Reading Comprehension Questions
b. This choice is reflected in both the Men’s table and the Men’s and Women’s table. d
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| b. This choice is reflected in both the Men’s table and the Men’s and Women’s table. d. This is the only correct choice as stated in the chart. c. According to the chart, this is the correct choice. a. This is the correct response for the yearly average. c. The correct response for this month is 7.9 inches. d. You will pay 13% tax if you earn between $25,000 and $40,000. 306. a. You will pay 5% in Social Security if you earn between $70,000 and $100,000. 307. d. People who earn $15,000 or less pay no taxes, according to the chart. c. The salary range of $15,000 –$20,000 pays 10 percent tax and 5 percent Social Security, for 15% total. a. The second sentence states that routine maintenance is performed by the maintenance department. c. The first sentence states that workers are responsible for refueling at the end of each shift this implies that vehicles are refueled at the end of every shift. d. The second sentence of the passage indicates that each driver who finishes a route will clean a truck. a. The third sentence of the passage indicates that routes vary in the length of time they take to complete. The other choices are not included in the passage. c. According to the last sentence of the passage, in the past, city workers usually drove the same truck each day. a. You will turn onto Windsor Blvd. from Wingtip Dr. b. The third sentence tells what drivers should do if the bus is ahead of schedule. The passage does not mention choice a orb cb, and the passengers complaints have nothing to do with how the bus runs. d. The whole passage deals with methods drivers should use to keep their buses from running ahead of schedule. 6801_501_ReadingCompQuest_4E[fin].indd 144 3/18/10 1:34:56 PM 1 4 5 501 Reading Comprehension Questions 317. c. According to the passage, hazardous waste is defined by the US. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA. d. The directions imply that Harris should call the supervisor. d. See paragraph 1. (Paragraphs 2 and 3 make it clear that the Vehicle Maneuvering Training Buses are simulators. a. See the second sentence of paragraph 2. 321. b. See the last sentence of the fourth paragraph. c. Virtually, the whole passage deals with FAST. membership requirements. The other choices are too narrow to be main ideas. a. See the first paragraph. c. This passage is a memo to employees, informing them of upcoming policy changes. It does include information on contacting Human Resources, but that is not the reason that the memo was written. d. See the opening sentence in the passage. c. All the choices are mentioned except salary caps. Not all are listed in the “bulleted” list, however—some can be found in the second paragraph. d. The memo does list somethings that will be affected by the PP, and that does include sick time. It does not, however, give details on how sick time will be changed. c. The PP can be found in the company’s employee handbook. The specific Internet address is not given. 6801_501_ReadingCompQuest_4E[fin].indd 145 3/18/10 1:34:56 PM 6801_501_ReadingCompQuest_4E[fin].indd 146 3/18/10 1:34:56 PM 1 4 Poetry scares some people, mainly because they believe that poems have hidden meanings. A good way to approach poetry is by reading closely for the literal meaning. In reality, poetry compresses the language into small sentences or phrases, so it just seems that the meanings are hidden. Ask yourself, what is that poet’s view on the subject If you add a few of your own thoughts and experiences, you can uncover what has been left out. Think of it as frozen orange juice. Add water and you have the entire amount. Also, remember that poets compare objects to other objects . . . just like the frozen orange-juice metaphor. Think back to Chapter 2, Analogies, and remember the way you made comparisons there. Download 3.61 Mb. Share with your friends:
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