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Field 128: Russian CST
Interpretive Reading

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Directions for Interpretive Reading Selected-Response Questions

For the Interpretive Reading section of the test, you will read passages written in the target language and answer selected-response questions written in the target language based on each passage.

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Sample Interpretive Reading Selected-Response Questions

Competency 0002 
Interpretive Reading

start bold Read the passage below from «???????? ? ???????», a memoir by ???? ???????? (Vera Nashchokina); then answer the five questions that follow. end bold

????????????? ? ? ???????? ? ??????, ? ???? ???? ?????, ?. ????????. ??? ???? ? 1834 ????, ????? ? ???? ????????? ???????? ????? ????????? ????????, ???????????? ????? ????. ?????? ??? ? ??? ? ??? ??? ?????.

???????, ? ?????? ??????? ? ???????, ?????? ??? ?????? ????????, ?????, ??? ?? ?????? ? ???? ???????, ? ??????? ??????????? ? ?????????? ???????????? ?????????? ? ???.

? ??? ??????? ?????? ? ?????? ??????????. ???????? ??? ???????? ??????? ???????. ????? ??????????? ? ???????? ????????, ? ???????, ??????, ?????????? ???????????? ?????, ?????? ????? ?????????? ???? ? ???? ??????. ?????????? ????? ????????? ? ??? ???? ??????????, ????? ??????? ? ???????? ??? ???????. ? ?????? ????? ????? ?? ???????? ????? ???????, ? ??????? ???????? ????? ??? ???????? ??????, ? ????????, ??????, ??????? ?????????.

?????? ??? ??????? ??????, ?????, ? ?????? ????????? ????????, ? ???????? ??????? ?????????????? ?????????????????. ? ?????? ????? ??? ?????????, ?? ? ??????? ?????? ?????????, ??? ?? ???? ?? ??? ?? ??????? ? ????? ???? ???????? ??????? ??? ?????? – ???????? ??? ???????????? ????.

??? ???? ??????, ???????????, ?????????? ?????, ? ??????? ?????????? ??? ?????? ??? ? ????????, ???????????? ????? ???????? ?????. ?????? ????? ???? ? ?? ??? ??? ?????? ????? ?? ? ???? ?? ??????.

??????? ?? ?????, ?????? ?????? ??????, ??? ????????????? ????????, ?????, ??????? ???????????? ? ??????, ????????? ??? ???? ?????? ?????, ? ???????? ???????? ????? ????????? ?????? ?????. ?? ??????? ?? ????????? ?????????? ?????.

? ?????? ???? ????????? ?????? ???????? ????? ???????? ? ??? ? ????? ??? ????? ??????? ?? ???? ?????. ????? ?? ??????, ??? ?????, ? ??????? ????? ?? ????, ??????? ???:

– ?? ???, ?????????? ?? ??? ?????????

– ?? ????????, ? ??????????! – ??????? ??????.

? ?????????? ??????? ???????? ? ?????? ??????? ? ?????? ??????? ?????????: ?????? ????? ?????? ? ???? ???????? ????? ???? ????????? ??????, ??? ? ?????????, ?????? ??? ?????????, ??? ???? ? ?????? ????????? ??? ?? ????? ???????? ? ?? ???? ?????? ???????? ????? ?????? ???????????? ???? ? ??????. ???, ????? ?????? ??????? ???????? ?? ?. ?. ??????????, ?? ??????? ????????: ??? ?? ?????? ? ??? ??????? ??? ??????????? ????????. ?????, ????????? ??? ??????, ???????? ?????????? ??????? ?? ??, ?? ?????? ?????? ????? ? ??? ????? ????, ????? ???? ???????????? ?? ???? ? ???????? ???? ??????.

?? ?????? ??? ? ????? ??????? ????????? ?????????? ?????????? ? ???? ????, ?????? ??? ????? ????????. ?????? ??????????? ????? ? ???, ? ???????????? ?? ????? ????? ???????? ? ?????? ?? ????? ????? ?????? ?????????????? ? ???. ??? ???? ???? ???? ?????? ??????? ? ??????? ?????, ????? ? ????????? ????. ??? ??? ? ?????????? «??????????».

1. ?? ??????? ?????????? ? ???????? ?????:

  1. ?????? ? ?????? ??? ?????.
  2. ?????? ??? ? ???? ?????? ????.
  3. ??????? ?? ??????? ? ???.
  4. ?? ?????, ??? ?? ??????? ????.
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Correct Response: A. This question requires examinees to identify explicit and relevant information in a text. In the second paragraph, the author explains that she had already heard about Pushkin and loved his work prior to their meeting: ???????, ? ?????? ??????? ? ???????, ?????? ??? ?????? ????????…

2. ??????? ? ???? ????????? ?????????? «??????????», ?????? ???:

  1. ?????? ???? ? ???? ???????.
  2. ?????? ????? ??? ???? ?????.
  3. ??? ?????????????? ??????.
  4. ??? ????????? ????? ???????.
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Correct Response: C. This question requires examinees to determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in texts, including distinguishing between nuances of meaning, understanding idiomatic expressions and commonly used figurative language, and understanding key terms and domain-specific words and phrases within the context of the text. In the final paragraph, the author explains that, until his death, she and her husband would host Pushkin whenever he came to Moscow: ?????? ??????????? ????? ? ???, ? ???????????? ?? ????? ????? ???????? ? ?????? ?? ????? ????? ?????? ?????????????? ? ???. They lent his name to the special room they allowed him to stay in: ??? ???? ???? ???? ?????? ??????? ? ??????? ?????, ????? ? ????????? ????. ??? ??? ? ?????????? «??????????».

3. ?? ????? ??????? ?????? ? ??? ??????? ????? ??????:

  1. ????? ?????? ? ????? ?????.
  2. ????? ??????? ? ???.
  3. ???? ????? ????? ?????.
  4. ??? ????? ??????? ? ??????.
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Correct Response: B. This question requires examinees to draw logical inferences or conclusions based on the context, situation, and information given in a text and identify evidence to support inferences drawn from the text. In the middle of the passage, the author states that on his first visit to her father's home, Pushkin sat talking to her for a long time: ? ?????? ???? ????????? ?????? ???????? ????? ???????? ? ??? ? ????? ??? ????? ??????? ?? ???? ?????.

4. ??????? ?????? ??????? ? ??? ????? ???????, ?????? ???:

  1. ?? ????? ??????????? ??????? ? ????????.
  2. ??????? ????? ???? ???????????? ? ??????.
  3. ?. ????????? ?????? ????????????? ? ????????.
  4. ?. ????????? ?????? ?????? ? ???? ????.
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Correct Response: A. This question requires examinees to draw logical inferences or conclusions based on the context, situation, and information given in a text and identify evidence to support inferences drawn from the text. As Pushkin is ending his visit (toward the end of the passage), Nashchokin asks him whether he should marry the author, his fiancée: ????? ?? ??????, ??? ?????, ? ??????? ????? ?? ????, ??????? ???: «?? ???, ?????????? ?? ??? ?????????». In the following paragraph, the author explains that Nashchokin and Pushkin both introduced each other to their fiancées before marrying them: ???, ????? ?????? ??????? ???????? ?? ?. ?. ??????????, ?? ??????? ????????: ??? ?? ?????? ? ??? ??????? ??? ??????????? ????????. ?????, ????????? ??? ??????, ???????? ?????????? ??????? ?? ??, ?? ?????? ?????? ????? ? ??? ????? ????, ????? ???? ???????????? ?? ???? ? ???????? ???? ??????. This implies that the purpose of Pushkin's visit was to meet the author.

5. ? ????? ????? ???? ????????? ????? «?????» ?? ????? «??? ?????, ? ??????? ????? ?? ????, ??????? ???» ? ??????? ???????

  1. ?????????
  2. ??????????????
  3. ????????????
  4. ??????
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Correct Response: C. This question requires examinees to demonstrate knowledge of the form and use of a variety of linguistic structures used in the target language (e.g., grammatical particles; grammatical agreement; verbs in the active and passive voices; verbs in the indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional, and subjunctive mood), including how these linguistic structures (e.g., voice and mood, as applicable) are used to achieve particular effects in a text. In the quoted phrase, the word ????? is a verbal adverb (????????????) in the present tense that expresses an action (nodding) that is being performed by the subject of the sentence ??? ????? (my fiancé) simultaneously with the action of the main verb ??????? (asked).