FREE ELPT Reading Comprehension Questions and Answers

Question 1

In Sentence 5, to what does “frippery” refer?

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Ornate clothing

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Etiquette

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Trickery

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Manual labor

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Paganism

Question 2

In Sentence 1, what does “thrown into relief” mean?

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Accentuated

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Diminished

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Concealed

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Questioned

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Contradicted

Question 3

In Sentence 4, what action is suggested by the phrase “if you inquired backward for a generation or two”?

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Conducting genealogical research

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Conversing with town elders

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Discovering damning evidence

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Consulting uneducated locals

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None of these

Question 4

To what does “mixed conditions” (Sentence 3) refer?

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Social status

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Uncertain parentage

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Religious conviction

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Lack of education

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Extravagant wealth

Question 5

Based on the passage, it can be inferred that “Cromwell” was a ______________.

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political figure who fell from power

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political figure who remains revered today

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religious leader with controversial opinions

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religious iconoclast with a devoted following

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secular founder of a school of art

Question 6

What is the author indicating with the phrase “yard-measuring or parcel-tying forefathers” (Sentence 4)?

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Working-class people

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Colonial patriots

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Farmers

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Wealthy misers

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Immigrants

Question 7

Based on the passage, it can be inferred that __________________.

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the townspeople enjoyed seeing the dogs run the sled over Hal

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Hal made no attempt to stop the dogs from running off down the street

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Mercedes tried to keep Hal from being injured

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the dogs had intentionally gotten the sled stuck in the snow in order to avoid further work

Question 8

Based on the passage, it can be inferred that ________________.

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Hal has mistreated the dogs in the past

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Buck is Hal's assistant

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Mercedes feels responsible for the sled being stuck in the snow

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The townspeople of Skaguay encouraged Hal to beat his dogs

Question 9

What is the role of Sentence 1 in relation to the rest of the passage?

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It presents a claim that the rest of the passage supports

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It addresses an error at the end of the passage

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It provides an argument for the rest of the passage to rebut

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It poses an implicit rhetorical question to the reader

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It offers an example of a broader phenomenon

Question 10

In Sentence 2, what is the meaning of “a woman of means”?

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Miss Dwarris is rich

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Miss Dwarris is middle-aged

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Miss Dwarris is cruel

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Miss Dwarris is of noble birth

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Miss Dwarris is petty