CSS English chapter 7: Comprehension MCQs with answers

By Team Megalecture · Updated 4 Nov 2026

45 exam-style questions on Comprehension, each with the answer and a short explanation. Ten of them are below to try. The chapter test draws ten fresh questions each time and is marked the moment you finish, with your score by topic.

45 questions · 3 topics · 10 per test

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What chapter 7 covers

Ten Comprehension questions with answers

Try each one, then open the answer. These ten stay the same; the test draws new ones every time.

1. The old railway station has changed little. The same green benches face the same clock, and somewhere a tea-seller still calls in a voice I seem to have heard at ten years old. I stood there a long time, not at all sure whether I was waiting for a train or for my childhood.
The tone of the passage is best described as

  1. A
    bitter
  2. B
    wistful
  3. C
    indifferent
  4. D
    angry
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Answer: B. Wistful means longing for the past in a gentle, sad way, which suits the closing remark about waiting for childhood.

2. A rumour is not simply a lie. A lie is told by someone who knows the truth and hides it; a rumour is passed on by people who do not know the truth and wish they did. That is why rumours spread fastest where information is scarce, and why the surest way to stop one is to supply the facts.
The writer's main purpose is to

  1. A
    accuse most people of deliberately telling lies to others
  2. B
    distinguish a rumour from a lie and suggest how to stop it
  3. C
    describe in detail one particular rumour that spread
  4. D
    show that facts are always unreliable in the end
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Answer: B. The passage defines a rumour against a lie and ends with the remedy, supplying facts.

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How many Comprehension MCQs are there?

45, each with the answer and a short explanation, across 3 topics: Main idea, title and purpose, Inference, tone and attitude, Vocabulary in context and details. Every chapter test draws ten of them, so you can take it many times.

Is the CSS English chapter 7 test free?

Yes. The test, the answers and the explanations are free and need no sign-up. Sign in only if you want your scores kept across devices.

How is the chapter test marked?

The moment you press Finish: your score, the right answer and an explanation for every question, and the ones you got wrong saved in My mistakes to retry.

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