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Reading Placement
Section
The Reading Placement Test
is able to help determine
individuals’ skill level of
reading and comprehension
skills. Some examples of
reading can include:

Topic/Main Idea

Major/Minor
Supporting Points

Sentence
comprehension

Reading Paragraphs
and Comprehending
literary questions
The choices for the
questions can include
multiple choice, with
anywhere from 2-4 possible
answers.
Topic/Main Idea
1. The Office is the best
show on television.
A) This is a topic.
B) This is a main idea.
Major/Minor Supporting
Points
2.
1
Cats make great pets.
First of all, they are quite
independent. 3For example,
cats bathe themselves.
What is the purpose of
sentence three?
A) Major supporting point
B) Minor supporting point
2
Sentence Comprehension
3. Robert never meets a
deadline. When he is on our
team, we all know we are
going to have to pick up the
slack.
Based on the connotation of
the words in the passage,
what conclusion can be
drawn regarding how the
narrator feels about Robert?
A) He enjoys working with
Robert.
B) He gets irritated when he
works with Robert.
C) He understands that
Robert is disorganized.
D) He feels indifferent about
working with Robert.
Reading Paragraphs and
Comprehending Literary
Questions
4 & 5. Anyone who has ever
studied the American
Revolution will recognize a
litany of associated names
and their accomplishments.
Undoubtedly, the list will
include such names as
Patrick Henry, Nathan Hale,
and George Washington.
There is one name,
however, that is often
overlooked: Sybil Ludington.
At the young age of 16,
Sybil earned the respect of
her entire community by
summoning a regiment to
assemble, causing the
British to retreat at a critical
time.
Sybil Ludington is
sometimes called "the
female Paul Revere" because
of her courageous night ride.
On April 26 1777, a knock
came at the door of the
Ludington family home. An
excited messenger alerted
Sybil's father, Colonel
Ludington, that the British
had been destroying military
store houses and burning
buildings throughout
Danbury. The colonel and
his troops had only recently
returned home for a brief
rest from the fighting.
Nevertheless, Colonel
Ludington knew this
furlough must be cut short
to stop the British from
advancing further.
Recognizing the importance
of the mission, Sybil
volunteered to muster 400+
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men in the Colonel's
regiment. Despite the threat
of bandits, wandering British
soldiers, or other malicious
characters, Sybil rode, on
horseback, forty miles in
muddy, dark, unmarked
terrain, alarming the men
and directing them to her
father's house. Thanks to
Sybil, the mobilized militia
avenged the British
intruders and successfully
drove the British troops back
to their ships on Long Island
Sound.
4. It can be inferred in this
passage that "furlough"
means:
A) finally lowered
B) leave or time off
C) command
D) chance to retaliate
5. A good synonym for
"litany" would be:
A) men B) facts C) literary
D) list
Answers: 1)B, 2)A, 3)B, 4)D 5)D