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Test
100
Test your ability to find the central thought of a passage or to understand its significance
Main idea
100
No longer useful, outmoded, antiquated.
Obsolete
100
How long is the reading section and how many questions does it contain?
65 minutes // 52 questions
100
The passage is primarily concerned with
Main idea
100
Question 15, Page 357
C
200
Test your ability to sense the emotional state of the author or a character.
Tone/attitude
200
Generous; charitable.
Benevolent
200
What are the three strategies to keep in mind while tackling the reading section?
1) Read analytically 2) Pay attention 3) Concentrate
200
As used in line 00, “_____” most nearly means
Vocabulary in context
200
Question 19, Page 358
B
300
Test your ability to understand what the author states explicitly.
Specific details
300
Expressiveness; persuasive speech.
Eloquence
300
What is always tested in paired passages?
Tone/attitude
300
Which of the following best describes the development of this passage
Technique
300
Question 18, Page 357
C
400
Technique
Test your ability to recognize the passage’s method of organization.
400
Quell
To extinguish; put down, quiet.
400
What are the two recommended methods of tackling the reading section?
1) Read passage(s) then questions 2) Read questions then passage(s)
400
According to the passage, it is likely that
Inferences
400
Question 20, Page 358
D
500
Inferences
Test your ability to go beyond what the author explicitly says and understand what the statements imply.
500
Unequivocal
Plain; obvious; unmistakable.
500
Explain one of the two methods of tackling the reading section
1) Passage(s) > Questions: read first and last paragraphs and the first and last sentence of each body paragraph the answer questions 2) Questions > Passage(s): Read questions and answer questions that give specific line numbers or paragraphs. Once you answer all the line specific questions, you will have read enough of the passage to have a big picture
500
The author states all of the following EXCEPT
Specific details
500
Question 16 - 17, Page 357
16) C 17) C