Reading Comprehension Questions

1) The above page can best be described as which of the following?

a. an article

b. an advertisement

c. a political cartoon

d. an editorial

2) On the above page, the author hopes the reader will do which of the following?

a. become an employee of Kodak

b. purchase a Brownie Camera

c. spend more time reading the newspaper

d. shop at the local mall

3) The above page shows that which company manufactures the Brownie Camera?

a. Eastman Kodak

b. Brownie Camera Co.

c. Rotary Shutters

d. The Cosmopolitan

4) On the above page, the lines near the very bottom suggest that it was published in a newspaper at which time?

a. late January

b. late March

c. early June

d. early December

5) The above page was written for which audience?

a. people who take pictures for a living

b. people who take pictures as a hobby

c. people who teach classes on photography

d. people who make and repair cameras

6) Based on its design and content, the above page was most likely published in which year?

a. 1790

b. 1926

c. 1999

d. 2011

Answer Key

1) The above page can best be described as which of the following?

a. an article

b. an advertisement

c. a political cartoon

d. an editorial

2) On the above page, the author hopes the reader will do which of the following?

a. become an employee of Kodak

b. purchase a Brownie Camera

c. spend more time reading the newspaper

d. shop at the local mall

3) The above page shows that which company manufactures the Brownie Camera?

a. Eastman Kodak

b. Brownie Camera Co.

c. Rotary Shutters

d. The Cosmopolitan

4) On the above page, the lines near the very bottom suggest that it was published in a newspaper at which time?

a. late January

b. late March

c. early June

d. early December

5) The above page was written for which audience?

a. people who take pictures for a living

b. people who take pictures as a hobby

c. people who teach classes on photography

d. people who make and repair cameras

6) Based on its design and content, the above page was most likely published in which year?

a. 1790

b. 1926

c. 1999

d. 2011