EPT Reviewer - Reading Comprehension

EPT Reviewer: Reading Comprehension
DIRECTIONS: In this test you will read several passages. Each one is followed by several questions about it.
For items 1-50, you are to choose the one best answer, A, B, C, and D, to each question. Then blacken the
circle that corresponds to the letter of your choice in the Answer Sheet. Answer all questions following a
passage on the basis of what is started or implied in that passage.
Selection A
1. One reason that so many people fail is that they lack confidence in themselves. If you think of
yourself as being unworthy of great achievement, you will never achieve greatness. If, on the other
hand, you know yourself and understand what your abilities are, and if then you are determined to
accomplish everything of which you are capable, you will then realize all your possibilities and gain
confidence in yourself.
2. One of the surest ways to accomplish this is for you to associate with persons who have really
achieved greatness. It is impossible, however, for most people to come frequently into the actual
presence of the great. The next best thing, perhaps, is for you to spend part of your time in reading
about great achievers. Biography is a powerful stimulant to action.
3. But these processes will not work unless you rid yourself of a sense of inferiority and determine
to do the best that you possibly can. One of the great philosophers expressed the idea in a single
sentence when he said that each individual should hitch his wagon to a star.
1. What is the main idea of the selection?

A. Self-confidence is hard to achieve
B. Many people suffer from an inferiority complex
C. Knowing oneself leads to great achievement in life.
D. Self-confidence is the key factor in achieving success in life.
2. Which paragraph/s gives/give specific suggestions on how to develop confidence in oneself?

A. Paragraph 1
B. Paragraph 2
C. Paragraph 1 to 3
D. Paragraph 2 and 3
3. What word is synonymous or closest in meaning to the sword “hitch” as used in the last sentence of the
selection?
A. Drive
B. fasten
C. detach
D. remove
4. Successful people are different from those who are not because they
A. work hard at having faith in their abilities.
B. Persevere to achieve greatness.
C. Hesitate to take risk by themselves.
D. Disregard the opinions of others.
5.What does the saying “Each individual should hitch his wagon to a start” mean?
A. One should try to fulfill all his ambitions in life.
B. A person should emulate his ideal person.
C. A person should aim as high as he could reach.
D. One should wish upon a star to make his dreams come true.
6. What literary technique was used by the writer in presenting his ideas?
A. Narration
B. Detailed analysis
C. Comparing ideas
D. Giving suggestions
7. According to the author, what is one of surest ways to achieve self-confidence?

A. Read lots of informative books
B. Deal with people who have achieved greatness
C. Befriend people who are self-sufficient
D. Develop a strong and independent personality
8. Based on the selection, what conclusion may be drawn?

A. Confidence in oneself is crucial in achieving success.
B. Associating with well-known individuals is enough to propel one to succeed.
C. Reading the biographies of great people is essential for one to become successful.
D. Confidence in the ability of others is needed to boost one’s chances of succeeding.
Selection B
1. Asia’s new generation of kids has more than just youth in common. Whether in Manila,
Hongkong, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Jakarta or Tokyo, whether rich or poor, urban or rural,
delinquent or not, Asia’s youngsters share many things. They go to schools, sing-along bars, fast food
outlets, rock concert and rallies. They are dressed in wild costumes of screaming colors or black,
leather jackets, outsized t-shirts and candy-colored sneakers.
2. In Manila, they are particularly called “bagets”. Their pursuits, though seemingly inane are
innocent – singing-along with the gang at the malls, sharing cheeseburgers and sodas or cruising the
commercial center of Cubao and Makati.
3. In Bangkok, they will wander about the Siam Shopping Center, in Singapore, in the Shopping
complexes of Orchard Road. They are kids of Asia’s great cities, avant-garde, rebellious, modernized.
They are exposed to imported television that usher in international values.
4. In Hongkong, the kids have been described as precocious, world-wise, and materialistic,
governed less by teachers and parents than by the omnipresent television. Peer group influence is great.
Their trademarks are smoking, foul language, bizarre and attention-getting appearance, and rude
mannerisms.
5. In Japan, they look like different race to the old generation. There is rising drug abuse, sexual
freedom, crime and homosexuality among the youth. There’s less respect given to parents and to the
aged.
9. The selection is about Asia’s
A. lost generation
B. delinquent youth
C. urbanized society
D. new generation of youth
10. It can be inferred from the selection that Asia’s youth

A. have senseless pursuits.
B. share many common goals.
C. have been influenced by western culture.
D. have varied dreams and ambitions.
11. What is worth observing and good about the youth beneath the modern image and westernized lifestyle?
A. The youth are still the easy-go-lucky type
B. Many of them still believe in traditional values
C. They share a common character as influenced by the media.
D. The values of the new generation have been modified by modernization.
12. When the author said that Asian youth are avant-garde, it means that they
A. Are behind the times
B. Have old-fashioned thoughts
C. are promiscuous and stubborn
D. practice new and experimental ideas
13. What conclusion can be drawn out of the selection?

A. Peers are just companions, they don’t influence others.
B. Print and broadcast media have a great influence on the youth.
C. Discipline at home has nothing to do with the character of the youth today.
D. Character is hereditary, the environment has nothing to do with what was become of the youth today.
14. If the youth are exposed to too much western television they will likely
A. Develop foreign values and forget traditional ones.
B. Become complacent and indifferent.
C. Become aggressive and violent
D. Develop an independent mind.
15. What literary technique was used by the author in writing the selection?
A. Comparing
B. Describing
C. Making a profile
D. Narrating events

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1. What is the main idea of the selection?

2. Which paragraph/s gives/give specific suggestions on how to develop confidence in oneself?

7. According to the author, what is one of surest ways to achieve self-confidence?

8. Based on the selection, what conclusion may be drawn?

10. It can be inferred from the selection that Asia’s youth

13. What conclusion can be drawn out of the selection?

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