Reading Comprehension Questions
Reading Comprehension Questions
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| Reading Comprehension Questions 457. d. The passage describes the decade as one in which spending dominated over prudent measures like saving (paragraph 3). The wild stock market speculation, also described in that paragraph, is another example of extravagance. b. The analogy depicts the stock market crash of 1929 as a weakening agent to the economy (the way a stressful event may weaken the body’s resistance to illness. d. This paragraph clearly states that the New Deal expanded the role of the central government in regulating the economy and creating social assistance programs. Choices b and c are incorrect and choice a requires an opinion the author does not offer his or her viewpoint about the New Deal measures. a. Choice b emphasizes only damage to the atmosphere the passage encompasses more than that. Choice c does not mention the atmosphere, which is the main focus of the passage. Choice d is too narrow—the final paragraph of the passage emphasizes that the circulation of the atmosphere is but one example of the complex events that keeps the earth alive. c. This question assesses the ability to seethe organization of a reading passage and to organize material for study purposes. Choice a is wrong because the passage does not explain exactly what will happen as a result of damage to the atmosphere and other life-sustaining mechanisms. Choice b is wrong because the passage does not explain the origin of the atmosphere. Choice d is wrong because it is solar energy that travels 93 million miles through space, not the atmosphere. b. The biosphere, as defined in paragraph 1, is a region (or part) of the earth it is not the envelope around the earth, the living things on Earth, or the circulation of the atmosphere (choices a, c, and d). 463. d. This question assesses the ability to recognize supported and unsupported claims. Choice a deals with solar radiation, not with circulation of the atmosphere. Choice b is an assertion without specific supporting detail. Choice c describes how the atmosphere protects Earth but does not speak of the circulation of the atmosphere. Only choice d explains that conditions would be inhospitable at the equator and poles without the circulation of the atmosphere therefore, it is the best choice. 6801_501_ReadingCompQuest_4E[fin].indd 237 3/18/10 1:35:01 PM |