Library

Reading Comprehension Questions

1)     A librarian would use the page shown above for which purpose?

a.      to determine who has “checked out” the book

b.      to file the book in the correct location

c.      to calculate the readability level of the book

d.      to find out where to print more copies of the book

 

2)     Based on the information shown above, the book is best described as which of these?

a.      lab data from various experiments

b.      a biography of Marjory Wardrop

c.      a collection of folk tales

d.      an English history of the state of Georgia

 

3)     Based on the information shown above, when was the first edition of the book published?

a.      1869

b.      1894

c.      1909

d.      1972

 

4)      Based on the information shown above, which of these most likely took place in the city of London?

a.      the book was originally published

b.      the latest copies of the book were printed

c.      the setting of the book took place

d.      the book was banned by local libraries

 

5)     Which of the following number is the Dewey Decimal number?

a.      398.047

b.      1869

c.      1972

d.      0-404-53551-8

 

Answer Key

1)     A librarian would use the page shown above for which purpose?

a.      to determine who has “checked out” the book

b.     to file the book in the correct location

c.      to calculate the readability level of the book

d.      to find out where to print more copies of the book

 

2)     Based on the information shown above, the book is best described as which of these?

a.      a lab data from various experiments

b.      a biography of Marjory Wardrop

c.      a collection of folk tales

d.      an English history of the state of Georgia

 

3)     Based on the information shown above, when was the first edition of the book published?

a.      1869

b.     1894

c.      1909

d.      1972

 

4)      Based on the information shown above, which of these most likely took place in the city of London?

a.      the book was originally published

b.      the latest copies of the book were printed

c.      the setting of the book took place

d.      the book was banned by local libraries

 

5)     Which of the following number is the Dewey Decimal number?

a.      398.047

b.      1869

c.      1972

d.      0-404-53551-8