Questions 1–4 are about the following announcement.

Student Volunteers Needed!

On Saturday, December 12th, from 10 A.M. until 4 P.M., Carverton Middle School will be
holding a music festival in the school gymnasium. The special event will feature a variety of
professional musicians and singers.

Task Time Date

Make posters 1 P.M.–4 P.M. December 5th

Set up gym 11 A.M.–4 P.M. December 11th

Help performers 9 A.M.–4 P.M. December 12th

Welcome guests 10 A.M.–2 P.M. December 12th

Clean up gym 4 P.M.–7 P.M. December 12th

Interested students should speak with Ms. Braxton, the music teacher. Students who would like
to help at the festival must have written permission from a parent or guardian.

1. What time will the festival begin?

a. 10 A.M.
b. 11 A.M.
c. 1 P.M.
d. 2 P.M.

2. In line 3, the word feature is closest in meaning to_____

a. look
b. keep
c. include
d. entertain

3. What job will be done the day before the festival begins?
a. Making posters
b. Setting up the gym
c. Cleaning up the gym
d. Helping the performers
4. Who is told to talk to Ms. Braxton?
a. Parents
b. Students
c. Teachers
d. Performers

Answer all questions about the information in a passage on the basis of what is stated or implied
in that passage.

The railroad was not the first institution to impose

regularity on society, or to draw attention to the

importance of precise timekeeping. For as long as

Line merchants have set out their wares at daybreak and

(5) communal festivities have been celebrated, people have

been in rough agreement with their neighbors as to the

time of day. The value of this tradition is today more

apparent than ever. Were it not for public acceptance of

a single yardstick of time, social life would be unbearably

(10) chaotic: the massive daily transfers of goods, services,

and information would proceed in fits and starts; the

very fabric of modern society would begin to unravel.

5. What is the main idea of the passage?

a. In modern society we must make more time for our neighbors.

b. The traditions of society are timeless.

c. An accepted way of measuring time is essential for the smooth functioning of society.

d. Society judges people by the times at which they conduct certain activities.