1. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. American football has not changed much since the first intercollegiate football game was played.
B. Most early football players did not know how to throw a football properly.
C. Rutgers' current football team is better than Princeton's.
D. The name Scarlet Knights most likely refers to clothing worn by Rutgers players in the 1869 game. Correct
Explanation
The passage states that Rutgers players wore scarlet-colored scarves during the 1869 game and that Rutgers is now known as the Scarlet Knights. From this, we can reasonably infer that the team’s modern name likely originated from that early uniform detail.
2. The purpose of this passage is most likely to:
A. present factual information about Egyptian culture
B. make the case that Egypt is a worthwhile place to visit Correct
C. suggest a theory about the building of the ancient Egyptian monuments
D. offer a survey of ancient Roman civilization
Explanation
The passage begins with a brief historical reference to Egypt’s impressive ancient monuments, then shifts focus to describe the various modern experiences awaiting visitors—like shopping, visiting villages, and diving. This persuasive tone and list of appealing activities suggest that the passage is intended to encourage tourism, not just deliver facts or historical theories.
3. Which choice best summarizes the passage?
A. The narrator receives a ham radio from her father, then begins using it to exchange messages with another child.
B. The narrator's father is interrupted as he's putting together a ham radio, but later returns to the project and eventually completes it.
C. The narrator's father brings home the parts needed to build a ham radio, but he and the narrator struggle to assemble them.
D. The narrator and her father put together a ham radio and get radio licenses, then use the radio to receive messages. Correct
Explanation
The passage describes how the narrator and her father collaborated to build a ham radio (sentences 1–5), studied for their radio licenses (sentence 6), received them (sentence 9), and spent time receiving and decoding messages together (sentences 9–17). Choice D best captures this sequence of events and central idea. The other choices are inaccurate or incomplete representations of the full passage.
4. What is the main purpose of the questions in sentences 10–12?
A. To reveal the narrator's sense of isolation from family members other than her father
B. To suggest the narrator's uncertainty about whether the radio will work
C. To demonstrate the knowledge of electric principles required to operate the radio
D. To provide examples of the kinds of messages the narrator and her father obtained Correct
Explanation
The questions in sentences 10–12 are examples of real messages the narrator and her father received using their ham radio. They illustrate the human connection and global communication made possible through amateur radio, supporting the overall nostalgic tone of the passage. Choices A, B, and C do not accurately reflect the content or purpose of the questions.
5. The third paragraph (sentences 5–8) indicates that in the past, the narrator's father had
A. survived a shipwreck
B. served as a soldier Correct
C. failed to become a professional radio operator
D. learned Morse code from his own father
Explanation
Sentence 8 states: 'He’d been a radio operator as a soldier…' — this directly confirms that the narrator’s father served as a soldier and had experience with radio communication during his time in the military. There is no mention of a shipwreck (A), failure to become a professional radio operator (C), or learning Morse code from his own father (D).