What statement from the article is correct?

1. Chopsticks are easier to master than forks.
2. Space travel can be tiring.
3. European methods of eating are superior.
4. China developed chopsticks for eating utensils.

1. Chopsticks are easier to master than forks.

What is the definition of "habitat" as used in the last paragraph?

1. Environmentally friendly processes.
2. Rainforest.
3. Factor that causes abnormal behavior.
4. A natural environment where species live and grow normally

4.A natural environment where species live and grow normally

What statement is a fact rather than an opinion?

1. A vast amount of square mileage of Amazon rainforest has been destroyed since 1970.
2. The rainforest is essential to life on Earth.
3. Deforestation causes global warming.
4. South American countries must stop deforestation of the rainforest immediately.

1. A vast amount of square mileage of Amazon rainforest has been destroyed since 1970.

What statement is implied by the paragraph?

1. Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest is detrimental to the environment and has long-term negative consequences.
2. Much needed pasture and farmland can be obtained by clearing the land.
3. People should leave the rainforest alone to evolve.
4. Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest is a consequence of progress.

1. Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest is detrimental to the environment and has long-term negative consequences.

What is stated in this paragraph?

1. Traffic violation citations need to increase to ensure safety.
2. Sterner traffic laws are needed immediately.
3. Each individual's driving behavior is the key to automobile safety.
4. Citizens are not working hard enough for safety.

3.Each individual's driving behavior is the key to automobile safety.

What is the best meaning of the word "advocate" as used in the fourth sentence of this paragraph?

1. Detective
2. Detractor
3. Supporter
4. Judge

3.Supporter

The author's motive for writing the paragraph seems to have been to

1. urge people to write to their representatives in Congress.
2. explain safe-driving techniques.
3. describe a complete program of traffic safety.
4. get people personally involved in traffic safety.

4.Get people personally involved in traffic safety.

1. Highway taxes are too high as it is.
2. Far too many uninspected cars are allowed on the highways.
3. The Federal government should not dictate traffic laws to individual states.
4. Government action will not help if individual drivers do not cooperate.

4. Government action will not help if individual drivers do not cooperate.

The author seems to think that

1. tougher laws are needed.
2. people are not driving responsibly.
3. all cars should be properly inspected.
4. tougher laws are not needed.

2.people are not driving responsibly.

What is the meaning of the word "impoverished" in the first paragraph?

1. Honored.
2. Nobility.
3. Rich.
4. Financially ruined.

4.Financially ruined.

What is implied by the article?

1. Elephants are easy to take care of and train.
2. People enjoy giving and receiving gifts.
3. Siam was renamed Thailand in 2000.
4. The author dislikes parlor games.

2.People enjoy giving and receiving gifts.

Where is Thailand?

1. Africa.
2. Europe.
3. South America.
4. Asia.

4.Asia.

Why is an unwanted gift called "white elephant"?

It is a rare thing to get an unwanted gift

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

About how long did it take for bicycles to look and feel like they do today?

1. 5,300 years.
2. 100 years.
3. 3,500 years.
4. 53 years.

4. 53 years.

In this passage the word taste means

1. A liking.
2. Perceiving a sensation on the tongue.
3. The ability to enjoy what is beautiful or harmonious. maybe
4. A sensation caused in the tongue.

1. A liking.

The author intended the reader to:

1. move to China to ride bicycles.
2. understand a bit about the history of bicycles.
3. use a bicycle for mountain biking.
4. believe that bicycles are the only way to exercise.

2.understand a bit about the history of bicycles.

The bicycle - What has been added to the basic design of the bicycle?

Gears and hand operated breaks

The bicycle - After reading this article the reader learned that?

Bicycling is gaining in popularity all over the world.

The bicycle - . Starley's addition of wire spokes made the bicycle

lighter

The bicycle - The first person to use a gear system on bicycles was

James Starley.

The bicycle - Macmillan added iron rims to the tires of his bicycle to

makes the tires last longer

The bicycle - . Sentence (8), "It didn't look much like a modern bicycle, though, because its back wheel was substantially larger than its front wheel," follows which pattern?

opinion, fact

The bicycle - Which of the following sentences from the passage represents the writer's opinion?

The safety bicycle would look familiar to today's cyclists

The bicycle - The word prone, as it is used in Sentence (15),means

lying down.

The bicycle - Revolutionized, as it is used in Sentence (10),most nearly means

changed drastically

The bicycle - An innovation, as it is used in Sentence (4), is

a new way of doing something.

The bicycle - Which sentence best expresses the main idea of paragraph 3?

Macmillan made important changes in bicycle design.

The bicycle - Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A Ride through the History of Bicycles

The bicycle - The main idea of this passage is best expressed in which sentence

Since then, however, numerous innovations and improvements in design have made the bicycle one of the most popular means of recreation and transportation around the world.

Eating - What conclusion can be drawn about the article?

The author explains difference in eating processes

Eating - What statement can be implied from the content of article?

Diversity is interesting to learn about

Eating - What conclusions can be drawn about the article?

The author explain differences between eating process.

Eating - What is the best definition of efficient as used in the third paragraph?

Productive without waste

Eating - What conclusion can be drawn about the article?

The author explain differences in eating process

Eating - What statement can be implied from the content of the article?

Diversity is interesting to learn about

Eating - What statement from the article draws the conclusion?

It is interesting to discover new ways to do something

Eating - What statement from the article is correct?

China developed chops sticks for eating utensils

Amazon Rainforest - . According to paragraph 1, which of the following is NOT mentioned about the Amazon Rainforest?

Its precipitation

Amazon Rainforest - How can you describe the Amazon rainforest?

It rains all time there so the forest is always green
The plants are shaped so that rainwater can pour off them.

Amazon Rainforest - 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?

2,000 birds and mammals in the Amazon rainforest

Amazon Rainforest - .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

Amazon Rainforest - Which rainforest plant has more than one use?

The Bruti Plant

Amazon Rainforest - What is the biggest problem related to the disappearance of the rainforest?

Cutting down trees

Amazon Rainforest - Which of the following is true about the Amazon Basin?

It is more than one-fifth of all the other rainforests in the world

Amazon Rainforest - Rainforest are?

Essential to life on earth

Amazon Rainforest - What is the longest River?

The Nile

Amazon Rainforest - Deforestation has a?

Long term consequence that we still do not know about.

Amazon Rainforest - The definition of "habitat" is ?

A natural environment where species live and grow normally.

To what word or phrase does the word "they" in the third paragraph refer?

1. DST's.
2. Challenges.
3. Computer-based systems.
4. Clock shifts.

4.Clock shifts.

What statement is true based on the information in the article?

1. Pets and other animals do not adjust easily to the change.
2. Computers automatically change the time settings when DST is established.
3. People adjust to the time change easily.
4. Incandescent lighting has become a major source of electrical usage in the 21st century.

A. Pets and other animals do not adjust easily to the change

That statement most accurately reflects the author's attitude about this subject?

1. Our natural resources are saved by the use of DST.
2. DST is an inconvenience and should end.
3. DST does not affect occupations that work with animals.
4. Everyone should vote in the next election.

2.DST is an inconvenience and should end.

Daylight Savings Time - What is the main idea of this passage

Daylight Savings Time is the result of the Earth moving around the Sun

Daylight Savings Time - Daylight Savings Time is not a very popular law in the USA.

Changing time zones makes people feel tired

Daylight Savings Time - Which part of the Earth is the closest to the Sun?

The tropics

Daylights Savings Time - . It is 7 p.m. Standard Time. What time is it for Daylight Savings Time?

6 p.m.

Daylights Saving Time - Was Daylight Savings Time popular in the beginning?

No, people felt tired because they couldn't sleep that long

Daylights Savings Time - What can be inferred about Daylight Savings Time?

It will be modified starting in 2007.

Daylights Savings Time - Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

Why the British government refused Daylight Savings Time

Daylights Savings Time - As it is used in paragraph 3, the word obligatory most nearly means

Requisite

Daylights Savings Time - Who first established the idea of DST?

Benjamin Franklin

Daylights Savings Time - Who opposed the bill that was introduced in the House of Commons in the early 1900s?

Farmers

Daylights Savings Time - Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

It oversees all time laws in the United States.

Daylights Savings Time - Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

The History and Rationale of Daylight Savings Time

Daylights Saving Time - The Daylight Savings Time Energy Act of 1973 was responsible for

extending Daylight Saving Time in the interest of energy conservation.

Daylight Saving Time - What is the meaning of "they" in the passage?

Clock change DST

Daylight Saving Time - What was the author inferring?

Should be abolished

Daylight Saving Time - What is the author trying to do?

Trying to persuade the audience

Daylight Savings Times - Irrelevant Means

Meaningless

Daylight Savings Times ?

Computer Changed itself

How does the article define "Homonyms"?

1. Words that sound alike but are spelled different ways with different meanings.
2. Words that have opposite meanings.
3. Words that mean the same, or nearly the same; interchangeable.
4. English words that have their etiology from Latin.

1. Words that sound alike but are spelled different ways with different meanings.

What inference can be drawn from the article?

1. English should be learned by all people.
2. English is a difficult language to master.
3. Spelling is an easy skill to learn.
4. "Spell check" should be used by all computer users.

2.English is a difficult language to master.

Which statement is a fact rather than an opinion?

1. English is the global language of the 21st Century.
2. Homonyms make learning English more challenging.
3. English is the best language to know.
4. Homonyms are great tools to diversify the written language.

2.Homonyms make learning English more challenging.

What conclusion can be drawn from the article?

1. English is impossible to master, so don't worry about mistakes.
2. Spoken English is easier than written English.
3. In order to master English, the student must learn about homonyms.
4. Homonyms should be eliminated from the English language.

3.In order to master English, the student must learn about homonyms.

What is the definition of "prolific" as used in the first paragraph?

1. Highly productive.
2. Against war.
3. Literate.
4. Eccentric.

1. Highly productive.

For what type of writing was Mr. Asimov most famous?

1. Science Fiction.
2. Popular Science.
3. Juvenile Fiction.
4. Mystery.

1.Science Fiction.

Who were the "Big Three" mentioned in the article?

1. Asimov, Heinlein, Clarke.
2. Heinlein, Clarke, French.
3. Asimov, Heinlein, French.
4. Asimov, French, Clarke.

1. Asimov, Heinlein, Clarke.

How old was Mr. Asimov when he die d? (Enter numeric value only.)

1. 61
2. 72
3. 82
4. 68

2. 72

Greatest fear ?

flying

Where and when did jazz originate?

1. West Coast of US, 1850.
2. Chicago, 1915.
3. Europe, 19th century.
4. Southern US, 20th century.

4.Southern US, 20th century.

How does the author regard jazz?

1. Unable to Determine.
2. Enjoys it occasionally
3. A real aficionado.
4. Doesn't like it very much.

1. Unable to Determine.

What is the derivation of the word "jazz?"

1. European definition of improvisation.
2. Coined by Chicago musicians.
3. West Coast slang.
4. From Ibo language brought to US by slaves.

3.West Coast slang.

What is the definition of "confluence" as used in the first paragraph?

1. Melding.
2. Influence.
3. Intersection.
4. Coming together.

1.Melding.

All the Jazz - According to the passage, Jazz originated in?

New Orleans

All the Jazz - According to the passage, which of the following belonged to the second wave of New Orleans Jazz musicians?

Joe Oliver

All the Jazz - All the following are true Excpet?

Joe Oliver is generally considered to be the first real Jazz musician

All the Jazz - The passage answers which of the following questions?

What were the origins of Jazz and how did it differ from the other forms.

All the Jazz - The word "its" in the line 21 refers to?

earlier music

All the Jazz - The word "menial" in line 18 is the closest in the meaning to?

Degrading

All the Jazz - The word "skeletal" in line 15 is the closest in the meaning to?

Framework

All the Jazz - The word "welded" in line 6 is closest in meaning to

bound

All the Jazz - . Which of the following distinguished Jazz as a new form of musical expression?

Improvisation

All the Jazz - Which of the following term is defined in the passage?

Improvisation

All The Jazz - Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

many early Jazz musicians had little formal musical training

Which statement is presented in the paragraph?

1. Native American humor is often overlooked.
2. Native American humor is mostly satire.
3. White Americans neglect the needs of the Native Americans.
4. Native Americans rarely laugh.

1. Native American humor is often overlooked.

Laughter: What is implied by this paragraph?

1. native americans really are as stern and serious as the white men make them out to be.
2. humor is the same all over the world.
3. Native american humor deserve more attention.

3.Native american humor deserve more attention.

The author’s reason for writing this passage?

-To persuade people to take a broad view of Native Ameicans

The author seems to favor?

-Research into Native american humor

Research into Native american humor

In this passage, the author seems to:

1. promote the continuation of the myths about lightning.
2. oppose taking cover during a thunder and lightning storm.
3. favor the use of lightning rods.
4. none of the above

4.none of the above

position.

When taking cover from lightning, you should

1. get into a metal car or lie flat on the ground in the open.
2. go to the highest point in a tall building.
3. stand in the doorway of a building.
4. stand under a large tree with branches.

3.stand in the doorway of a building.

The word penetrates means?

To pierce

The passage suggest lightning rods are used to what?

Draw lightning away from building.

When taking cover from lighting, you should ?

Get into metal car, or lie flat

According to the passage, Fred Rogers believed in:

1. Broadcasting.
2. Haircuts.
3. Uniqueness.

3.Uniqueness.

Why did Fred Rogers design and develop a television show for children?

1. It was a requirement for his graduate degree.
2. He wanted to help children deal with real-world problems.
3. He wanted to do it for his own children.
4. He wanted to spread cheer throughout his neighborhood.

2.He wanted to help children deal with real-world problems.

The author wrote this passage because he/she:

1. wanted to persuade you to buy books written by Fred Rogers.
2. felt there wasn't enough written about Fred Rogers.
3. wanted to inform the reader about Fred Rogers' message.
4. wanted to entertain you with amusing anecdotes from Fred Rogers' life.

3. wanted to inform the reader about Fred Rogers' message.

Which of these statements is a fact, rather than an opinion based on the passage?

1. Mr. Rogers never showed favoritism towards certain people.
2. Mr. Rogers loved using puppets on his television show.
3. Mr. Rogers started a website for children in his retirement.
4. Mr. Rogers was adored by all children who watched his television show.

3.Mr. Rogers started a website for children in his retirement.

Nurseries are:

1. Houses.
2. Special types of farms.
3. Places to care for infants.
4. Buildings.

2.Special types of farms.

In the passage the word panel means:

1. A list of jurors.
2. A strip of board or other material that forms a section of a wall or door.
3. The part of vehicle that supports the controls and dials.
4. A strip of material set lengthwise in or on a garment.

2.A strip of board or other material that forms a section of a wall or door.

Why does a nursery that sells plants need a special permit?

1. The nursery owners need to be controlled.
2. Operating in bad weather requires a special permit.
3. It is illegal to have nurseries in some states.
4. Too many nurseries mean not enough buyers for the plants that need to be sold.

4.Too many nurseries mean not enough buyers for the plants that need to be sold.

Which of these statements about the text is a fact rather than an opinion?

1. Greenhouses create tropical conditions at nurseries.
2. Farmers do not like to get their plants from nurseries.
3. The best and prettiest orchids and poinsettias are grown in greenhouses.
4. Nurseries are the best places to grow vegetables.

1.Greenhouses create tropical conditions at nurseries.

By writing this piece the author implied that:

1. nurseries are helpful to farmers.
2. nurseries are only for babies.
3. greenhouses are not necessary to grow flowers.
4. nurseries are a nuisance to cities and counties.

1. nurseries are helpful to farmers.

Which statement from the passage is a fact?

1. The government randomly assigns electoral votes to states.
2. Candidates only campaign in states where they think they can win.
3. The Electoral College is a college in Washington D.C.
4. Each state casts their electoral votes during the Presidential election.

4.Each state casts their electoral votes during the Presidential election.

In the passage, the word cast means to:

1. turn and send in a particular direction.
2. give one's vote.
3. throw
4. select actors for a play.

2.give one's vote.

The author of The Electoral College intends the reader to:

1. be a student in the Electoral College.
2. have an understanding of the Electoral College.
3. know how many electoral votes are in his/her state.
4. vote for a certain candidate.

2.have an understanding of the Electoral College.

The Electoral College - The author's reason for writing this piece seems to be to?

Teach the reader

What is the definition of "Brittle" as used in the second paragraph?

1. Resilient.
2. Easily broken.
3. See-through.
4. Flexible.

2.Easily broken.

What conclusion can be drawn from the information included in the article?

1. Glass comprises 90% of a new building's construction.
2. New uses for glass are constantly being discovered.
3. Telescopes are necessary for civilization to develop.
4. Glass contributed to the development of civilization.

2.New uses for glass are constantly being discovered.

What statement is implied by the article?

1. Be careful with broken glass, as it can cut you.
2. Glass is used in all aspects of our daily lives.
3. Glass is an essential part of our lives.
4. The use of glass preceded civilization.

3.Glass is an essential part of our lives.

What statement is a fact stated in the article?

1. Glass is an element that can be mixed with other elements.
2. Glass is found in nature in the form of obsidian.
3. Glass is not an element, but a combination of several elements.
4. Glass with lead is the most common type produced today.

3.Glass is not an element, but a combination of several elements.

Why does the author list the characteristics of glass in paragraph 1?

To show the versatility of glass

The word "durable" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to?

lasting

What does the author imply about the raw materials used to make glass?

They were the same for centuries.

According to the passage, how is glass that has cooled and become rigid different from most other rigid substances?

it has a random molecular structure

The word "customarily" in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by __________________

usually

The words "exposed to" in paragraph 2 most likely mean ______________.

subjected to

What must be done to release the internal stresses that build up in glass products during manufacture?

The glass must be reheated and evenly cooled.

The word "induced" in paragraph 2 is closes meaning to _______

caused

The word "it" in paragraph 3 refers to _______________

.glass

According to the passage, why can glass be more easily shaped into specific forms than can metals?

It gradually becomes softer as its temperature rises.