YDS İngilizce

YDS İngilizce Reading Comprehension Testi 1

Reading Comprehension
20 soru
30 dakika

Dört özgün İngilizce paragraf ve her birine bağlı beşer soru: ana fikir, ayrıntı, çıkarım, gönderim ("it", "that" neyi gösteriyor) ve bağlamdan kelime anlamı. Önce soruları gözden geçirip sonra paragrafı okumak, aradığın bilgiyi daha hızlı bulmanı sağlar; çözümler Türkçedir.

Cevabını işaretlemek için şıkka dokun. Fikrini değiştirebilir, aynı şıkka tekrar dokunarak soruyu boş bırakabilirsin. Testi bitirdiğinde doğru cevaplar ve çözümler görünür.Şıkka dokunarak cevapla; aynı şıkka yeniden dokunursan soru boş kalır.

Soru 1

On a calm summer evening, the centre of a large city can be several degrees warmer than the farmland around it. Scientists call this the urban heat island effect. Its causes are not mysterious: asphalt and concrete absorb sunlight during the day and release it slowly after dark, while tall buildings trap warm air and block the breezes that would otherwise carry it away. Air conditioners, cars and factories add their own waste heat. The consequences go beyond discomfort. Hot nights prevent the body from recovering after a hot day, which is why heat waves tend to be most dangerous for elderly residents of crowded neighbourhoods. Some cities have responded by painting roofs white, planting street trees and replacing car parks with small parks. None of these measures is dramatic on its own, but together they can noticeably lower local temperatures.
The passage mainly discusses ----.
Soru 2

On a calm summer evening, the centre of a large city can be several degrees warmer than the farmland around it. Scientists call this the urban heat island effect. Its causes are not mysterious: asphalt and concrete absorb sunlight during the day and release it slowly after dark, while tall buildings trap warm air and block the breezes that would otherwise carry it away. Air conditioners, cars and factories add their own waste heat. The consequences go beyond discomfort. Hot nights prevent the body from recovering after a hot day, which is why heat waves tend to be most dangerous for elderly residents of crowded neighbourhoods. Some cities have responded by painting roofs white, planting street trees and replacing car parks with small parks. None of these measures is dramatic on its own, but together they can noticeably lower local temperatures.
Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage as a cause of the urban heat island effect?
Soru 3

On a calm summer evening, the centre of a large city can be several degrees warmer than the farmland around it. Scientists call this the urban heat island effect. Its causes are not mysterious: asphalt and concrete absorb sunlight during the day and release it slowly after dark, while tall buildings trap warm air and block the breezes that would otherwise carry it away. Air conditioners, cars and factories add their own waste heat. The consequences go beyond discomfort. Hot nights prevent the body from recovering after a hot day, which is why heat waves tend to be most dangerous for elderly residents of crowded neighbourhoods. Some cities have responded by painting roofs white, planting street trees and replacing car parks with small parks. None of these measures is dramatic on its own, but together they can noticeably lower local temperatures.
According to the passage, hot nights are especially dangerous because ----.
Soru 4

On a calm summer evening, the centre of a large city can be several degrees warmer than the farmland around it. Scientists call this the urban heat island effect. Its causes are not mysterious: asphalt and concrete absorb sunlight during the day and release it slowly after dark, while tall buildings trap warm air and block the breezes that would otherwise carry it away. Air conditioners, cars and factories add their own waste heat. The consequences go beyond discomfort. Hot nights prevent the body from recovering after a hot day, which is why heat waves tend to be most dangerous for elderly residents of crowded neighbourhoods. Some cities have responded by painting roofs white, planting street trees and replacing car parks with small parks. None of these measures is dramatic on its own, but together they can noticeably lower local temperatures.
The word "noticeably" in the last sentence is closest in meaning to ----.
Soru 5

On a calm summer evening, the centre of a large city can be several degrees warmer than the farmland around it. Scientists call this the urban heat island effect. Its causes are not mysterious: asphalt and concrete absorb sunlight during the day and release it slowly after dark, while tall buildings trap warm air and block the breezes that would otherwise carry it away. Air conditioners, cars and factories add their own waste heat. The consequences go beyond discomfort. Hot nights prevent the body from recovering after a hot day, which is why heat waves tend to be most dangerous for elderly residents of crowded neighbourhoods. Some cities have responded by painting roofs white, planting street trees and replacing car parks with small parks. None of these measures is dramatic on its own, but together they can noticeably lower local temperatures.
The author's attitude towards the measures taken by some cities can best be described as ----.
Soru 6

Until the nineteenth century, most towns set their clocks by the sun. Noon was the moment the sun stood highest in the sky, so a town slightly to the west kept a time a few minutes behind its eastern neighbour. For farmers and travellers moving at the speed of a horse, this caused no difficulty. The railways changed that. A train crossing a country passed through dozens of local times, and timetables became almost impossible to read. Worse, two trains running on the same single track according to different clocks could meet head-on. Railway companies therefore began to run all their services on a single standard time, and towns gradually followed. The change was not always welcomed; some people complained that their clocks were now "lying" about the position of the sun. Yet within a few decades, standard time had become so normal that few people remembered it had ever been controversial.
According to the passage, before the nineteenth century ----.
Soru 7

Until the nineteenth century, most towns set their clocks by the sun. Noon was the moment the sun stood highest in the sky, so a town slightly to the west kept a time a few minutes behind its eastern neighbour. For farmers and travellers moving at the speed of a horse, this caused no difficulty. The railways changed that. A train crossing a country passed through dozens of local times, and timetables became almost impossible to read. Worse, two trains running on the same single track according to different clocks could meet head-on. Railway companies therefore began to run all their services on a single standard time, and towns gradually followed. The change was not always welcomed; some people complained that their clocks were now "lying" about the position of the sun. Yet within a few decades, standard time had become so normal that few people remembered it had ever been controversial.
It is clear from the passage that local times became a problem with the arrival of railways because ----.
Soru 8

Until the nineteenth century, most towns set their clocks by the sun. Noon was the moment the sun stood highest in the sky, so a town slightly to the west kept a time a few minutes behind its eastern neighbour. For farmers and travellers moving at the speed of a horse, this caused no difficulty. The railways changed that. A train crossing a country passed through dozens of local times, and timetables became almost impossible to read. Worse, two trains running on the same single track according to different clocks could meet head-on. Railway companies therefore began to run all their services on a single standard time, and towns gradually followed. The change was not always welcomed; some people complained that their clocks were now "lying" about the position of the sun. Yet within a few decades, standard time had become so normal that few people remembered it had ever been controversial.
The word "that" in "The railways changed that" refers to ----.
Soru 9

Until the nineteenth century, most towns set their clocks by the sun. Noon was the moment the sun stood highest in the sky, so a town slightly to the west kept a time a few minutes behind its eastern neighbour. For farmers and travellers moving at the speed of a horse, this caused no difficulty. The railways changed that. A train crossing a country passed through dozens of local times, and timetables became almost impossible to read. Worse, two trains running on the same single track according to different clocks could meet head-on. Railway companies therefore began to run all their services on a single standard time, and towns gradually followed. The change was not always welcomed; some people complained that their clocks were now "lying" about the position of the sun. Yet within a few decades, standard time had become so normal that few people remembered it had ever been controversial.
Why did some people object to standard time?
Soru 10

Until the nineteenth century, most towns set their clocks by the sun. Noon was the moment the sun stood highest in the sky, so a town slightly to the west kept a time a few minutes behind its eastern neighbour. For farmers and travellers moving at the speed of a horse, this caused no difficulty. The railways changed that. A train crossing a country passed through dozens of local times, and timetables became almost impossible to read. Worse, two trains running on the same single track according to different clocks could meet head-on. Railway companies therefore began to run all their services on a single standard time, and towns gradually followed. The change was not always welcomed; some people complained that their clocks were now "lying" about the position of the sun. Yet within a few decades, standard time had become so normal that few people remembered it had ever been controversial.
Which of the following can be concluded from the passage?
Soru 11

Deep inside a mountain on a remote Arctic island, a long tunnel leads to chambers holding seed samples from almost every country in the world. The vault is not a museum, and it is not meant to be visited. It works more like a safety deposit box: national seed banks send copies of their collections, which remain their property and can be withdrawn if the originals are lost. Such losses are less rare than one might think. War, floods, power cuts and simple mismanagement have all destroyed collections in the past. The location was chosen with care. The frozen ground keeps the rock naturally cold, so even if the cooling system failed, the seeds would stay frozen for a long time. Critics point out that a frozen seed cannot adapt to a changing climate the way a plant growing in a field does. For this reason, many experts see vaults as a complement to, not a replacement for, farmers who keep traditional varieties alive by planting them year after year.
The writer compares the vault to a safety deposit box because ----.
Soru 12

Deep inside a mountain on a remote Arctic island, a long tunnel leads to chambers holding seed samples from almost every country in the world. The vault is not a museum, and it is not meant to be visited. It works more like a safety deposit box: national seed banks send copies of their collections, which remain their property and can be withdrawn if the originals are lost. Such losses are less rare than one might think. War, floods, power cuts and simple mismanagement have all destroyed collections in the past. The location was chosen with care. The frozen ground keeps the rock naturally cold, so even if the cooling system failed, the seeds would stay frozen for a long time. Critics point out that a frozen seed cannot adapt to a changing climate the way a plant growing in a field does. For this reason, many experts see vaults as a complement to, not a replacement for, farmers who keep traditional varieties alive by planting them year after year.
According to the passage, the location of the vault was chosen mainly because ----.
Soru 13

Deep inside a mountain on a remote Arctic island, a long tunnel leads to chambers holding seed samples from almost every country in the world. The vault is not a museum, and it is not meant to be visited. It works more like a safety deposit box: national seed banks send copies of their collections, which remain their property and can be withdrawn if the originals are lost. Such losses are less rare than one might think. War, floods, power cuts and simple mismanagement have all destroyed collections in the past. The location was chosen with care. The frozen ground keeps the rock naturally cold, so even if the cooling system failed, the seeds would stay frozen for a long time. Critics point out that a frozen seed cannot adapt to a changing climate the way a plant growing in a field does. For this reason, many experts see vaults as a complement to, not a replacement for, farmers who keep traditional varieties alive by planting them year after year.
It is stated in the passage that seed collections have been lost in the past as a result of ----.
Soru 14

Deep inside a mountain on a remote Arctic island, a long tunnel leads to chambers holding seed samples from almost every country in the world. The vault is not a museum, and it is not meant to be visited. It works more like a safety deposit box: national seed banks send copies of their collections, which remain their property and can be withdrawn if the originals are lost. Such losses are less rare than one might think. War, floods, power cuts and simple mismanagement have all destroyed collections in the past. The location was chosen with care. The frozen ground keeps the rock naturally cold, so even if the cooling system failed, the seeds would stay frozen for a long time. Critics point out that a frozen seed cannot adapt to a changing climate the way a plant growing in a field does. For this reason, many experts see vaults as a complement to, not a replacement for, farmers who keep traditional varieties alive by planting them year after year.
What is the main concern of the critics mentioned in the passage?
Soru 15

Deep inside a mountain on a remote Arctic island, a long tunnel leads to chambers holding seed samples from almost every country in the world. The vault is not a museum, and it is not meant to be visited. It works more like a safety deposit box: national seed banks send copies of their collections, which remain their property and can be withdrawn if the originals are lost. Such losses are less rare than one might think. War, floods, power cuts and simple mismanagement have all destroyed collections in the past. The location was chosen with care. The frozen ground keeps the rock naturally cold, so even if the cooling system failed, the seeds would stay frozen for a long time. Critics point out that a frozen seed cannot adapt to a changing climate the way a plant growing in a field does. For this reason, many experts see vaults as a complement to, not a replacement for, farmers who keep traditional varieties alive by planting them year after year.
The word "complement" in the last sentence is closest in meaning to ----.
Soru 16

Most students prepare for exams by rereading their notes and highlighting key sentences. It feels productive: the material looks more familiar each time. Yet familiarity can be misleading. Recognising a page is not the same as being able to recall its content when the page is gone. Researchers who study learning have repeatedly found that trying to retrieve information from memory, for example by answering practice questions or explaining a topic without looking at the book, tends to produce more durable learning than rereading the same material for the same amount of time. Interestingly, students who use this method often feel less confident while studying, because retrieval is effortful and reveals gaps. Those gaps, however, are useful: they show exactly what needs more work. The lesson is not that rereading is worthless, but that the feeling of ease is a poor guide to how much has actually been learnt.
The main point of the passage is that ----.
Soru 17

Most students prepare for exams by rereading their notes and highlighting key sentences. It feels productive: the material looks more familiar each time. Yet familiarity can be misleading. Recognising a page is not the same as being able to recall its content when the page is gone. Researchers who study learning have repeatedly found that trying to retrieve information from memory, for example by answering practice questions or explaining a topic without looking at the book, tends to produce more durable learning than rereading the same material for the same amount of time. Interestingly, students who use this method often feel less confident while studying, because retrieval is effortful and reveals gaps. Those gaps, however, are useful: they show exactly what needs more work. The lesson is not that rereading is worthless, but that the feeling of ease is a poor guide to how much has actually been learnt.
According to the passage, rereading notes feels productive because ----.
Soru 18

Most students prepare for exams by rereading their notes and highlighting key sentences. It feels productive: the material looks more familiar each time. Yet familiarity can be misleading. Recognising a page is not the same as being able to recall its content when the page is gone. Researchers who study learning have repeatedly found that trying to retrieve information from memory, for example by answering practice questions or explaining a topic without looking at the book, tends to produce more durable learning than rereading the same material for the same amount of time. Interestingly, students who use this method often feel less confident while studying, because retrieval is effortful and reveals gaps. Those gaps, however, are useful: they show exactly what needs more work. The lesson is not that rereading is worthless, but that the feeling of ease is a poor guide to how much has actually been learnt.
Students who use retrieval often feel less confident while studying because ----.
Soru 19

Most students prepare for exams by rereading their notes and highlighting key sentences. It feels productive: the material looks more familiar each time. Yet familiarity can be misleading. Recognising a page is not the same as being able to recall its content when the page is gone. Researchers who study learning have repeatedly found that trying to retrieve information from memory, for example by answering practice questions or explaining a topic without looking at the book, tends to produce more durable learning than rereading the same material for the same amount of time. Interestingly, students who use this method often feel less confident while studying, because retrieval is effortful and reveals gaps. Those gaps, however, are useful: they show exactly what needs more work. The lesson is not that rereading is worthless, but that the feeling of ease is a poor guide to how much has actually been learnt.
Which of the following would be an example of the method the passage recommends?
Soru 20

Most students prepare for exams by rereading their notes and highlighting key sentences. It feels productive: the material looks more familiar each time. Yet familiarity can be misleading. Recognising a page is not the same as being able to recall its content when the page is gone. Researchers who study learning have repeatedly found that trying to retrieve information from memory, for example by answering practice questions or explaining a topic without looking at the book, tends to produce more durable learning than rereading the same material for the same amount of time. Interestingly, students who use this method often feel less confident while studying, because retrieval is effortful and reveals gaps. Those gaps, however, are useful: they show exactly what needs more work. The lesson is not that rereading is worthless, but that the feeling of ease is a poor guide to how much has actually been learnt.
The author's view of rereading is that it ----.