Reading Comprehension Questions
a. the delay in resolving the skateboarding issueb
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- Reading Comprehension Questions 273.The underlined word vehemently , as used in the passage, most nearly meansa.
| a. the delay in resolving the skateboarding issue b. whether taxpayers should pay for park improvements c. the moral implications of skateboarding bd. whether the town should build a skateboard park 272. What is the central argument of Betty Kelly’s comments? a. Kids need more freedom and less supervision. b. Kids need a place to play outdoors. c. Parents nowadays are irresponsible. d. The town council needs to be more responsive. 501 Reading Comprehension Questions 6801_501_ReadingCompQuest_4E[fin].indd 111 3/18/10 1:34:54 PM 1 1 2 501 Reading Comprehension Questions 273. The underlined word vehemently, as used in the passage, most nearly means a. vehicle. b. passive. c. inadvertently. d. passionately. 274. Why did the Town Council shelve the proposal until next meeting? a. They were divided 50/50 on the issue. b. They needed more time for research. c. The chairman had another engagement. d. The public response took longer than expected. The technique of finding similarities (comparing) and differences contrasting) between two or more facts of ideas. For example: Bird and Kite both fly (compare one is alive, the other is man-made (contrast) COMPARE and CONTRAST During those barren winter months, with windows overlooking long- dead gardens, leafless trees, and lawns that seem to have an ashy look about them, nothing soothes the jangled nerves more than the vibrant green of plants surrounding the living spaces of one’s home. People browse through garden stores just to get a whiff of chlorophyll and to choose a plant or two to bring spring back into their winter-gray lives. Now there is even more of a need for the green in light of recent articles warning us of the hazards of chemicals that we, ourselves, introduce into our homes. Each time we bring clothes home from the cleaners, we release those chemicals into the closed-in air of our dwellings. Every cleanser releases its own assortment of fumes. Some of the chemicals are formaldehyde, chlorine, benzene, styrene, etc. Read the labels on many home products, the ingredients aren’t even listed During the winter, when those same windows are shut tight, we breathe in these chemicals—causing symptoms 1 1 2 6801_501_ReadingCompQuest_4E[fin].indd 112 3/18/10 1:34:54 PM |