Reading Comprehension Questions
Reading Comprehension Questions
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| Reading Comprehension Questions 374. b. Based on the paragraph, this is the only possible choice. Starley revolutionized the bicycle that is, he made many innovative changes. Based on the context, the other choices make no sense. a. This is the only choice that states an opinion. The writer cannot be certain that the safety bicycle would look familiar to today’s cyclists it is his or her opinion that this is so. The other choices are presented as facts. d. The first two sentences of the passage indicate that a backdraft is dangerous because it is an explosion. The other choices are dangers, but they do not define a backdraft. 377. b. The second paragraph indicates that there is little or no visible flame with a potential backdraft. The other choices are listed at the end of the second paragraph as warning signs of a potential backdraft. 378. c. This is stated in the last paragraph. Choice a is not mentioned in the passage. The other choices would be useless or harmful. a. The passage indicates that hot, smoldering fires have little or no visible flame and insufficient oxygen. It can reasonably be inferred, then, that more oxygen would produce more visible flames. d. This is stated in the last paragraph (. . . first aid measures should be directed at quickly cooling the body). The other responses are first aid for heat exhaustion victims. b. This is stated in the first sentence of the second paragraph. Choices a and c are symptoms of heatstroke. Choice d is not mentioned. a. Heat stroke victims have a blocked sweating mechanism, as stated in the third paragraph. b. This information is given in the second paragraph If the victim still suffers from the symptoms listed in the first sentence of the paragraph, the victim needs more water and salt to help with the inadequate intake of water and the loss of fluids that caused those symptoms. d. Many asthma sufferers have an inherited tendency to have allergies, referred to as atopy in the third paragraph. 6801_501_ReadingCompQuest_4E[fin].indd 227 3/18/10 1:35:00 PM |