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Multiple Choice - Introduction

11+ Comprehension, topic 6.1.1

Multiple Choice Comprehension

In a multiple choice comprehension, you will be asked to read something and answer questions about what you have read. You will be given four options per question, and you must select the correct answer.

Example short extract

Example short extract

  • Kieron walked briskly towards the warm, orange glow of the distant windows. Though darkness always fell early in these parts, it had still taken him by surprise and he shivered as he pulled his jacket a little more tightly across his chest.
Example question

Example question

  • How is Kieron feeling in this extract?
    • Excited
    • Despondent
    • Cold
    • Warm
Answering the question

Answering the question

  • We know that Kieron is not feeling warm because he ‘shivered’ and then ‘pulled his jacket… across his chest’.
  • Both of these actions suggest that Kieron is cold.
  • So the answer is 'cold'.
Re-read the extract

Re-read the extract

  • Kieron walked briskly towards the warm, orange glow of the distant windows. Though darkness always fell early in these parts, it had still taken him by surprise and he shivered as he pulled his jacket a little more tightly across his chest.

Test yourself on Multiple Choice - Introduction

  • What had taken Kieron by surprise?

  • Which two adjectives are used to describe the 'glow'?

  • How did Kieron walk towards the windows?

  • What is the boy in the extract called?

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