OLNA Reading 9, Skills warm up: (20 Qs, 30 mins)

Consult the sign displaying parking rates below.

How much did it cost Eli to park his car for 14 hours 30 minutes?

Which word is not needed to make this sentence clear?

‘The space capsule has penetrated through the outer layer’.

Read the text below and answer the question that follows.

                                                                                The Good Old Days 

‘I got my driver’s licence when I was 17.’ He smiled at the memory, then a wince. ‘I remember, it was the school dance and I was so pleased because my father agreed to let me take his car. It was a 1951 Chevy Oldsmobile, complete with white wall tyres.’ He turned several pages of the photo album, then pointed: ‘See, there? It was Dad’s pride and joy. I felt so little in such a monstrous car’.

‘The night came and I made sure to sound the horn as I approached so that all my mates and their girlfriends could see my triumphant arrival. I was the only one in my group to have a driver’s licence so you can imagine the envy on all their faces!’ He grinned, then as the memory unfolded, rolled his eyes and sighed. ‘I turned into the driveway of a house opposite the hall so that I could show them how skilfully I could reverse back into the street and park’. He began to chuckle as he pointed once more to the faded black and white photo. ‘See there? The front bumper bar curled around the chassis and stuck out a bit. As I carefully reversed, the edge of the bumper bar caught the gatepost of the white picket fence. I didn’t notice because I had my head turned. But everyone else noticed. I heard the cheers and hoots of laughter but still didn’t realise that I was slowly toppling the entire fence’ Grandpa shook his head ruefully as the embarrassment and shame came flooding back. ‘Never did quite live that one down!’

The story in this text is being told to                                                                                 (2nd last line)

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                                                                                 The Good Old Days 

‘I got my driver’s licence when I was 17.’ He smiled at the memory, then a wince. ‘I remember, it was the school dance and I was so pleased because my father agreed to let me take his car. It was a 1951 Chevy Oldsmobile, complete with white wall tyres.’ He turned several pages of the photo album, then pointed: ‘See, there? It was Dad’s pride and joy. I felt so little in such a monstrous car’.

‘The night came and I made sure to sound the horn as I approached so that all my mates and their girlfriends could see my triumphant arrival. I was the only one in my group to have a driver’s licence so you can imagine the envy on all their faces!’ He grinned, then as the memory unfolded, rolled his eyes and sighed. ‘I turned into the driveway of a house opposite the hall so that I could show them how skilfully I could reverse back into the street and park’. He began to chuckle as he pointed once more to the faded black and white photo. ‘See there? The front bumper bar curled around the chassis and stuck out a bit. As I carefully reversed, the edge of the bumper bar caught the gatepost of the white picket fence. I didn’t notice because I had my head turned. But everyone else noticed. I heard the cheers and hoots of laughter but still didn’t realise that I was slowly toppling the entire fence’ Grandpa shook his head ruefully as the embarrassment and shame came flooding back. ‘Never did quite live that one down!’

His friends were envious because                                                                                               (line 6)

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                                                                                 The Good Old Days 

‘I got my driver’s licence when I was 17.’ He smiled at the memory, then a wince. ‘I remember, it was the school dance and I was so pleased because my father agreed to let me take his car. It was a 1951 Chevy Oldsmobile, complete with white wall tyres.’ He turned several pages of the photo album, then pointed: ‘See, there? It was Dad’s pride and joy. I felt so little in such a monstrous car’.

‘The night came and I made sure to sound the horn as I approached so that all my mates and their girlfriends could see my triumphant arrival. I was the only one in my group to have a driver’s licence so you can imagine the envy on all their faces!’ He grinned, then as the memory unfolded, rolled his eyes and sighed. ‘I turned into the driveway of a house opposite the hall so that I could show them how skilfully I could reverse back into the street and park’. He began to chuckle as he pointed once more to the faded black and white photo. ‘See there? The front bumper bar curled around the chassis and stuck out a bit. As I carefully reversed, the edge of the bumper bar caught the gatepost of the white picket fence. I didn’t notice because I had my head turned. But everyone else noticed. I heard the cheers and hoots of laughter but still didn’t realise that I was slowly toppling the entire fence’ Grandpa shook his head ruefully as the embarrassment and shame came flooding back. ‘Never did quite live that one down!’

The word ‘monstrous’ can have two meanings.                                                      (paragraph 1, line 4)

They are:

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                                                                            The Good Old Days 

‘I got my driver’s licence when I was 17.’ He smiled at the memory, then a wince. ‘I remember, it was the school dance and I was so pleased because my father agreed to let me take his car. It was a 1951 Chevy Oldsmobile, complete with white wall tyres.’ He turned several pages of the photo album, then pointed: ‘See, there? It was Dad’s pride and joy. I felt so little in such a monstrous car’.

‘The night came and I made sure to sound the horn as I approached so that all my mates and their girlfriends could see my triumphant arrival. I was the only one in my group to have a driver’s licence so you can imagine the envy on all their faces!’ He grinned, then as the memory unfolded, rolled his eyes and sighed. ‘I turned into the driveway of a house opposite the hall so that I could show them how skilfully I could reverse back into the street and park’. He began to chuckle as he pointed once more to the faded black and white photo. ‘See there? The front bumper bar curled around the chassis and stuck out a bit. As I carefully reversed, the edge of the bumper bar caught the gatepost of the white picket fence. I didn’t notice because I had my head turned. But everyone else noticed. I heard the cheers and hoots of laughter but still didn’t realise that I was slowly toppling the entire fence’ Grandpa shook his head ruefully as the embarrassment and shame came flooding back. ‘Never did quite live that one down!’

A proverb that best suits this story is:

Read the text below and answer the question that follows.

A standard EPIRB has a location accuracy of approximately:                              (paragraph 3, line 3)

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Which of the following is not true about an EPIRB?

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The biggest disadvantage of a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) is:                  (paragraph 4, line 2 and 3)

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The recommended place to store an EPIRB is:                                                       (paragraph 2, line 5)

Which sentence has the highlighted word spelt incorrectly?

A. Seeing the eclipse of the moon was such a great experience.

B. The instructions given to the driver were really vague.

C. Sally chose a career in the hospitality industry.

D. In a democrasy, all people have the right to free speech.

Which word correctly completes this sentence?

‘Queensland is drought affected,  _________________, we must conserve water’.

Read the text below and answer the question that follows.

Rabbits became a problem in Australia because they:                                          (paragraph 1, line 3)

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The word instigated means:                                                                                      (paragraph 2, line 1)

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The main difference between the rabbit-proof fence and the dingo-proof fence is:

(paragraph 1, line 5 and paragraph 2, line 4)

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The word surpassed means:                                                                                      (paragraph 2, line 6)

Read the news story below and answer the question that follows.

 Picnic outing turns tragic. Onslow, Sat:-

A mechanic drowned in his attempt to save his children who encountered difficulties amid the strong waves here, today at Twenty Mile beach. Michael Williams, 39, managed to rescue one of the children, 7-year-old Mary Williams, however, his 10-year-old son drowned. When Mr Williams tried to rescue his eldest son, the strong rip dragged them underwater. A local resident said that there were frequent drowning cases at the beach as swimmers not familiar with the beach were unaware of the unpredictability of the water.

Twenty Mile Beach has seen frequent cases of drowning because:

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 Picnic outing turns tragic. Onslow, Sat:-

A mechanic drowned in his attempt to save his children who encountered difficulties amid the strong waves here, today at Twenty Mile beach. Michael Williams, 39, managed to rescue one of the children, 7-year-old Mary Williams, however, his 10-year-old son drowned. When Mr Williams tried to rescue his eldest son, the strong rip dragged them underwater. A local resident said that there were frequent drowning cases at the beach as swimmers not familiar with the beach were unaware of the unpredictability of the water.

Mr Williams was able to save:

Study the Vehicle Registration Renewal Notice below and answer the question that follows.

Mr Sample pays six months registration. How much of the fee is for insurance?

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What happens if Mr Sample pays after the expiry date?