19. in this paragraph, the word notables
probably signifies that the persons so described a. are contributors to charity. c. would like to be politicians. b. are wealthy people. d. have political influence.
20. read the paragraph. the sentences are numbered to you answer the question.
(1) john was nice looking, and he did well in school. (2) however, john was also known for having a volatile personality. (3) one day, when his track coach criticized him, john lost his temper. (4) he stormed back to the locker room muttering under his breath. (5) when the incident was reported to his parents, john was grounded for a week. (6) he was also required to write a letter of apology to his coach.
which two
sentences in the paragraph you define the word volatile? a. 2 and 3 c. 4 and 6 b. 3 and 4 d. 1 and 6
21. which of the following groups of words best defines the word volatile? a. moody and thoughtful c. anxious and depressed b. temperamental and impulsive d. bad-tempered and mean
22. read the following paragraph. the sentences are numbered to you answer the question.
(1) many historians consider abraham lincoln one of the great presidents of the united states. (2) he led the nation through a great civil war and signed the emancipation proclamation in 1863. (3) however, lincoln’s critics point out that he freed the slaves only in the states that had broken away from the union. (4) therefore, it’s clear that lincoln was more interested in hurting the south than in freeing the slaves.
which sentence most clearly expresses opinion rather than fact? a. 1 c. 3 b. 2 d. 4
reading assessment 7
23. read the paragraph and answer the question.
you can use trick sentences or rhymes as mnemonic devices to recall information. for example, you can recall this rhyme: “in 1492, columbus sailed the ocean blue.” the rhyming of “2” and “blue” should you remember that columbus arrived in the new world in 1492. or you can use the sentence “every good boy does fine” to remember the notes of the treble clef in music notation. simply name the first letter of each word in the “nonsense sentence” to remember e, g,b, d, and f—in that order. you can also recall information by using acronyms. an acronym condenses information into an abbreviation expressed as a set of capital letters. for example, who stands for the world health organization. to recall the names of the great lakes, you can associate the names of the lakes with the acronym homes to remember huron, ontario, michigan, erie, and superior.
which of the following best expresses the main idea of this paragraph? a. mnemonic devices are silly sentences while acronyms are abbreviations. b. you can use mnemonic devices to recall information. c. mnemonic devices are usually rhymes while acronyms require definitions. d. acronyms are easier to recall than mnemonic devices, but both are useful.
read the following paragraph to answer questions 24, 25, and 26.
lucas was a voracious reader, absorbing novels, biographies, and popular science books. his standardized test scores were all quite high. he also got along fine with other kids during recess, laughing and playing like a perfectly normal twelve-year-old. but when the bell rang for class, his facial expression changed. an observer might have been reminded of a prisoner returning to his cell. in class, lucas was one of those kids who slouched at his desk in the back of the room, gazing out a window or trying to find ways to allay his boredom. to that end, he often drew pictures of spaceships. he also drew pictures of dragons attacking spaceships. when truly inspired, he drew pictures of alien monsters attacking dragons, thus allowing his spaceships to escape to distant galaxies. indeed, the inside of his desk was a dense clutter of these fanciful sketches. by late afternoon, too drowsy for dragons, alien monsters, or spaceships, lucas would gaze hopefully at the white clock on the wall, willing the second hand to move faster, faster. of course, it never moved faster, and, inevitably, he would only become more and more impatient with the painfully slow movement of the hour hand.
24. the main idea we can get from this paragraph is that a. lucas was obsessed with science fiction. b. lucas was irresponsible, but artistic. c. lucas was smart and creative, but bored with school. d. lucas was poorly adjusted and possibly mentally ill.