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READING COMPREHENSION PART 2
Directions: In this test you will read several
passages. Answer all the questions that follow by
encircling the correct answer.
Passage B
Asia’s new generation of kids has more than just
youth in common. Whether in Manila, Hongkong,
Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Jakarta or Tokyo,
whether rich or poor, urban or rural, delinquent or
not, Asia’s youngsters share many things. They go
to schools, sing-along bars, fast food outlets, rock
concert and rallies. They are dressed in wild
costumes of screaming colors or black, leather
jackets, outsize t-shirts and candy-colored
sneakers.
In Manila, they are particularly called “bagets”.
Their pursuits, though seemingly inane are
innocent – singing-along with the gang at the malls,
sharing cheeseburgers and sodas or cruising the
commercial center of Cubao and Makati.
In Bangkok, they will wander about the Siam
Shopping Center, in Singapore, in the shopping
complexes of Orchard Road. They are kids of Asia’s
great cities, avant-garde, rebellious, modernized.
They are exposed to imported television that usher
in international values.
In Hongkong, the kids have been described as
precocious, world-wise, and materialistic, governed
less by teachers and parents than by the
omnipresent television. Peer group influence is
great. Their trademarks are smoking, foul language,
bizarre and attention-getting appearance, and rude
mannerisms.
In Japan, they look like different race to the old
generation. There is rising drug abuse, sexual
freedom, crime and homosexuality among the
youth. There’s less respect given to parents and to
the aged.
QUESTIONS:
9. The passage is about Asia’s
a. lost generation c.
urbanized society
b. delinquent youth d. new
generation of youth
10. It can be inferred from the passage that Asia’s
youth
a. have senseless pursuits c. have
been influenced by western culture
b. share many common goals d. have
varied dreams and ambitions
11. What is worth observing and good about the
youth beneath the modern image and westernized
lifestyle?
a. The youth are still the easy-go-lucky type.
b. Many of them still believe in traditional values.
c. They share a common character as influenced by
the media.
d. The values of the new generation have been
modified by modernization.
12. When the author said that Asian youth are
avant-garde, it means that they
a. are behind the times c. are
promiscuous and stubborn
b. have old-fashioned thoughts d.
practice new and experimental ideas
13. What conclusion can be drawn out of the
passage?
a. Peers are just companions, they don’t influence
others.
b. Print and broadcast media have a great influence
on the youth.
c. Discipline at home has nothing to do with the
character of the youth today.
d. Character is hereditary, the environment has
nothing to do with what was become of the youth
today.
14. If the youth are exposed to too much western
television they will likely
a. Develop foreign values and forget traditional
ones.
b. Become complacent and indifferent.
c. Become aggressive and violent.
d. Develop an independent mind.
15. What literary technique was used by the author
in writing the selection?
a. Comparing b. Describing c. Making
profile d. Narrating events