IEO Reading Comprehension 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: The tone of a passage refers to:
- The loudness of the narrator's voice
- The author's attitude toward the subject (Correct answer)
- The number of characters in the story
- The setting of the story
Correct answer: The author's attitude toward the subject
Tone describes the author's attitude or feeling toward the subject, which is conveyed through word choice and style.
Question 2: What does 'context clues' mean in reading?
- A glossary at the back of the book
- Information in surrounding text that helps define an unknown word (Correct answer)
- Notes written in the margins
- The title and headings of a passage
Correct answer: Information in surrounding text that helps define an unknown word
Context clues are hints found within the surrounding text that help readers determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.
Question 3: In a story, the 'climax' is:
- The opening scene
- The point of highest tension or turning point (Correct answer)
- The resolution of the conflict
- The setting description
Correct answer: The point of highest tension or turning point
The climax is the most intense or decisive moment in a story, where the central conflict reaches its peak.
Question 4: Which word best describes a passage written in first-person point of view?
- Uses 'he,' 'she,' and 'they'
- Uses 'I,' 'me,' and 'we' (Correct answer)
- Has no narrator at all
- Uses 'you' to address the reader
Correct answer: Uses 'I,' 'me,' and 'we'
First-person point of view uses 'I,' 'me,' 'my,' and 'we,' making the narrator a participant in the story.
Question 5: When summarizing a passage, you should:
- Include every detail mentioned
- Restate only the key ideas in your own words (Correct answer)
- Copy sentences directly from the text
- Change the meaning of the passage
Correct answer: Restate only the key ideas in your own words
A summary captures the main ideas of a passage briefly in your own words, leaving out minor details.
Question 6: A 'cause and effect' relationship in a passage means:
- Two events that happen at the same time
- One event leads to or produces another event (Correct answer)
- Two characters who are similar
- A comparison between two different things
Correct answer: One event leads to or produces another event
Cause and effect describes how one event (the cause) directly leads to another event (the effect).
IEO Reading Comprehension 2
The tone of a passage refers to: