PRETEST
The skills you will learn will help you communicate better and inspire and motivate
in your journey through life.
Let us see how well you have mastered the skills you learned in previous lessons.
For numbers 1-6, read the passage carefully. Then, answer the questions that follow.
A.Circle the letter of the correct answer.
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O plict art The clouds are black. Silence is heard. A thunder roars all of a sudden.
A flash of light crosses the dark sky.
1. Which of the following statements is explicitly stated in the paragraph?
A. It is nighttime.
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B.A storm is brewing.
C.People are scared of thunder and lightning.
D. The sound of thunder disturbs the sound of silence.
2. Using the paragraph above, which statement below shows implicit information?
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It is nighttime.
A storm is brewing.
People are scared of thunder and lightning.
Silence is heard. A thunder roars all of a sudden.
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B.
C.
D.
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emerbart of nc"Catharine watched him grow smaller in the long perspective of shadows and
trees, he knew that if he stopped and turned now, if he called to her, she would run
to him. She would have no choice." (from Long Walk to Forever by Kurt Vonnegut)
3. What is implied in this paragraph?
A. Catharine wanted him to stop walking.
B. Catharine was not watching him walk away.
He did not want to walk away because he loved Catharine.
D. Catharine loved him so much, and she did not want to let him go.
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