Reading Comprehension Questions
Reading Comprehension Questions
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| Reading Comprehension Questions 276. c. This is explicitly stated in the passage. Choice a is an incorrect assumption, as the passage does not discuss allergies it states that we dismiss the symptoms, blaming allergies as the cause. Choice b is tempting, but it is not a specific effect of the chemicals combining it merely states that ridding our homes of impurities seems a great task. Choice d is incorrect because the combination of harmful chemicals does not trigger the process of photosynthesis in anyway. a. It is clearly stated that research has been done using certain houseplants. Choice b is incorrect because the sentence that deals with NASA suggests that even NASA is conducting experiments. Choice c reveals a faulty reading of the passage in which three of the chemicals are clearly named. Choice d is incorrect because the main idea of the passage is for the benefit of homeowners. b. This answer is inferred in the last line of the passage primal qualities . . . ability to purify their environment. Choices a and c are incorrect because antiquity refers to how long the species has been on the planet, which has no relationship to how long a lifespan the individual plants or leaves have. Choice d is incorrect. One cannot make a general statement on how successful the plants reactions are in research experiments when the passage only presents us with one type of research experiment. c. This title focuses on the main idea of the passage purifying one’s home of chemical impurities by using common houseplants. Choice a is incorrect because only one experiment is discussed, and no mention of the millennium is made at all. Choice b is also incorrect because the passage only discusses one problem impurities caused by chemicals, which is not even labeled as a danger. Choice d is supported by two sentences in the passage, but it is not broad enough to support all the information offered in the passage. c. The passage best reflects this choice. a. The passage supports this choice only. d. According to the passage, this is the only correct choice. c. The purpose of Egyptian pyramids was to house the dead forever. 6801_501_ReadingCompQuest_4E[fin].indd 125 3/18/10 1:34:54 PM |