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EIKEN Grade 2 Reading: Lesson 1 Part 2

Q&A based on Passages : Passage 1

Practice Test

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Direction: You will be given 10 minutes to read and choose the right answers to the questions.

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EIKEN Grade 2 Reading: Lesson 1 Part 2

(1) Why is Tim Roger writing this e-mail?

   1 Some students have not been following campus rules.

   2 He wants to tell students about important changes.

   3 The university is not offering some services this year.

   4 One of the university’s dining areas will be moving.


(2) What does Tim Roger say about restaurants in the West Student Center?

   1 Their numbers are decreasing this year.

   2 Their opening hours will not change.

   3 They are not hiring new workers.

   4 They will open earlier on weekdays


(3) Tim Roger asks students to

   1 leave certain kinds of food at home.

   2 tell the restaurants if they have allergies.

   3 eat peanuts and other nuts for their health.

   4 stay out of certain areas of the campus.



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Vocabulary Check

Direction: Let's study the meaning of the words and their correct pronunciation.

assure

[ uh / 'shoor ]

[verb]

- to promise or tell something to someone confidently or firmly, or to cause someone to feel certain by removing doubt

humbly

[ 'huhm / blee ]

[adverb]

- in a way that shows or suggests a modest or low estimate of one's importance

affect

[ uh / 'fekt ]

[verb]

- to have an influence on someone or something, or to cause a change in someone or something

implement

[ 'im / pluh / ment ]

[verb]

- to put a plan or system into operation

cafeteria

[ kaf / i / 'teer / ee / uh ]

[noun]

- a restaurant in a factory, school, office building, etc., where people collect food and drink from a serving area and take it to their tables

prohibit

[ proh / 'hib / it ]

[verb]

- to officially refuse to allow something

contain

[ kuhn / 'teyn ]

[verb]

- to have something inside or include something as a part

encourage

[ en / 'kur / ij ]

[verb]

- to make someone more likely to do something, or to make something more likely to happen

content

[ 'kon / tent ]

[noun]

- the amount of a particular substance contained in something

guarantee

[ 'gar / uhn / tee ]

[verb]

- to promise that something will happen, exist or is true

Comprehension Questions

Direction: Let's study and understand the passage again to check for the answers and its content.

EIKEN Grade 2 Reading: Lesson 1 Part 2

(1) Why is Tim Roger writing this e-mail?

   1 Some students have not been following campus rules.

   2 He wants to tell students about important changes.

   3 The university is not offering some services this year.

   4 One of the university’s dining areas will be moving.


(2) What does Tim Roger say about restaurants in the West Student Center?

   1 Their numbers are decreasing this year.

   2 Their opening hours will not change.

   3 They are not hiring new workers.

   4 They will open earlier on weekdays


(3) Tim Roger asks students to

   1 leave certain kinds of food at home.

   2 tell the restaurants if they have allergies.

   3 eat peanuts and other nuts for their health.

   4 stay out of certain areas of the campus.

Q&A based on Passages : Passage 2

Directions: You will be given 10 minutes to read and choose the right answers to the questions.

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EIKEN Grade 2 Reading: Lesson 1 Part 2

(1) Why do local people in Africa sometimes try to kill elephants?

   1 Elephants become aggressive and dangerous when frightened by a mouse.

   2 Elephants can enter the village and cause damage to their homes and farms.

   3 People have to protect themselves from dangerous bees that follow elephants.

   4 People want to get their bones and sell them to earn a living.


(2) What do bees in some parts of Africa do?

   1 Collect honey from the flowers that grow near elephants’ home.

   2 Avoid making their hives on trees in areas where elephants live.

   3 Change routes in order to attract buffaloes and other animals.

   4 Threaten even big animals that come too near their hives.


(3) Dr. King threw a stone into a beehive

   1 so that she could record the sound of stone hitting a beehive.

   2 in order to prevent bees from attacking her while she got the microphone back.

   3 because she wanted to frighten bees away from the elephants.

   4 so as to disturb bees and make them really angry for a while.


(4) What is the reason that one family of elephants did not run away?

   1 They realized that the sounds were fake and thought there was no need to escape.

   2 They were sleeping deeply after lunch and did not notice any sounds.

   3 They had never heard the sounds before and did not find them dangerous.

   4 They were not able to run fast and gave up on escaping.


(5) Which of the following statements is true?

   1 Dr. King conducted research to learn more about what makes bees angry.

   2 Elephant experts want to use bees to keep elephants away from people.

   3 Many local people in Africa teach elephants how to run away from bees.

   4 The honey of the most dangerous bees in Africa was sold at a high prices.



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Vocabulary Check

Direction: Let's study the meaning of the words and their correct pronunciation.

terrify

[ 'ter / uh / fahy ]

[verb]

- to frighten someone very much

suspect

[ suhs / 'pekt ]

[verb]

- to think or believe something to be true or probable

destroy

[ dih / 'stroi ]

[verb]

- to damage something so badly that it cannot be used

indeed

[ in / 'deed ]

[adverb]

- really or certainly, often used to emphasize something

beehive

[ 'bee / hahyv ]

[noun]

- a container shaped like a box in which bees are kept so that their honey can be collected

sting

[ sting ]

[verb]

- esp. of insects, plants, and animals) to produce a small but painful injury by making a very small hole in the skin

route

[ root ]

[noun]

- a particular way or direction between places

threaten

[' thret / n ]

[verb]

- to tell someone that you will hurt or harm him or her, esp. if the person does not do something in particular

verify

[ 'ver / uh / fahy ]

[verb]

- to prove that something exists or is true, or to make certain that something is correct

suspicion

[ suh / 'spish / uhn ]

[noun]

- a belief or idea that something may be true

Comprehension Questions

Direction: Let's study and understand the passage again to check for the answers and its content.

EIKEN Grade 2 Reading: Lesson 1 Part 2

(1) Why do local people in Africa sometimes try to kill elephants?

   1 Elephants become aggressive and dangerous when frightened by a mouse.

   2 Elephants can enter the village and cause damage to their homes and farms.

   3 People have to protect themselves from dangerous bees that follow elephants.

   4 People want to get their bones and sell them to earn a living.


(2) What do bees in some parts of Africa do?

   1 Collect honey from the flowers that grow near elephants’ home.

   2 Avoid making their hives on trees in areas where elephants live.

   3 Change routes in order to attract buffaloes and other animals.

   4 Threaten even big animals that come too near their hives.


(3) Dr. King threw a stone into a beehive

   1 so that she could record the sound of stone hitting a beehive.

   2 in order to prevent bees from attacking her while she got the microphone back.

   3 because she wanted to frighten bees away from the elephants.

   4 so as to disturb bees and make them really angry for a while.


(4) What is the reason that one family of elephants did not run away?

   1 They realized that the sounds were fake and thought there was no need to escape.

   2 They were sleeping deeply after lunch and did not notice any sounds.

   3 They had never heard the sounds before and did not find them dangerous.

   4 They were not able to run fast and gave up on escaping.


(5) Which of the following statements is true?

   1 Dr. King conducted research to learn more about what makes bees angry.

   2 Elephant experts want to use bees to keep elephants away from people.

   3 Many local people in Africa teach elephants how to run away from bees.

   4 The honey of the most dangerous bees in Africa was sold at a high prices.