hyper-charged cloud will emit a burst of lightning. This lightning looks quite impressive. For a good reason, too: A lightning bolt’s temperature gets so hot that it’s sometimes five times hotter than the sun’s surface. Although the lightning bolt is hot, though, it’s also short-lived. Because of that, when a person is unfortunate enough to be struck by lightning, their odds of surviving are pretty good. Statistics show that 90% of victims survive a lightning blast. Oh, and that old saying, “Lightning never strikes twice in the same spot”? It’s a myth! Many people report surviving lightning blasts three or more times. What’s more, lightning strikes some skyscrapers multiple times. The other prominent feature of lightning storms is the thunder. This is caused by the super-heated air around a lightning bolt expands at the speed of sound. We hear thunder after seeing the lightning bolt because sound travels slower than the speed of light. In reality, though, both occur at the same moment
19.
In the 3rd paragraph, the word THEY refers to _______.
Reading Comprehension
Questions 84–92 are about the following passage.When another old cave is discovered in the south of France, it is not usually news. Rather, it is an ordinaryevent. Such discoveries are so frequent these days that hardly anybody pays heed to them.However, when the Lascaux cave complex was discovered in 1940, the world was amazed. Painted directly on its walls were hundreds of scenes showing how people lived thousands of years ago. The scenes show people hunting animals, such as bison or wild cats. Other images depict birds and, most noticeably, horses, which appear in more than 300 wall images, by far outnumbering all other animals.Early artists drawing these animals accomplished a monumental and difficult task. THEY did not limitthemselves to the easily accessible walls but carried their painting materials to spaces that required climbing steep walls or crawling into narrow passages in the Lascaux complex. Unfortunately, the paintings have beenexposed to the destructive action of water and temperature changes, which easily wear the images away. Because the Lascaux caves have many entrances, air movement has also damaged the images inside. Although they are not out in the open air, where natural light would have destroyed them long ago, many of the images have deteriorated and are barely recognizable. To prevent further damage, the site was closed to tourists in 1963, 23 years after it was discovered.
20.
Based on the passage, what is probably true about the south of France?
Reading Comprehension
Questions 84–92 are about the following passage.When another old cave is discovered in the south of France, it is not usually news. Rather, it is an ordinaryevent. Such discoveries are so frequent these days that hardly anybody pays heed to them.However, when the Lascaux cave complex was discovered in 1940, the world was amazed. Painted directly on its walls were hundreds of scenes showing how people lived thousands of years ago. The scenes show people hunting animals, such as bison or wild cats. Other images depict birds and, most noticeably, horses, which appear in more than 300 wall images, by far outnumbering all other animals.Early artists drawing these animals accomplished a monumental and difficult task. THEY did not limitthemselves to the easily accessible walls but carried their painting materials to spaces that required climbing steep walls or crawling into narrow passages in the Lascaux complex. Unfortunately, the paintings have beenexposed to the destructive action of water and temperature changes, which easily wear the images away. Because the Lascaux caves have many entrances, air movement has also damaged the images inside. Although they are not out in the open air, where natural light would have destroyed them long ago, many of the images have deteriorated and are barely recognizable. To prevent further damage, the site was closed to tourists in 1963, 23 years after it was discovered.