This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Fce > Fce Reading – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Fce Reading Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What was one main reason early 3D films became less popular? A) They were all silent films. B) They caused technical problems and headaches. C) They were only shown outside Hollywood. D) They had no action scenes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They caused technical problems and headaches. 2. How many tips are there for the Cloze Test A) 5. B) 6. C) 7. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 7. 3. Read the text again carefully when ..... A) You have finished. B) You are going to answer. C) Skim the text. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You have finished. 4. I have never felt ..... ease with my boss A) To. B) For. C) At. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At. 5. What gave Jules Verne the idea for the story? A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. 6. Which person mentions being in pain all over after the incident? A) ROD HERD. B) MAX DEARING. C) JOHN NEIDIGH. D) LESTER MORLANG. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) MAX DEARING. 7. You feel satisfied that you have done A) Law firm. B) Turn out. C) To be motivated. D) Rewarding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rewarding. 8. Which of the following best describes Newspeak? A) It is highly simplified language designed to prevent thought. B) It is a new language that is incredibly difficult to learn. C) It was invented to help citizens escape an oppressive government. D) It is a historical language being reconstructed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is highly simplified language designed to prevent thought. 9. Rising human numbers and consumption are ..... increasingly heavy demands on it A) Having. B) Making. C) Taking. D) Doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Making. 10. As the western world ..... on consuming two-thirds of the world's resources while half of the world's population do A) Repeats. B) Continues. C) Carries. D) Follows. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carries. 11. She broke ..... with his boyfriend Peter last week A) Up. B) Off. C) Out. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Up. 12. Choose the sentence with a linker. A) She left with John. B) Having done that, she left. C) Extreme measures must be carried out. D) What was the best reason to stop?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Having done that, she left. 13. Which person describes their efforts to stay awake? A) LESTER MORLANG. B) MAX DEARING. C) JOHN NEIDIGH. D) ROD HERD. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ROD HERD. 14. Mary ..... lived in England for ten years. A) Did. B) Has. C) Does. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has. 15. Why were the children afraid of Mr. Watson? A) He was very loud. B) He was angry with them. C) He was unkind to them. D) He was very big and powerful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was very loud. 16. Children quickly accept new ..... as part of their everyday lives. A) Designs. B) Exhibits. C) Appearances. D) Inventions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inventions. 17. We discharge pollutants into the atmosphere without any thought of the consequences. As a ..... the planet's ability to support people is being reduced at the very time when rising human numbers and consumption are ..... increasingly heavy demands on it. A) Reaction / having. B) Result / making. C) Development / doing. D) Product / taking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Result / making. 18. The Part 2 of FCE exam has a short text with A) 8 multiple-choice questions. B) 6 multiple-choice questions. C) 6 gaps. D) 8 gaps. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 8 gaps. 19. To include something as part of something larger A) Incorporate. B) Defiance. C) Distinguish from. D) Growl. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Incorporate. 20. Soon you may not need to go into town at all. Sit in your cosy, ..... flat and experience the ..... city of your dreams, all through virtual reality. A) Imposing / skyline. B) Insulated / simulated. C) Inhabitant / stunt. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Insulated / simulated. 21. Improve, become successful A) Schemes. B) Secure. C) Take off. D) Worthwhile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Take off. 22. Norwich is a ..... shopping centre for thousands of people. A) Normal. B) Common. C) Known. D) Popular. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Popular. 23. Higher than usual A) Permanent. B) Exceptional. C) Meaningful. D) Exceptional. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exceptional. 24. The trees ..... the river are beginning to blossom. A) Along. B) In. C) Next. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Along. 25. It's a very remote location, completely cut ..... from the outside world. A) By. B) Down. C) Of. D) Out. E) Off. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Off. 26. You will want to see ..... is there when you arrive. A) Where. B) When. C) Why. D) What. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) What. 27. When Philip is shown around the school, it is A) Mostly empty. B) Bright and cheerful. C) Small and cramped. D) Full of noise and activity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mostly empty. 28. If I could have gone with you, I ..... have. A) Should. B) Would. C) Will. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would. 29. According to a survey involving 900 people who had researched their family history, the chances of discovering a celebrity in your past are one in ten. The survey also concluded that the ..... back you follow your family line, the more likely you are to find a relation who was much wealthier than you are. A) Greater. B) Older. C) Higher. D) Further. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Further. 30. According to the text, what change in the 1960s helped color become normal? A) Movie directors stopped making silent films. B) TVs switched to color and movies followed. C) The price of Technicolor machines increased. D) Cinemas stopped showing black and white movies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TVs switched to color and movies followed. 31. Cupper has to be red ..... before it can be melted. A) Hot. B) Heat. C) Heated. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hot. 32. What can be gathered about Winston's attitude towards Newspeak? A) He is outspokenly against it. B) He accepts it unhappily. C) He finds it exciting. D) He studies it eagerly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He accepts it unhappily. 33. Which person remembers the long wait before being rescued? A) ROD HERD. B) MAX DEARING. C) JOHN NEIDIGH. D) LESTER MORLANG. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) LESTER MORLANG. 34. I don't understand this chapter ..... the book. A) Of. B) In. C) For. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of. 35. Why does Philip become hot and uncomfortable when the boys talked about his foot? A) He felt left out. B) He was embarrassed. C) It was summertime. D) He had been beaten. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was embarrassed. 36. ..... 'my expectations were a bit off' means: A) My expectations were slightly unusual. B) My expectations were slighty wrong. C) My expectations were right on target. D) My expectations were realistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My expectations were slighty wrong. 37. It was ..... a terrible day that we stayed indoors. A) Very. B) Such a. C) So. D) Such. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Such. 38. My garden means the world ..... me. A) For. B) To. C) By. D) Off. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To. 39. People who research their family history often ..... that it's a fascinating hobby which ..... a lot about where they come from and whether they have famous ancestors. A) Describe / opens. B) Define / begins. C) Regard / arises. D) Remark / reveals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Remark / reveals. 40. Why does Phileas Fogg employ a new servant? A) B. B) A. C) D. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B. 41. Which person describes the multiple injuries he received? A) LESTER MORLANG. B) JOHN NEIDIGH. C) MAX DEARING. D) ROD HERD. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) JOHN NEIDIGH. 42. Which detail best explains why the public also preferred black and white at first? A) It was what they were used to from television. B) Color films were always silent. C) Cinemas refused to show color films. D) Black and white films were shorter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was what they were used to from television. 43. My brother's student accommodation is in an area that's quite cheap, but there aren't many ..... like good shops nearby. A) Amenities. B) Ancestor. C) Residential. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amenities. 44. Much greater than usual A) High-pitched. B) Contemporary. C) Defiance. D) Exceptional. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exceptional. 45. 34 When Daniel was first asked to play Harry Potter A) C he had no idea how many films in the series there would be. B) A he thought the first film would be made on a low budget. C) D he only wanted to be in the first film in the series. D) B he thought that only two Harry Potter books would be published. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) C he had no idea how many films in the series there would be. 46. The best time ..... study is early in the morning or late in the evening. A) To. B) If. C) For. D) That. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 47. Which person mentions the temporary deafness he suffered? A) LESTER MORLANG. B) ROD HERD. C) MAX DEARING. D) JOHN NEIDIGH. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) MAX DEARING. 48. I'd prefer not to cancel the meeting. (CALL)I'd rather ..... the meeting. A) Not calling off. B) Not call to cancel. C) Call to cancel. D) Not call off. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not call off. 49. Understand completely A) Got over. B) Propose a change. C) Take st in. D) Gain experience. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Take st in. 50. We went on an interesting guided ..... of a fishing village. A) Expedition. B) Tour. C) Journey. D) Visit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tour. 51. 33 What does Daniel appear to be criticising in the third paragraph? A) A Some of his acting in the Harry Potter films. B) B The overall quality of the Harry Potter films. C) C The effect of playing Harry Potter on his career. D) D Attempts to talk to him about Harry Potter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A Some of his acting in the Harry Potter films. 52. He's going to fly to Chicago ..... week. A) Previous. B) Next. C) Since. D) Last. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Next. 53. The general condition of the economy in a particular country or in the world A) Worthwhile and secure job. B) Present economic climate. C) Huge cuts to public spending. D) Law firm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present economic climate. 54. There are ..... questions in this part. A) 8. B) 10. C) 5. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 8. 55. If you commit a crime it will destroy your ..... A) Job. B) Career. C) Employment. D) Work. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Career. 56. The dolphins stayed until another boat ..... the swimmers. A) Got away. B) Came over. C) Picked up. D) Caught up. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Picked up. 57. What is the key difference the writer mentions about VR movie experiences? A) The director controls everything more than before. B) The audience can control what they watch and how they experience it. C) VR removes all sound from movies. D) VR makes films shorter and easier to understand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The audience can control what they watch and how they experience it. 58. Thank you for the flowers, It was very ..... (thought) ..... of you A) Thoughtful. B) Thoughtive. C) Thoughted. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thoughtful. 59. Why did many directors prefer black and white even after Technicolor appeared? A) They preferred films without special effects. B) They were worried audiences disliked bright colors. C) They believed color was too boring for viewers. D) They thought color looked less artistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They thought color looked less artistic. 60. How many parts does a PET Reading Exam have? A) 3. B) 4. C) 5 or 6. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5 or 6. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesFce Reading Quiz 1Fce Reading Quiz 3Fce Reading Quiz 4Fce Reading Quiz 5Fce Essay QuizFce Listening QuizFce Phrasal Verbs QuizFce Practice Test Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books