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READING COMPREHENSION SET II MCQs
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Answer: Option D. -> shortened
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D
Option (D)
protracted (adjective): prolonged; drawn out; lengthened. Maria writes,“I have just learned that our town’s public art museum will be eliminating Saturday hours next month due to a protracted budget shortfall.” Maria goes on to describe the shortfall as “continued.” The reader can infer from this that protracted means long or drawn out. The opposite of drawn out is shortened. Therefore (D) is correct.
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D
Option (D)
protracted (adjective): prolonged; drawn out; lengthened. Maria writes,“I have just learned that our town’s public art museum will be eliminating Saturday hours next month due to a protracted budget shortfall.” Maria goes on to describe the shortfall as “continued.” The reader can infer from this that protracted means long or drawn out. The opposite of drawn out is shortened. Therefore (D) is correct.
Answer: Option D. -> pursuing revenge and hurting yourself in the process
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D
In given paragraph, Elaine’s father wonders why she would kick such a good boy out of the house. He says, “You will miss him so much. Don’t cut off your nose to spite your face, Elaine. Come pick this young man up.” Elaine has forced Justin out of the house even though it will hurt her. We can infer from this that the idiom cut off your nose to spite your face means pursuing revenge and hurting yourself in the process. Therefore (D) is correct. The story does not provide information to support answer choices (A), (B), or (C). Therefore they are incorrect.
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D
In given paragraph, Elaine’s father wonders why she would kick such a good boy out of the house. He says, “You will miss him so much. Don’t cut off your nose to spite your face, Elaine. Come pick this young man up.” Elaine has forced Justin out of the house even though it will hurt her. We can infer from this that the idiom cut off your nose to spite your face means pursuing revenge and hurting yourself in the process. Therefore (D) is correct. The story does not provide information to support answer choices (A), (B), or (C). Therefore they are incorrect.
Answer: Option B. -> use gasoline efficiently.
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B
The correct answer is B.
According to the passage, “the main purpose of using a hybrid system is to efficiently use resources,” and the author also mentions that “hybrid vehicles use less gasoline,” and since the fuel source, or resource, of conventional vehicles is gasoline, this is the correct answer.
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B
The correct answer is B.
According to the passage, “the main purpose of using a hybrid system is to efficiently use resources,” and the author also mentions that “hybrid vehicles use less gasoline,” and since the fuel source, or resource, of conventional vehicles is gasoline, this is the correct answer.
Answer: Option B. -> not clean
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B
Option (B)
Unsanitary water is not clean.Unsanitary-the word means uncleanliness and it fits in this situation as well.
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B
Option (B)
Unsanitary water is not clean.Unsanitary-the word means uncleanliness and it fits in this situation as well.
Answer: Option C. -> slow and deliberate
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C
cursory (adjective): quick; superficial; hasty. In paragraph , when the narrator gives the checklist from the newspaper a cursory glance, she skims over it quickly without really reading it carefully or paying attention to what it says. To read something slowly and deliberately would be the opposite of giving it merely a cursory glance. Therefore (C) is correct. Angry and wilful is not the opposite of quick. Therefore (A) is incorrect. Fast is more similar to cursory, while intelligent is unrelated. Therefore (B) is incorrect. Slow is the opposite of cursory, but superficial is a synonym. Therefore (D) is incorrect.
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C
cursory (adjective): quick; superficial; hasty. In paragraph , when the narrator gives the checklist from the newspaper a cursory glance, she skims over it quickly without really reading it carefully or paying attention to what it says. To read something slowly and deliberately would be the opposite of giving it merely a cursory glance. Therefore (C) is correct. Angry and wilful is not the opposite of quick. Therefore (A) is incorrect. Fast is more similar to cursory, while intelligent is unrelated. Therefore (B) is incorrect. Slow is the opposite of cursory, but superficial is a synonym. Therefore (D) is incorrect.
Answer: Option B. -> ‘him’ should be ‘he’
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B
The phrase who is as good as him is a subordinate clause. A subordinateclause requires the pronoun “he”, not “him”. The implied meaning of the phrase is “as good as he is”. “As good as him is” is grammatically incorrect.
Therefore (B) is correct.
Good is an adjective. It modifies nouns. Well is an adverb. It modifies verbs. Since him is a pronoun, it should be modified by an adjective, not an adverb. Therefore (A) is incorrect. Single quotation marks are appropriate for both a quote within a quote and a word that is not being used for its meaning. Since someone is being quoted and quoting the word tattooed on Justin, single quotes are appropriate. The emphasis is on the word Blessed,which is part of the quote. Therefore (C) is incorrect. The word lest means so that something will not happen. For example, We should get out of the rainlest we catch cold. This meaning does not make sense in the sentence. Therefore (D) is incorrect.
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B
The phrase who is as good as him is a subordinate clause. A subordinateclause requires the pronoun “he”, not “him”. The implied meaning of the phrase is “as good as he is”. “As good as him is” is grammatically incorrect.
Therefore (B) is correct.
Good is an adjective. It modifies nouns. Well is an adverb. It modifies verbs. Since him is a pronoun, it should be modified by an adjective, not an adverb. Therefore (A) is incorrect. Single quotation marks are appropriate for both a quote within a quote and a word that is not being used for its meaning. Since someone is being quoted and quoting the word tattooed on Justin, single quotes are appropriate. The emphasis is on the word Blessed,which is part of the quote. Therefore (C) is incorrect. The word lest means so that something will not happen. For example, We should get out of the rainlest we catch cold. This meaning does not make sense in the sentence. Therefore (D) is incorrect.
Answer: Option C. -> persuasive, meaning it aims to change one’s feelings about something
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C
Option (C)
Maria begins her letter with a statement that closing the museum onSaturdays will cause her and others hardship. Maria then goes on to describethe many positive effects the museum has had on the town. Maria next statesthat additional taxes are merited for keeping the museum open on Saturdays.Maria urges the readers to help the museum get this funding. What Mariawants is for the reader to support additional tax revenue for keeping themuseum open on Saturdays. Maria attempts to convince the reader to support this cause by showing the reader how great the museum is and howmuch of a hardship it would cause to close the museum on Saturdays. Mariawants to persuade the readers to support her cause. Therefore (C) is correct.
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C
Option (C)
Maria begins her letter with a statement that closing the museum onSaturdays will cause her and others hardship. Maria then goes on to describethe many positive effects the museum has had on the town. Maria next statesthat additional taxes are merited for keeping the museum open on Saturdays.Maria urges the readers to help the museum get this funding. What Mariawants is for the reader to support additional tax revenue for keeping themuseum open on Saturdays. Maria attempts to convince the reader to support this cause by showing the reader how great the museum is and howmuch of a hardship it would cause to close the museum on Saturdays. Mariawants to persuade the readers to support her cause. Therefore (C) is correct.
Answer: Option C. -> An increase in homeowners’ tax bills
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C
Option (C)
At the end of the letter, Maria writes,“the increase of—for all intents and purposes—a nearly inconsequential amount to the homeowner tax bill wouldsuffice to keep the museum open. Isn’t the museum worth it?” The reader can infer from this that Maria believes keeping the museum open on Saturdays isworth an increase in taxes. Therefore (C) is correct.
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C
Option (C)
At the end of the letter, Maria writes,“the increase of—for all intents and purposes—a nearly inconsequential amount to the homeowner tax bill wouldsuffice to keep the museum open. Isn’t the museum worth it?” The reader can infer from this that Maria believes keeping the museum open on Saturdays isworth an increase in taxes. Therefore (C) is correct.
Answer: Option B. -> We would not have been offended by the father playing his role 'tongue in cheek'.
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B
Option: (b)
Answer options (a), (c), (d) would have been false if biological linkages structured human society. The only statement which would hold true is option (b).
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B
Option: (b)
Answer options (a), (c), (d) would have been false if biological linkages structured human society. The only statement which would hold true is option (b).
Answer: Option A. -> Define the place of the poet in his culture.
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A
Option: (a)
If we look at the 2nd last line in the last paragraph - "but suddenly I understood the situation of the poet, his place and function in this age", answer option (a) clearly stands out as the right answer choice as the above statement makes it quite clear that the author is talking about the place of the poet in his culture.
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A
Option: (a)
If we look at the 2nd last line in the last paragraph - "but suddenly I understood the situation of the poet, his place and function in this age", answer option (a) clearly stands out as the right answer choice as the above statement makes it quite clear that the author is talking about the place of the poet in his culture.
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