Reading Comprehension Test

Submitted by: Chotika (Kul) Losuwonkul

Global climate change has already had observable effects on the environment.
Glaciers have shrunk, ice on rivers and lakes is breaking up earlier, plant and animal
.ranges have shifted and trees are flowering sooner
Effects that scientists had predicted in the past would result from global climate Line 5
hange are now occurring: loss of sea ice, accelerated sea level rise and longer, more c
intense heat waves. They have high confidence that global temperatures will continue Line 10
to rise for decades to come, largely due to greenhouse gases produced by human
activities. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which includes more
than 1,300 scientists from the United States and other countries, forecasts a temperature rise
.of 2.5 to 10 degrees Fahrenheit over the next century
According to the IPCC, the extent of climate change effects on individual regions
will vary over time and with the ability of different societal and environmental systems
to mitigate or adapt to change. The IPCC predicts that increases in global mean
temperature of less than 1.8 to 5.4 degrees Fahrenheit (1 to 3 degrees Celsius) above Line 15
1990 levels will produce beneficial impacts in some regions and harmful ones in others.
.Net annual costs will increase over time as global temperatures increase

Taken as a whole," the IPCC states, "the range of published evidence indicates that "
the net damage costs of climate change are likely to be significant and to increase over
.time

/Retrieved from : https://climate.nasa.gov/effects

1. The word mitigate in line 13 is closest in meaning to

a. adapt
b. less severe
c. painful
d. lack of

2. The word significant in line 18 is closest in meaning to

a. increase
b. minor
c. meaningless
d. indicative

3. What is they in line 6 refer to

 a. societies
b. results of global climate change
c. scientists
d. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

4. What does IPCC stands for?

a. International Panel on Climate Change
b. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
c. International Panel in Climate Change
d. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

5. According to the second paragraph, what is the main cause of global climate change?
a. methane gas produced by cow
b. greenhouse gases produced by human activities
c. carbon dioxide produced naturally
d. greenhouse gases produced naturally

6. According to the passage, what will the increasing in global mean temperature of less
than 1.8 to 5.4 degrees Fahrenheit above 1990 levels do?
a. benefits all regions
b. benefits some regions and harm some
c. harm all regions and affects the environment hugely
d. not provide any benefits or harm any region

7. Which of the following is NOT the effect that the scientists had predicted would result
from global climate change?
a. loss of sea ice
b. accelerated sea level rise and longer
c. extinction of animal
d. more intense heat waves

8. Which of the following does the author mention about the net annual costs of the climate
change?
a. significant and to increase over time
b. not significant and to increase over time
c. significant and to decrease over time
d. not significant and to decrease over time

9. What does the first paragraph mainly talk about?

 a. the effect of global climate change on the environment
b. the cause of global climate change
c. how the global climate change affects the lifestyle of people
d. impacts that global climate change have on other planets

10. What does the passage mainly discuss?

a. how global climate change effects specifically on animals
b. the prevention of global climate change
c. the effect of global climate change and its cause
d. When the global climate change first begins
Sugar is a simple carbohydrate, a substance that gives us energy. However, too much
sugar can be harmful. It can cause obesity and tooth decay. People who consume too
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much sugar can be hyperactive. That is why some people use artificial sweeteners
.instead of sugar

Sugar is used as a sweetener all over the world. People sugar all sorts of food and
drinks to make them taste better. Sugar can be manufactured from two natural products:
sugarcane and sugar beets. About 70% of the worlds 200 million tons of sugar comes
.from sugarcane
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Sugar beets grow in temperate climates of the world. It contained the white roots of
the beet. These beets are dug out of the ground and brought to a factory, where they are
washed and cut. Afterwards they are heated to a juicy mixture. As the juice evaporates
sugar crystals start to form. They are separated from the juice and processed further. Line 15
Raw sugar is brown or yellow. It is chemically bleached to make it white. Then sugar is
.packaged and sold. The syrup that is eventually left over is called molasses

Sugarcane is in the stalks of a tall plant that grows in the tropical regions. Brazil,
India and China are the worlds largest producers of sugarcane. When the stalks are ripe
they are harvested and crushed in a special machine that squeezes out the sugar liquid. The
.process after that is similar to the way sugar beets are processed

Retrieved from : http://www.english-online.at/biology/sugar/sugar-carbohydrate-that-gives-us-energy.htm

1. The word artificial in line 3 is closest in meaning to

a. artifact
b. old
c. natural
d. man-made

2. The word tropical in line 14 is closest in meaning to

a. hot and humid
b. rainy and humid
c. cold and cloudy
d. cloudy and humid

3. What is they in line 11 refer to

a. sugarcanes
b. sugar beets
c. juices
d. sugar
4. Which of the following is NOT where sugarcane mostly produce?
a. Brazil
b. India
c. Taiwan
d. China

5. What does the special machine do?

a. ripe and crushed out the sugar liquid
b. squeeze and ripe out the sugar liquid
c. crush and squeeze out the sugar liquid
d. harvest and crush out the sugar liquid

6. According to the passage why do some people use artificial sweeteners instead of sugar?
a. Sugar causes diabetes, tooth decay, and hyperactive
b. Sugar causes diabetes and obesity
c. Sugar causes obesity and hyperactive
d. Sugar causes obesity, tooth decay, and hyperactive

7. Where is sugar located in the plant?

a. leave
b. stalk
c. root
d. flower

8. Where does the 70% of the worlds 200 million tons of sugar comes from?
a. sugar beet
b. sugarcane
c. bleached sugar
d. sugarcane and sugar beet

9. What does the third paragraph mainly talk about?

a. the process of making package sugar out of sugar beets
b. how to dig out sugar beets
c. the process of making package sugar out of sugarcanes
d. the process of making syrup

10. What does the passage mainly discuss?

a. types of artificial sweeteners that the people use instead of sugar
b. places where the natural products that are used to make sugar can be found
c. natural products that are manufactured to make sugar and the process of making it
d. differences between sugar beet and sugarcane