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Reading Skills - Inferential Comprehension

Multiple Choice
Read the passage.  Find the best answer to each question that follows the passage.

What makes a Hero?

     Much has been said and written recently about heroes, cheifly because many people think we have too few of them.  There are many different kinds of heroes, but they all seem to have two things in common.  First, heroes, by their actions, reveal the great possibilities of human nature.  Second, heroes can also stand the test of time, and their accomplishments will not be easily forgotten.  Because of these characteristics, we need to choose our heroes carefully.
     Olympic track star Jackie Joyner-Kersee, who many people believe is a hero, warns young people to be careful of making heroes of athletes.  She hopes that if someone tries to imitate her, it will be because she accomplished her goals by working hard.  Joyner-Kersee says that a hero should be someone who has made a difference in another person’s life.
     Pioet Maya Angelou believes that a hero inspires people to treat others well and to be concerned about the greater good.  A hero should display courtesy, courage, patience, and strength all the time.  A hero should inspire others to follow their concerns with actions that improve the world, even if only in small ways.
     Author Daniel Boorstin suggest that, “Celebrities are people who make the news, but heroes are people who make history.”  Thus, if a person truely deserves to be called a hero, he or she will not be soon forgotten.
     We all need heroes.  We need to be able to look up to people who have been there, done that, and succeeded.  Many times the greatest heroes are the people we deal with daily - relatives, friends, and neighbors - who have kept going when it would have been easier to give up.  The parent who puts her or his family ahead of a potential athletic career, the grandparent who chooses to stay and work instead of seeking fortune, the teacher who might have made more money at another career but chose to help others - all of these people can be classified as heroes.  A hero quietly and steadily sets a good example, an example that beckons others to follow it.
 

1. 
A good title for this passage is
a.
“Sports Heroes”
b.
“There Are No More Heroes”
c.
“Heros, Who Neds Them?”
d.
“Everyday Heroes”
 

2. 
In the selection, heroes are defined as all of these except
a.
people who have made a difference in someone’s life.
b.
people who have made a fortune at their careers.
c.
people who have kept going and not given up.
d.
people who make history and not just news.
 

3. 
There is enough information in this story to show that
a.
different people have different definitions of who is a hero.
b.
we have fewer heroes today than we did in the past.
c.
it is rare when a typical person has a chance to become a hero.
d.
young people today really don’t need heroes anymore.
 

4. 
Which words would best describe a hero?
a.
...two things in common...
c.
...made more money...
b.
...stand the test of time...
d.
...people who make the news...
 

5. 
Why do people need heros?
a.
To show how to make news and bring great fame.
b.
Because most people don’t know how to do the right thing.
c.
To set a good example for them to follow
d.
Because the world is a very different place than it was before.
 

6. 
the writer probably includes the first sentence to
a.
show that sports figures are heros.
b.
establish the time frame for the passage.
c.
prepare the reader for what is to come.
d.
introduce the people in the passage.
 

7. 
In this passage celebrities are
a.
people who make the news.
c.
athletes to be imitated
b.
everyday heroes
d.
people who make history
 



 
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