Questions 1-5
1. What is the purpose of the announcement?
A. To welcome students to a new school term.
B. To suggest that students join a team or club.
C. To remind students to turn off the lights in the gymnasium.
D. To inform students about what is happening in the gymnasium.
D. To inform students about what is happening in the gymnasium.
6. According to the passage, how do some doctors feel about barefoot running?
A. It is dangerous.
B. It should never be done.
C. It was popular with cavemen.
D. It is better than not running at all.
A. It is dangerous.
11. The word they refers to _________.
A. the judges
B. the people
C. the attorneys
D. the potential jurors
C. the attorneys
16. According to experts, what should countries use to decrease their dependence on oil from the Middle East?
A. Clean energy
B. Nuclear energy
C. The latest technology
D. The needs of the future
B. Nuclear energy
What type of question asks you to make a guess about what is probably, or most likely, true?
Inference
2. The word it refers to ________.
A. the equipment closet
B. the equipment
C. the activity
D. the gym
D. the gym
7. The word it refers to ______________.
A. an infection
B. more research
C. running in shoes
D. the caveman concept
D. the caveman concept
12. Why does the author mention a potential juror who may have gotten sick from restaurant food?
A. To give an example of a potential juror's opinion
B. To give an example of a potential juror who may not be fair
C. To give an example of a potential juror who has a connection to a case
D. To give an example of a potential juror's excuse for missing jury selection
B. To give an example of a potential juror who may not be fair
17. The word they refers to _________.
A. the risks
B. the countries
C. the supporters
D. the energy needs
C. the supporters
What type of question is this?
According to the passage, all of the following are things students must do EXCEPT ________.
Negative Factual
3. According to the passage, all of the following statements are true EXCEPT _______________.
A. the square dance club only meets once a week
B. the girls' volleyball team always meets in the morning
C. the boys' basketball team always meets in the afternoon
D. Monday is the only day that there is no free time scheduled
B. the girls' volleyball team always meets in the morning
8. [Sentence Insertion]
"For example, a case may involve a customer suing a restaurant for food poisoning."
Where would the sentence best fit?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
C. 3
13. Why does the author mention strikes?
A. To demonstrate how many potential jurors are unfair
B. To emphasize how simple it is to choose people to sit on a jury
C. To explain how an attorney can remove a person from jury selection
D. To describe how potential jurors who are violent are removed from a jury
C. To explain how an attorney can remove a person from jury selection
18. Why does the author mention uranium?
A. To give an example of a type of carbon dioxide
B. To suggest that uranium is a better form of energy
C. To prove that nuclear energy is not really an energy
D. To show how nuclear energy can cause carbon dioxide
D. To show how nuclear energy can cause carbon dioxide
What type of question is this?
The word it refers to _______.
Pronoun referent/Reference
NUCLEAR BOMB!!!
4. Why does the author mention health benefits?
A. To encourage people to start running
B. To explain why some runners practice barefoot running
C. To emphasize the fact that doctors support barefoot running
D. To explain the difference between professional and recreational runners
B. To explain why some runners practice barefoot running
9. The word They refers to ________.
A. Judges
B. Courts
C. Citizens
D. Countries
C. Citizens
POINT SWAP!!!
14. [Sentence Insertion]
"It also does not produce air pollution."
Where would the sentence best fit?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
B. 2
19. Why are nuclear power plants unable to bury radioactive waste?
A. They want it to stay active.
B. They do not want it to leak.
C. They cannot find space to bury it.
D. They do not have good technology.
C. They cannot find space to bury it.
What is the first step to answer a factual question?
Find the key word(s)/phrase and WH-word in the question.
5. According to the passage, when runners wear shoes, which body part absorbs most of the shock?
A. The knees
B. The lower legs
C. The top of the foot
D. The heel of the foot
A. The knees
10. According to the passage, what do attorneys ask potential jurors?
A. Questions about the case
B. Questions about jury selection
C. Questions about the attorneys
D. Questions about personal history
D. Questions about personal history
15. Why does the author mention coal and oil?
A. To give examples of clean energy
B. To contrast them with nuclear energy
C. To explain why nuclear energy is clean
D. To point out how much energy people use
B. To contrast them with nuclear energy
20. The word It refers to ________.
A. The space
B. The plant
C. The waste
D. The cancer
C. The waste
DOUBLE JEAPORDY!!!
What type of question is this?
The word triggered is closest in meaning to ______.
Vocabulary