Reading Comprehension Flashcards
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Isaac Asimov story What is the definition of “Prolific”? a) Highly productive b) Against war c) Literate d) Ecocentric
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a) Highly productive
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Isaac Asimov story For what type of writing was Mr. Asimov most famous for? a) Juvenile fiction b) Mystery c) Popular d) Science fiction
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d) Mystery
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Isaac Asimov Story
The Big three mentioned were _________, __________ and __________ .
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a) Asimov, Heinlein, Clarke
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Isaac Asimov story
How old was Asimov when he died? (this is a fill in the blank question).
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72 years old
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Jazz story What is the definition of confluence? a) Melding b) Influence c) Intersection d) Coming together
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b) Influence
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Jazz story
Where and when did jazz originate?
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c) Southern US. 20th century
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Jazz story How does the author regard jazz? a) A real aficionado b) Unable to determine c) Doesn’t like it much d) Enjoys it occasionally
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a) A real aficionado
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Jazz story
Derivation of the word “Jazz”
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West coast slang
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Homonyms
How does the article define homonyms?
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Words that sound alike but are spelled different ways with different meanings
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Homonyms
What inference can be drawn from the article?
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a) English is a difficult language to master
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Homonyms
Which statement is a fact rather an opinion?
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a) Homonyms make learning English more challenging
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Homonyms
What conclusion can be drawn from the article?
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a) In order to master English, the student must learn about homonyms.
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Glass story
The definition of brittle is?
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a) Easily broken
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Glass story
What conclusion can be drawn by information included in the article?
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a) New use for glass is constantly be discovered.
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Glass story
What statement is implied by article?
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a) Glass is an essential part of our lives.
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Glass story
What statement is a fact stated in the article?
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a) Glass isn’t an element, but a combination of several elements.
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Changing time
To what word or phrase does the word “They” in the 3rd paragraph mean?
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a) DST
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Changing time
Which statement is true based on the info in the article?
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a) Computers automatically change the time settings when DST is established
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Changing time
Which statement most accurately reflects the author’s attitude about this subject?
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a) DST is an inconvenience & should end
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Mr.Roger’s story
According to the passage, Fred Rogers believed in ________.
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a) Uniqueness
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Mr. Roger’s story
Why did Fred Roger’s design and develop a T.V show for children?
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a) He wanted to help children deal with real world problems
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Mr. Roger’s story
Author wrote passage because __________.
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a) He wanted to inform readers about Fred Roger’s
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Mr. Roger’s story
Which statement is a fact and not an opinion?
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a) Mr. Roger’s started a website for children in his retirement
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Lightning Strike story
The author seems to _________.
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a) Favor the use of lighting rods
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Lightning Strike
| The passage suggest lightning rods are used to what?
a) Draw lightning away from buildings
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Lightning Strike
| When taking cover from lightning, you should?
a) Get into metal car, or lie flat
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Lightning Strike story
| The reader can conclude that lightning?
a) Consists of a main stroke and several smaller strokes.
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Lightning Strike story
| The word penetrates means
a) To pierce
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Healthcare
| The passage implies that
a) Insurance companies are getting rich
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Healthcare
| According to the passage, why are more and more people using the emergency room for minor illness?
a) They cannot afford the co-payments or deductible required by insurance.
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Healthcare
| Which statement is an opinion?
a) If we don’t change the way healthcare game is played, we’re all going to lose.
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Healthcare story
| Why insurance companies continue to raise insurance rates?
a) Hospitals are passing down the costs of taking care of people without insurance.
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Healthcare story
| What does premium mean?
a) An amount to be paid for an insurance policy
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Factory story
| The paragraph states that both labor and management __________ .
a) Can benefit from a well designed factory
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Factory story
The paragraph suggests the purpose of a factory
layout is for ______________ .
a) Safety and profit
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Electoral College story
| Which statement is a fact?
a) Each state casts their electoral votes during the Presidential election.
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Electoral College story
| What does cast mean?
a) To give one’s vote
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Electoral College story
| The author intends the ready to __________?
a) Have an understanding of the electoral college
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Nurseries
| Nurseries are __________ .
a) Special types of farms
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Nurseries
| Panel means __________ .
a) A strip of board or other material that forms a section of a wall or door
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Nurseries
| Why do they need a special permit?
a) Too many nurseries mean that there are not enough buyers for the plants that need to be sold.
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Nurseries
| Which is a fact?
a) Greenhouses create tropical conditions at nurseries.
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Nurseries
| The author implied that __________?
a) Nurseries are helpful for farmers.
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A Bit About Bicycles story
| About how long did it take for bicycles to look and feel like they do today?
a) 53 centuries or 5300 years
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A Bit About Bicycles story
| The author intended the reader to what?
a) Understand a bit about the history of bicycles
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A Bit About Bicycles story
Taste means?
a) Perceiving sensation on the tongue
b) A sensation in the tongue
c) A liking
d) Ability to enjoy what beautiful and harmonious
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a) Perceiving a sensation on the tongue
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A Bit About Bicycles Story
| What has been added to the basic design of the bicycle?
a) Gears and hand operated breaks
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A Bit About Bicycles story
| After reading this article the reader learned that __________ ?
a) Bicycling is gaining in popularity all over the world
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The Rainforest story
| The definition of “habitat” is?
a) A natural environment where species live and grow normally.
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Laughter story
Which statement is presented in the passage?
a) Native Americans rarely laugh.
b) Native Americans humor is often overlooked.
c) Western Americans neglect the needs of Native Americans.
d) Native American humor is mostly satire
a) Native Americans rarely laugh.
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Laughter story
| The author seems to?
a) Take an impartial view on the issue.
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Laughter story
| The author’s reason for writing seem to have been to?
a) Persuade people to take a broader view on Native Americans
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Eating story
| What conclusion can be drawn about the article?(eating)
The author explain differences in eating processes.
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Eating story
| What statement can be implied from the content of article?(eating)
Diversity is interesting to learn about
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Eating story
| What is the best definition of “efficient” as used in the third paragraph?(eating)
Productive without waste
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Eating story
| What statement from the article draws a conclusion?(eating)
It is interesting to discover new ways to do things
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Eating story
| What statement from the article is correct?(eating)
China developed chopsticks for eating utensils
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Food story
| As used in the last sentence of this paragraph, the term “concomitant“ means?(food)
Accompanying
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Food story
| The information presented in this article is?(food)
Against drinking alcohol
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Food story
| The author’s motive for writing the paragraph seems to have been to?(food)
Urge self-control
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Food story
| What is implied by this paragraph?(food)
We should eat and drink in reasonable quantities
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Food story
| The author seems to?(food)
Oppose drinking alcohol
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Game of Bridge story
| The author wants the reader to feel(GOB)?
Confident and excited about learning the game of bridge
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Game of Bridge
| Throughout this passage the word suit means(GOB)?
Any of the four sets into which a deck of cards is divided.
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Game of Bridge story
| In the passage, a trick is described as (GOB)?
A collection of one card played by each of four players.
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Game of Bridge story
| The passage explicitly states (GOB)?
That the highest card within the “trump” suit always wins the trick
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Game of Bridge story
| The passage implies that (GOB)?
Playing bridge requires concentration
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Getting a Good Night’s Sleep story
| What is stated in the passage?
Physical illness can cause insomnia
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Getting a good Night’s sleep
| Which is a solution to insomnia?
Developing good sleep and taking herbs and spices
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Getting a Good Night’s sleep
| Sleep apnea causes?
Chronic illness
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Getting a Good Night’s Sleep
| Why did the author write this passage?
To explain insomnia and purpose some solutions for condition
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Getting a Good Night’s Sleep
| Insomnia affects intellectual abilities because it
Causes a deficit in memory,concentration, and attention.
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Phobia story
| According to the passage, which of the following are types of phobias?( check all that apply)
Social phobias, panic disorder, specific phobia
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Phobia story
| What does the author want the reader to know about phobia?
That phobias are debilitating
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Phobia story
The passage says that being afraid is normal and good, according to the passage why is having a phobia not normal and good?
Because phobias are extreme and unreasonable
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Phobia story
| What are physical ailments that phobias cause?
Ulcers and hypertension
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Phobia story
| The author wants to conclude that
People can gain control or deal with phobias
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The water cycle story
| What is the meaning of the word “composed” in the first paragraph?
To consist of
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The water cycle story
| What is the main idea of this passage?
The different components of the water cycle are precipitation, evaporation, and condensation. The explanation of the different components of the water cycle
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The water cycle story
| Which statement is not a detail from the passage?
Condensation fails to happen when water vapor cools and changes back into droplets of liquid
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The water cycle story
| What was the author’s primary purpose for writing this essay?
To inform the reader about the stages of the water cycle
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The water cycle story
| What can the reader conclude from this passage about ponds and lakes?
They are examples of groundwater reservoirs
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The water cycle story
Knowing that the cooling of water vapor results in condensation, one could conclude that _____________ is/are a factor in the evaporation process
Heat
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Amazon Rainforest story
| According to paragraph 1, which of the following is NOT mentioned about the Amazon Rainforest?
Its precipitation
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Amazon Rainforest story
| How can you describe the Amazon Rainforest? ( Choose 2 answers)
(a) It rains all the time there so the forest is always green. (c) The plants are shaped so that rainwater can pour off them.
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Amazon Rainforest story
| Which of the following is true about the Amazon Basin?
It is more than one-fifth of all the other rainforests in the world
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Amazon Rainforest story
Look at the end of paragraph 2. What does the author refer to when he says “rich and diverse land” at the beginning of paragraph 3?
2,000 birds and mammals in the Amazon rainforest
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Amazon Rainforest story
| What does the sentence “people of Brazil farm in an environmentally friendly way” mean in paragraph 3?
They do not poison the soil when farming
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Amazon Rainforest story
| Which rainforest plant has more than one use?
The Bruti plant
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Amazon Rainforest story
| What is the biggest problem related to the disappearance of the rainforest?
Cutting down trees
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Safe Driving story
| What is the best meaning of the word advocate as used in the forth sentence of this paragraph?
Supporter
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Safe Driving story
| What is stated in this paragraph?
Each individuals driving behavior is the key to automobile safety
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Safe Driving story
| What is implied by this paragraph?
Government action will not help if individual drivers do not cooperate
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Safe Driving story
| The author seems to think that?
All cars should be properly inspected
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Safe Driving story
| The author’s motive for writing the paragraph seems to have been?
Get people personally involved with traffic safety
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1. Rain forests are essential to life on earth
2. Deforestation has long term consequences that we still do not know about
3. The Nile is the longest river.
Rainforest story
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Voice story
| Which statement from the selection presents a fact rather than an opinion?
Harsh voice qualities usually come from too much tension in the throat and jaw.
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Voice story
| What is stated in the paragraph?(voice)
Women make less appealing political candidates
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Voice story
| The information presented is
Slanted against people with piercing voices
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Voice story
| The author seems to:
Prefer low pitched tones
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White Elephant story
| How did the people regard a white elephant?
People tried very hard not to offend the king so they would not receive a white elephant
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White elephant story
| Where is Thailand?
Asia
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White elephant story
| What is implied by the article?
People enjoy giving/receiving gifts
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White Elephant story
| What is the meaning of the word impoverished in the first paragraph?
Financially ruined
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White Elephant story
| Why is an unwanted gift called a white elephant?
It is rare thing to get an unwanted gift
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Gold Gate Bridge story
| The authors reason for writing this piece seems to be to
Inform the reader
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Golden Gate Bridge story
| What body of water does the Golden Gate Bridge cross?
Golden Gate strait
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Golden Gate Bridge story
| Why was the railroad so dangerous to build?
If the road wasn’t balanced, it would collapse
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Golden Gate Bridge story
| In the passage the word embark means to
Begin an undertaking,start
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Golden Gate Bridge story
| Which part of the bridge was built first?
Anchorage
