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Comprehension means understanding. It's important that you understand what you hear and read: that's why your grammar, spelling and pronunciation must be good.
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Many people don't take enough time to read words carefully in order to fully understand what is being conveyed. For this exercise, it would be worthwhile reading the following article at least once. If you have a pen and paper handy, perhaps jot down a few key notes that might be worth remembering ~ this could save you having to reread the text again once you get to a question. Make sure you have an all-round general understanding of the passage and if you do need to refer to it again, that's no problem at all. If you really want to test your comprehension, play the quiz again later on the same day without reading the text first. If you get all ten questions correct, then your comprehension (and memory) skills are excellent!
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1.
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What is meant by 'The whole thing'? |
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The invention of the telegraph and the telephone |
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The development and invention of the telegraph, the telephone and the radio |
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The development and invention of the telegraph and the telephone |
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The development and invention of the radio |
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2.
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Thinking about its role in the text, what is meant by the word 'capacity'? |
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measure of electrical output |
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volume |
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physical ability |
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size |
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3.
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What sort of scientist do you think James Clerk Maxwell was? |
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Physician |
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Physicist |
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Pharmacist |
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Chemist |
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4.
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What does 'Heinrich Hertz demonstrated' mean? |
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Heinrich Hertz showed |
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Heinrich Hertz complained |
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Heinrich Hertz entertained |
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Heinrich Hertz guessed |
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5.
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Thinking about its role in the text, what is meant by the word 'projected'? |
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swirled |
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floated |
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drawn |
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sent |
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6.
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In 'his experiment provided', whose experiment does 'his' refer to? |
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Guillermo Marconi's |
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James Clerk Maxwell's |
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Heinrich Hertz's |
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Mahlon Loomis's |
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7.
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What did Guillermo Marconi prove? |
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Communicating by sound waves was technologically feasible |
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Communicating by waves was technologically feasible |
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Communicating by radio waves was technologically feasible |
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Communicating by radios was technologically feasible |
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8.
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What does 'it' in the second to last sentence refer to? |
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The radio |
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Father of Radio |
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The telegraph |
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The telephone |
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9.
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What does the writer mean by saying 'Be that as it may'? |
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Who cares that he didn't invent the radio |
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However, he didn't invent the radio |
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Despite being the "Father of Radio" |
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Despite not inventing the radio |
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10.
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Which of the following would be an appropriate title for the text? |
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The development of the telephone |
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The development of the radio |
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The development of the telegraph |
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The development of radio waves |
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1.
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What is meant by 'The whole thing'? |
|
[ ] |
The invention of the telegraph and the telephone |
[x] |
The development and invention of the telegraph, the telephone and the radio |
[ ] |
The development and invention of the telegraph and the telephone |
[ ] |
The development and invention of the radio |
|
|
2.
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Thinking about its role in the text, what is meant by the word 'capacity'? |
|
[ ] |
measure of electrical output |
[ ] |
volume |
[x] |
physical ability |
[ ] |
size |
|
|
3.
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What sort of scientist do you think James Clerk Maxwell was? |
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[ ] |
Physician |
[x] |
Physicist |
[ ] |
Pharmacist |
[ ] |
Chemist |
|
|
4.
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What does 'Heinrich Hertz demonstrated' mean? |
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[x] |
Heinrich Hertz showed |
[ ] |
Heinrich Hertz complained |
[ ] |
Heinrich Hertz entertained |
[ ] |
Heinrich Hertz guessed |
|
|
5.
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Thinking about its role in the text, what is meant by the word 'projected'? |
|
[ ] |
swirled |
[ ] |
floated |
[ ] |
drawn |
[x] |
sent |
|
|
6.
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In 'his experiment provided', whose experiment does 'his' refer to? |
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[ ] |
Guillermo Marconi's |
[ ] |
James Clerk Maxwell's |
[ ] |
Heinrich Hertz's |
[x] |
Mahlon Loomis's |
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7.
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What did Guillermo Marconi prove? |
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[ ] |
Communicating by sound waves was technologically feasible |
[ ] |
Communicating by waves was technologically feasible |
[x] |
Communicating by radio waves was technologically feasible |
[ ] |
Communicating by radios was technologically feasible |
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8.
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What does 'it' in the second to last sentence refer to? |
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[x] |
The radio |
[ ] |
Father of Radio |
[ ] |
The telegraph |
[ ] |
The telephone |
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9.
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What does the writer mean by saying 'Be that as it may'? |
|
[ ] |
Who cares that he didn't invent the radio |
[ ] |
However, he didn't invent the radio |
[ ] |
Despite being the "Father of Radio" |
[x] |
Despite not inventing the radio |
|
|
10.
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Which of the following would be an appropriate title for the text? |
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[ ] |
The development of the telephone |
[x] |
The development of the radio |
[ ] |
The development of the telegraph |
[ ] |
The development of radio waves |
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