English Reading Comprehension

What did the woman have?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

The woman who had beckoned to him lived on the third floor. All the way upstairs, his excitement increased, and his heart was beating violently when he reached the landing.
As he was going up, he smelled a peculiar odor, which grew stronger and stronger, and though he tried to analyze it, all he could decide was that it smelled like a chemist’s shop.
 The door on the right, at the end of the passage, was opened as soon as he put his foot on the landing, and the woman said, in a low voice:
“Come in, my dear.”
A very strong smell met his nostrils through the open door, and he exclaimed:
“ How stupid I was! I know what it is now: carbon acid is it not?”
“Yes,” the woman replied.” Don’t you like it, my dear? It is very wholesome, you know.”
The woman was not ugly, although not young; she had very good eyes, although these were sad and sunken in her head. Evidently, she had been crying very much quite recently, and that imparted a special spice to the vague smile she put on, so as to appear more amiable
Seized by his romantic ideas, and under the influence of the presentiment, which he had just before, he thought – and the idea filled him with pleasure –
“She is some widow, whom poverty has forced to sell herself.”
The room was small, but very clean and tidy, which confirmed him in his conjecture, and as he was curious to verify it, he went into the three rooms, which opened into another. The bedroom came first; next came the drawing room, and then a dining room, which evidently served as a kitchen, for a Dutch tiled stove, stood in the middle of it, on which a stew was simmering. The smell of carbolic acid was even stronger in the room. He remarked it, and added with a laugh:
“Do you put it in your soup?”
And as he said this, he grasped the handle of the floor, which led into the next room, for he wanted to see everything, even that nook, which was apparently a store cupboard. But the woman seized him by the arm, and pulled him violently back.

Where did the woman live?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

The woman who had beckoned to him lived on the third floor. All the way upstairs, his excitement increased, and his heart was beating violently when he reached the landing.
As he was going up, he smelled a peculiar odor, which grew stronger and stronger, and though he tried to analyze it, all he could decide was that it smelled like a chemist’s shop.
 The door on the right, at the end of the passage, was opened as soon as he put his foot on the landing, and the woman said, in a low voice:
“Come in, my dear.”
A very strong smell met his nostrils through the open door, and he exclaimed:
“ How stupid I was! I know what it is now: carbon acid is it not?”
“Yes,” the woman replied.” Don’t you like it, my dear? It is very wholesome, you know.”
The woman was not ugly, although not young; she had very good eyes, although these were sad and sunken in her head. Evidently, she had been crying very much quite recently, and that imparted a special spice to the vague smile she put on, so as to appear more amiable
Seized by his romantic ideas, and under the influence of the presentiment, which he had just before, he thought – and the idea filled him with pleasure –
“She is some widow, whom poverty has forced to sell herself.”
The room was small, but very clean and tidy, which confirmed him in his conjecture, and as he was curious to verify it, he went into the three rooms, which opened into another. The bedroom came first; next came the drawing room, and then a dining room, which evidently served as a kitchen, for a Dutch tiled stove, stood in the middle of it, on which a stew was simmering. The smell of carbolic acid was even stronger in the room. He remarked it, and added with a laugh:
“Do you put it in your soup?”
And as he said this, he grasped the handle of the floor, which led into the next room, for he wanted to see everything, even that nook, which was apparently a store cupboard. But the woman seized him by the arm, and pulled him violently back.

How did the woman speak?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

The woman who had beckoned to him lived on the third floor. All the way upstairs, his excitement increased, and his heart was beating violently when he reached the landing.
As he was going up, he smelled a peculiar odor, which grew stronger and stronger, and though he tried to analyze it, all he could decide was that it smelled like a chemist’s shop.
 The door on the right, at the end of the passage, was opened as soon as he put his foot on the landing, and the woman said, in a low voice:
“Come in, my dear.”
A very strong smell met his nostrils through the open door, and he exclaimed:
“ How stupid I was! I know what it is now: carbon acid is it not?”
“Yes,” the woman replied.” Don’t you like it, my dear? It is very wholesome, you know.”
The woman was not ugly, although not young; she had very good eyes, although these were sad and sunken in her head. Evidently, she had been crying very much quite recently, and that imparted a special spice to the vague smile she put on, so as to appear more amiable
Seized by his romantic ideas, and under the influence of the presentiment, which he had just before, he thought – and the idea filled him with pleasure –
“She is some widow, whom poverty has forced to sell herself.”
The room was small, but very clean and tidy, which confirmed him in his conjecture, and as he was curious to verify it, he went into the three rooms, which opened into another. The bedroom came first; next came the drawing room, and then a dining room, which evidently served as a kitchen, for a Dutch tiled stove, stood in the middle of it, on which a stew was simmering. The smell of carbolic acid was even stronger in the room. He remarked it, and added with a laugh:
“Do you put it in your soup?”
And as he said this, he grasped the handle of the floor, which led into the next room, for he wanted to see everything, even that nook, which was apparently a store cupboard. But the woman seized him by the arm, and pulled him violently back.

What is the meaning of odor?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

The woman who had beckoned to him lived on the third floor. All the way upstairs, his excitement increased, and his heart was beating violently when he reached the landing.
As he was going up, he smelled a peculiar odor, which grew stronger and stronger, and though he tried to analyze it, all he could decide was that it smelled like a chemist’s shop.
 The door on the right, at the end of the passage, was opened as soon as he put his foot on the landing, and the woman said, in a low voice:
“Come in, my dear.”
A very strong smell met his nostrils through the open door, and he exclaimed:
“ How stupid I was! I know what it is now: carbon acid is it not?”
“Yes,” the woman replied.” Don’t you like it, my dear? It is very wholesome, you know.”
The woman was not ugly, although not young; she had very good eyes, although these were sad and sunken in her head. Evidently, she had been crying very much quite recently, and that imparted a special spice to the vague smile she put on, so as to appear more amiable
Seized by his romantic ideas, and under the influence of the presentiment, which he had just before, he thought – and the idea filled him with pleasure –
“She is some widow, whom poverty has forced to sell herself.”
The room was small, but very clean and tidy, which confirmed him in his conjecture, and as he was curious to verify it, he went into the three rooms, which opened into another. The bedroom came first; next came the drawing room, and then a dining room, which evidently served as a kitchen, for a Dutch tiled stove, stood in the middle of it, on which a stew was simmering. The smell of carbolic acid was even stronger in the room. He remarked it, and added with a laugh:
“Do you put it in your soup?”
And as he said this, he grasped the handle of the floor, which led into the next room, for he wanted to see everything, even that nook, which was apparently a store cupboard. But the woman seized him by the arm, and pulled him violently back.

What is the meaning of presentiment?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

The woman who had beckoned to him lived on the third floor. All the way upstairs, his excitement increased, and his heart was beating violently when he reached the landing.
As he was going up, he smelled a peculiar odor, which grew stronger and stronger, and though he tried to analyze it, all he could decide was that it smelled like a chemist’s shop.
 The door on the right, at the end of the passage, was opened as soon as he put his foot on the landing, and the woman said, in a low voice:
“Come in, my dear.”
A very strong smell met his nostrils through the open door, and he exclaimed:
“ How stupid I was! I know what it is now: carbon acid is it not?”
“Yes,” the woman replied.” Don’t you like it, my dear? It is very wholesome, you know.”
The woman was not ugly, although not young; she had very good eyes, although these were sad and sunken in her head. Evidently, she had been crying very much quite recently, and that imparted a special spice to the vague smile she put on, so as to appear more amiable
Seized by his romantic ideas, and under the influence of the presentiment, which he had just before, he thought – and the idea filled him with pleasure –
“She is some widow, whom poverty has forced to sell herself.”
The room was small, but very clean and tidy, which confirmed him in his conjecture, and as he was curious to verify it, he went into the three rooms, which opened into another. The bedroom came first; next came the drawing room, and then a dining room, which evidently served as a kitchen, for a Dutch tiled stove, stood in the middle of it, on which a stew was simmering. The smell of carbolic acid was even stronger in the room. He remarked it, and added with a laugh:
“Do you put it in your soup?”
And as he said this, he grasped the handle of the floor, which led into the next room, for he wanted to see everything, even that nook, which was apparently a store cupboard. But the woman seized him by the arm, and pulled him violently back.

What is the meaning of spice?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

The woman who had beckoned to him lived on the third floor. All the way upstairs, his excitement increased, and his heart was beating violently when he reached the landing.
As he was going up, he smelled a peculiar odor, which grew stronger and stronger, and though he tried to analyze it, all he could decide was that it smelled like a chemist’s shop.
 The door on the right, at the end of the passage, was opened as soon as he put his foot on the landing, and the woman said, in a low voice:
“Come in, my dear.”
A very strong smell met his nostrils through the open door, and he exclaimed:
“ How stupid I was! I know what it is now: carbon acid is it not?”
“Yes,” the woman replied.” Don’t you like it, my dear? It is very wholesome, you know.”
The woman was not ugly, although not young; she had very good eyes, although these were sad and sunken in her head. Evidently, she had been crying very much quite recently, and that imparted a special spice to the vague smile she put on, so as to appear more amiable
Seized by his romantic ideas, and under the influence of the presentiment, which he had just before, he thought – and the idea filled him with pleasure –
“She is some widow, whom poverty has forced to sell herself.”
The room was small, but very clean and tidy, which confirmed him in his conjecture, and as he was curious to verify it, he went into the three rooms, which opened into another. The bedroom came first; next came the drawing room, and then a dining room, which evidently served as a kitchen, for a Dutch tiled stove, stood in the middle of it, on which a stew was simmering. The smell of carbolic acid was even stronger in the room. He remarked it, and added with a laugh:
“Do you put it in your soup?”
And as he said this, he grasped the handle of the floor, which led into the next room, for he wanted to see everything, even that nook, which was apparently a store cupboard. But the woman seized him by the arm, and pulled him violently back.

What is the meaning of tidy?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

The woman who had beckoned to him lived on the third floor. All the way upstairs, his excitement increased, and his heart was beating violently when he reached the landing.
As he was going up, he smelled a peculiar odor, which grew stronger and stronger, and though he tried to analyze it, all he could decide was that it smelled like a chemist’s shop.
 The door on the right, at the end of the passage, was opened as soon as he put his foot on the landing, and the woman said, in a low voice:
“Come in, my dear.”
A very strong smell met his nostrils through the open door, and he exclaimed:
“ How stupid I was! I know what it is now: carbon acid is it not?”
“Yes,” the woman replied.” Don’t you like it, my dear? It is very wholesome, you know.”
The woman was not ugly, although not young; she had very good eyes, although these were sad and sunken in her head. Evidently, she had been crying very much quite recently, and that imparted a special spice to the vague smile she put on, so as to appear more amiable
Seized by his romantic ideas, and under the influence of the presentiment, which he had just before, he thought – and the idea filled him with pleasure –
“She is some widow, whom poverty has forced to sell herself.”
The room was small, but very clean and tidy, which confirmed him in his conjecture, and as he was curious to verify it, he went into the three rooms, which opened into another. The bedroom came first; next came the drawing room, and then a dining room, which evidently served as a kitchen, for a Dutch tiled stove, stood in the middle of it, on which a stew was simmering. The smell of carbolic acid was even stronger in the room. He remarked it, and added with a laugh:
“Do you put it in your soup?”
And as he said this, he grasped the handle of the floor, which led into the next room, for he wanted to see everything, even that nook, which was apparently a store cupboard. But the woman seized him by the arm, and pulled him violently back.

What is the meaning of stove?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

The woman who had beckoned to him lived on the third floor. All the way upstairs, his excitement increased, and his heart was beating violently when he reached the landing.
As he was going up, he smelled a peculiar odor, which grew stronger and stronger, and though he tried to analyze it, all he could decide was that it smelled like a chemist’s shop.
 The door on the right, at the end of the passage, was opened as soon as he put his foot on the landing, and the woman said, in a low voice:
“Come in, my dear.”
A very strong smell met his nostrils through the open door, and he exclaimed:
“ How stupid I was! I know what it is now: carbon acid is it not?”
“Yes,” the woman replied.” Don’t you like it, my dear? It is very wholesome, you know.”
The woman was not ugly, although not young; she had very good eyes, although these were sad and sunken in her head. Evidently, she had been crying very much quite recently, and that imparted a special spice to the vague smile she put on, so as to appear more amiable
Seized by his romantic ideas, and under the influence of the presentiment, which he had just before, he thought – and the idea filled him with pleasure –
“She is some widow, whom poverty has forced to sell herself.”
The room was small, but very clean and tidy, which confirmed him in his conjecture, and as he was curious to verify it, he went into the three rooms, which opened into another. The bedroom came first; next came the drawing room, and then a dining room, which evidently served as a kitchen, for a Dutch tiled stove, stood in the middle of it, on which a stew was simmering. The smell of carbolic acid was even stronger in the room. He remarked it, and added with a laugh:
“Do you put it in your soup?”
And as he said this, he grasped the handle of the floor, which led into the next room, for he wanted to see everything, even that nook, which was apparently a store cupboard. But the woman seized him by the arm, and pulled him violently back.

What is the meaning of violently?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

The woman who had beckoned to him lived on the third floor. All the way upstairs, his excitement increased, and his heart was beating violently when he reached the landing.
As he was going up, he smelled a peculiar odor, which grew stronger and stronger, and though he tried to analyze it, all he could decide was that it smelled like a chemist’s shop.
 The door on the right, at the end of the passage, was opened as soon as he put his foot on the landing, and the woman said, in a low voice:
“Come in, my dear.”
A very strong smell met his nostrils through the open door, and he exclaimed:
“ How stupid I was! I know what it is now: carbon acid is it not?”
“Yes,” the woman replied.” Don’t you like it, my dear? It is very wholesome, you know.”
The woman was not ugly, although not young; she had very good eyes, although these were sad and sunken in her head. Evidently, she had been crying very much quite recently, and that imparted a special spice to the vague smile she put on, so as to appear more amiable
Seized by his romantic ideas, and under the influence of the presentiment, which he had just before, he thought – and the idea filled him with pleasure –
“She is some widow, whom poverty has forced to sell herself.”
The room was small, but very clean and tidy, which confirmed him in his conjecture, and as he was curious to verify it, he went into the three rooms, which opened into another. The bedroom came first; next came the drawing room, and then a dining room, which evidently served as a kitchen, for a Dutch tiled stove, stood in the middle of it, on which a stew was simmering. The smell of carbolic acid was even stronger in the room. He remarked it, and added with a laugh:
“Do you put it in your soup?”
And as he said this, he grasped the handle of the floor, which led into the next room, for he wanted to see everything, even that nook, which was apparently a store cupboard. But the woman seized him by the arm, and pulled him violently back.

What is the meaning of suppliant?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

The woman who had beckoned to him lived on the third floor. All the way upstairs, his excitement increased, and his heart was beating violently when he reached the landing.
As he was going up, he smelled a peculiar odor, which grew stronger and stronger, and though he tried to analyze it, all he could decide was that it smelled like a chemist’s shop.
 The door on the right, at the end of the passage, was opened as soon as he put his foot on the landing, and the woman said, in a low voice:
“Come in, my dear.”
A very strong smell met his nostrils through the open door, and he exclaimed:
“ How stupid I was! I know what it is now: carbon acid is it not?”
“Yes,” the woman replied.” Don’t you like it, my dear? It is very wholesome, you know.”
The woman was not ugly, although not young; she had very good eyes, although these were sad and sunken in her head. Evidently, she had been crying very much quite recently, and that imparted a special spice to the vague smile she put on, so as to appear more amiable
Seized by his romantic ideas, and under the influence of the presentiment, which he had just before, he thought – and the idea filled him with pleasure –
“She is some widow, whom poverty has forced to sell herself.”
The room was small, but very clean and tidy, which confirmed him in his conjecture, and as he was curious to verify it, he went into the three rooms, which opened into another. The bedroom came first; next came the drawing room, and then a dining room, which evidently served as a kitchen, for a Dutch tiled stove, stood in the middle of it, on which a stew was simmering. The smell of carbolic acid was even stronger in the room. He remarked it, and added with a laugh:
“Do you put it in your soup?”
And as he said this, he grasped the handle of the floor, which led into the next room, for he wanted to see everything, even that nook, which was apparently a store cupboard. But the woman seized him by the arm, and pulled him violently back.

What is the meaning of nostrils?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

The woman who had beckoned to him lived on the third floor. All the way upstairs, his excitement increased, and his heart was beating violently when he reached the landing.
As he was going up, he smelled a peculiar odor, which grew stronger and stronger, and though he tried to analyze it, all he could decide was that it smelled like a chemist’s shop.
 The door on the right, at the end of the passage, was opened as soon as he put his foot on the landing, and the woman said, in a low voice:
“Come in, my dear.”
A very strong smell met his nostrils through the open door, and he exclaimed:
“ How stupid I was! I know what it is now: carbon acid is it not?”
“Yes,” the woman replied.” Don’t you like it, my dear? It is very wholesome, you know.”
The woman was not ugly, although not young; she had very good eyes, although these were sad and sunken in her head. Evidently, she had been crying very much quite recently, and that imparted a special spice to the vague smile she put on, so as to appear more amiable
Seized by his romantic ideas, and under the influence of the presentiment, which he had just before, he thought – and the idea filled him with pleasure –
“She is some widow, whom poverty has forced to sell herself.”
The room was small, but very clean and tidy, which confirmed him in his conjecture, and as he was curious to verify it, he went into the three rooms, which opened into another. The bedroom came first; next came the drawing room, and then a dining room, which evidently served as a kitchen, for a Dutch tiled stove, stood in the middle of it, on which a stew was simmering. The smell of carbolic acid was even stronger in the room. He remarked it, and added with a laugh:
“Do you put it in your soup?”
And as he said this, he grasped the handle of the floor, which led into the next room, for he wanted to see everything, even that nook, which was apparently a store cupboard. But the woman seized him by the arm, and pulled him violently back.

Where did he go?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

The woman who had beckoned to him lived on the third floor. All the way upstairs, his excitement increased, and his heart was beating violently when he reached the landing.
As he was going up, he smelled a peculiar odor, which grew stronger and stronger, and though he tried to analyze it, all he could decide was that it smelled like a chemist’s shop.
 The door on the right, at the end of the passage, was opened as soon as he put his foot on the landing, and the woman said, in a low voice:
“Come in, my dear.”
A very strong smell met his nostrils through the open door, and he exclaimed:
“ How stupid I was! I know what it is now: carbon acid is it not?”
“Yes,” the woman replied.” Don’t you like it, my dear? It is very wholesome, you know.”
The woman was not ugly, although not young; she had very good eyes, although these were sad and sunken in her head. Evidently, she had been crying very much quite recently, and that imparted a special spice to the vague smile she put on, so as to appear more amiable
Seized by his romantic ideas, and under the influence of the presentiment, which he had just before, he thought – and the idea filled him with pleasure –
“She is some widow, whom poverty has forced to sell herself.”
The room was small, but very clean and tidy, which confirmed him in his conjecture, and as he was curious to verify it, he went into the three rooms, which opened into another. The bedroom came first; next came the drawing room, and then a dining room, which evidently served as a kitchen, for a Dutch tiled stove, stood in the middle of it, on which a stew was simmering. The smell of carbolic acid was even stronger in the room. He remarked it, and added with a laugh:
“Do you put it in your soup?”
And as he said this, he grasped the handle of the floor, which led into the next room, for he wanted to see everything, even that nook, which was apparently a store cupboard. But the woman seized him by the arm, and pulled him violently back.

What is the meaning of evidently?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

The woman who had beckoned to him lived on the third floor. All the way upstairs, his excitement increased, and his heart was beating violently when he reached the landing.
As he was going up, he smelled a peculiar odor, which grew stronger and stronger, and though he tried to analyze it, all he could decide was that it smelled like a chemist’s shop.
 The door on the right, at the end of the passage, was opened as soon as he put his foot on the landing, and the woman said, in a low voice:
“Come in, my dear.”
A very strong smell met his nostrils through the open door, and he exclaimed:
“ How stupid I was! I know what it is now: carbon acid is it not?”
“Yes,” the woman replied.” Don’t you like it, my dear? It is very wholesome, you know.”
The woman was not ugly, although not young; she had very good eyes, although these were sad and sunken in her head. Evidently, she had been crying very much quite recently, and that imparted a special spice to the vague smile she put on, so as to appear more amiable
Seized by his romantic ideas, and under the influence of the presentiment, which he had just before, he thought – and the idea filled him with pleasure –
“She is some widow, whom poverty has forced to sell herself.”
The room was small, but very clean and tidy, which confirmed him in his conjecture, and as he was curious to verify it, he went into the three rooms, which opened into another. The bedroom came first; next came the drawing room, and then a dining room, which evidently served as a kitchen, for a Dutch tiled stove, stood in the middle of it, on which a stew was simmering. The smell of carbolic acid was even stronger in the room. He remarked it, and added with a laugh:
“Do you put it in your soup?”
And as he said this, he grasped the handle of the floor, which led into the next room, for he wanted to see everything, even that nook, which was apparently a store cupboard. But the woman seized him by the arm, and pulled him violently back.

What is the meaning of analyze?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

The woman who had beckoned to him lived on the third floor. All the way upstairs, his excitement increased, and his heart was beating violently when he reached the landing.
As he was going up, he smelled a peculiar odor, which grew stronger and stronger, and though he tried to analyze it, all he could decide was that it smelled like a chemist’s shop.
 The door on the right, at the end of the passage, was opened as soon as he put his foot on the landing, and the woman said, in a low voice:
“Come in, my dear.”
A very strong smell met his nostrils through the open door, and he exclaimed:
“ How stupid I was! I know what it is now: carbon acid is it not?”
“Yes,” the woman replied.” Don’t you like it, my dear? It is very wholesome, you know.”
The woman was not ugly, although not young; she had very good eyes, although these were sad and sunken in her head. Evidently, she had been crying very much quite recently, and that imparted a special spice to the vague smile she put on, so as to appear more amiable
Seized by his romantic ideas, and under the influence of the presentiment, which he had just before, he thought – and the idea filled him with pleasure –
“She is some widow, whom poverty has forced to sell herself.”
The room was small, but very clean and tidy, which confirmed him in his conjecture, and as he was curious to verify it, he went into the three rooms, which opened into another. The bedroom came first; next came the drawing room, and then a dining room, which evidently served as a kitchen, for a Dutch tiled stove, stood in the middle of it, on which a stew was simmering. The smell of carbolic acid was even stronger in the room. He remarked it, and added with a laugh:
“Do you put it in your soup?”
And as he said this, he grasped the handle of the floor, which led into the next room, for he wanted to see everything, even that nook, which was apparently a store cupboard. But the woman seized him by the arm, and pulled him violently back.

What is the meaning of conjecture?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

The woman who had beckoned to him lived on the third floor. All the way upstairs, his excitement increased, and his heart was beating violently when he reached the landing.
As he was going up, he smelled a peculiar odor, which grew stronger and stronger, and though he tried to analyze it, all he could decide was that it smelled like a chemist’s shop.
 The door on the right, at the end of the passage, was opened as soon as he put his foot on the landing, and the woman said, in a low voice:
“Come in, my dear.”
A very strong smell met his nostrils through the open door, and he exclaimed:
“ How stupid I was! I know what it is now: carbon acid is it not?”
“Yes,” the woman replied.” Don’t you like it, my dear? It is very wholesome, you know.”
The woman was not ugly, although not young; she had very good eyes, although these were sad and sunken in her head. Evidently, she had been crying very much quite recently, and that imparted a special spice to the vague smile she put on, so as to appear more amiable
Seized by his romantic ideas, and under the influence of the presentiment, which he had just before, he thought – and the idea filled him with pleasure –
“She is some widow, whom poverty has forced to sell herself.”
The room was small, but very clean and tidy, which confirmed him in his conjecture, and as he was curious to verify it, he went into the three rooms, which opened into another. The bedroom came first; next came the drawing room, and then a dining room, which evidently served as a kitchen, for a Dutch tiled stove, stood in the middle of it, on which a stew was simmering. The smell of carbolic acid was even stronger in the room. He remarked it, and added with a laugh:
“Do you put it in your soup?”
And as he said this, he grasped the handle of the floor, which led into the next room, for he wanted to see everything, even that nook, which was apparently a store cupboard. But the woman seized him by the arm, and pulled him violently back.