Try 2 sample questions on Reading comprehension: non-fiction texts
Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3
Read this passage.
Every year between March and August, leatherback turtles come ashore at Matura Beach in Trinidad. The females drag themselves up the sand at night and dig deep nests with their back flippers. Each turtle lays about eighty eggs, covers them carefully, and returns to the sea before sunrise. Around sixty days later the hatchlings break out and race towards the water. Very few of them survive to become adults, which is why volunteers patrol the beach to keep the nests safe.
In which months do the turtles come ashore?
- Between August and December
- All through the year
- Between January and March
- Between March and August
Show answer & explanation
✓ Answer: D — Between March and August
Award 1 mark. The opening sentence states the months directly, so this is a literal detail that can be pointed to in the text. Answers taken from memory rather than from the passage are where marks are usually lost.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3
Read this passage.
Every year between March and August, leatherback turtles come ashore at Matura Beach in Trinidad. The females drag themselves up the sand at night and dig deep nests with their back flippers. Each turtle lays about eighty eggs, covers them carefully, and returns to the sea before sunrise. Around sixty days later the hatchlings break out and race towards the water. Very few of them survive to become adults, which is why volunteers patrol the beach to keep the nests safe.
What does the word hatchlings mean in this passage?
- The nests dug in the sand
- The back flippers of the turtle
- The volunteers who guard the beach
- The baby turtles that break out of the eggs
Show answer & explanation
✓ Answer: D — The baby turtles that break out of the eggs
Award 1 mark. The sentence says the hatchlings break out and race towards the water, which can only describe the young turtles. The word is built on hatch, which is what eggs do.
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