q('This first text gives you information on these multiple choice quizzes. This particular quiz tests your comprehension of the text by asking you to predict what comes next at point [ .... ]. (In this case, you must predict the next sentence in paragraph 3 below.) Usually what comes next is a sentence, but occasionally you will be asked to supply a clause, phrase or single word.
For each text there is only one set of answers to choose from. When you have clicked your answer, click the Check answers button to see if you are right and update your score. Alternatively, click the Answers button at the top of the page to see the correct answer without making any choice yourself. This will not affect your score.
Occasionally you will see a double plus sign when clicking one of the answer buttons. [ .... ]
[Please note that pop-up windows are often blocked by the web browser. If you want to see the extra information, you will need to disable the pop-up blocker.]#Which sentence do you predict comes next at point [ .... ] in the third paragraph of the text?^If you click this double plus sign, you will see a pop-up window with more information about why a particular answer is right or wrong.~Being able to predict what comes next is one of the abilities of good readers.=This sentence is true, but the reader is expecting to get more information about the plus signs that the writer has just mentioned.~The texts in this quiz are mostly from the areas of biology, zoology, geography and history.=This information is correct but does not belong at this point in the question text.');
q('It is not the size of the brain that makes one person brilliant and another backward, for most adults have the same size brain - about three pounds. Rather, it is the way the brain develops. Your brain stores information from your past experiences, helping you to remember, learn, and think.#Which sentence comes next?^But people do differ in how much they remember, how quickly they learn, and how well they think.~sence two~distc2~dist3~dist4@^');
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q('222Meanwhile, Maria and .... decide that they\'ve had enough of the unpleasant Malvolio and will play a trick on him. They make sure he finds a letter which they have written, but which Malvolio thinks has been written by Olivia. In this letter, Olivia says she loves Malvolio and asks him to wear yellow stockings tied with crossed-over garters! She also says she\'d like him to smile at her ALL THE TIME when he is with her! Malvolio is really happy and does these strange things. Olivia is shocked to see him behaving so strangely and thinks he\'s gone crazy so she has him locked up in a dark room.Meanwhile, Maria and Sir Toby decide that they\'ve had enough of the unpleasant Malvolio and will play a trick on him. They make sure he finds a letter which they have written, but which Malvolio thinks has been written by Olivia. In this letter, Olivia says she loves Malvolio and asks him to wear yellow stockings tied with crossed-over garters! She also says she\'d like him to smile at her ALL TH#2222Which word fits best in the gap .... ain the text^2222word1~word2~q1dis2@question 2^correct2~q2di22s1~q2dxxis2~q2vdis3~q2vdis4@question 3^correct3~q3dis1~q3dis2~q3dis3');
q('222Meanwhile, Maria and Sir Toby decide that they\'ve had enough of the unpleasant Malvolio and will play a trick on him. They make sure he finds a letter which they have written, but which Malvolio thinks has been written by Olivia. In this letter, Olivia says she loves Malvolio and asks him to wear yellow stockings tied with crossed-over garters! She also says she\'d like him to smile at her ALL THE TIME when he is with her! Malvolio is really happy and does these strange things. Olivia is shocked to see him behaving so strangely and thinks he\'s gone crazy so she has him locked up in a dark room.Meanwhile, Maria and Sir Toby decide that they\'ve had enough of the unpleasant Malvolio and will play a trick on him. They make sure he finds a letter which they have written, but which Malvolio thinks has been written by Olivia. In this letter, Olivia says she loves Malvolio and asks him to wear yellow stockings tied with crossed-over garters! She also says she\'d like him to smile at her ALL TH#2222Whatd ad would be a good name for this text^2222because she really hates to go shopping~q1dis1~q1dis2@question 2^correct2~q2di22s1~q2dxxis2~q2vdis3~q2vdis4@question 3^correct3~q3dis1~q3dis2=wrong distract~q3dis3');