Low Level ISEE Reading Practice Test 74

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1 "What's that noise?" my brother asked.
2 I listened carefully. Just when I thought
3 I heard a small noise, the thunder crashed
4 again. The rain was hitting the roof hard,
5 too, making it difficult to hear anything. "I
6 don't hear it," I said.
7 "What do you mean you don't hear
8 it? It's so loud!" my brother whispered.
9 Then I heard it. It was a click-click-click,
10 and it sounded like it was coming from the
11 bathroom.
12 "Maybe it's a monster. We should go
13 get Mom," my brother said. I didn't want
14 to be a scaredy-cat, and I knew Mom was
15 probably asleep. Besides, I'd have to walk
16 past the bathroom to get to her.
17 Click-click-click. I told my brother to
18 go to sleep, but he said, "I can't. We have to
19 see what it is."
20 "Okay," I said. I pretended I was
21 very brave, and got up and marched to the
22 bathroom. When I saw what was making the
23 noise, I laughed out loud. My brother came
24 running down the hall, asking, "What is it?"
25 Then, he poked his head in the door and
26 looked in the bathtub. There was our dog,
27 Mack. He was so scared of the thunder that
28 he was hiding in the tub! He sat there with
29 his head down, shivering. His toenails went
30 click-click-click against the ceramic tub as
31 he turned to look at us.
32 "Poor Mack! He's more scared than
33 we were," I said. We brought Mack into our
34 bedroom and petted him until he stopped
35 shaking. Then, we all went to sleep.

1. At the beginning of the story, the narrator's brother thinks the noise is made by

  • A. a monster
  • B. his mother
  • C. the dog
  • D. the narrator

2. When the narrator says, "Besides, I'd have to walk past the bathroom," (lines 15–16), you know that he

  • A. is afraid of getting in trouble
  • B. is not familiar with the house
  • C. is scared to go near the noise
  • D. would rather go to the kitchen

3. In line 21, "marched" most nearly means

  • A. hopped loudly
  • B. ran sneakily
  • C. sang a military song
  • D. walked with a purpose

4. Why does the narrator laugh out loud (line 23) when he gets to the bathroom?

  • A. He is amused because he sees that it is just the dog making a noise.
  • B. He is happy that there is nothing making a noise in the bathroom.
  • C. He is nervous about opening the door.
  • D. His brother has just told him a good joke.

5. According to the passage, the dog was in the bathtub because

  • A. he needed a bath
  • B. he was hungry
  • C. he was trying to hide from the brothers
  • D. he was trying to hide from the thunder