These horrendous road conditions forced drivers to use their automobiles on grooved, rutted, and bumpy roads.
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6. The phrase many others in paragraph 2 refers to
- automobiles in the beginning of the twentieth century
- today's models
- electric models
- electric charging stations
7. It is stated in paragraph 2 that the owners of steam-powered cars
- sometimes had to demonstrate knowledge of steam engineering
- had to hire drivers to operate their cars
- often had to take their automobiles to charging stations
- were often in danger because of the limited range of their automobiles
8. Why does the author mention benches on wheels in paragraph 2?
- To show how remarkably automobile design had progressed
- To show that car designs of the time were neither complex nor comfortable
- To indicate that early automobiles had upholstered chairs or sofas
- To emphasize how the early automobiles were designed to absorb the pounding of the machine on the road
9. The word incessant in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to
- Heavy
- Bothersome
- Jolting
- Continual
10. The phrase rife with in paragraph 3 could be replaced by
- full of
- surrounded by
- dangerous due to
- occurring as a result of
11. It can be inferred from paragraph 3 that the government of New York state believed that
- all horseless vehicles should be banned from all public parks
- strict speed limits should be placed on horse-drawn carriages
- horseless and horse-drawn vehicles should not travel on the same roads
- it was safer for cars to travel faster where there was less traffic and fewer people
12. Which of the sentences below expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in paragraph 3? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information.
- It was necessary to take a measured approach in dealing with inventions such as the automobile.
- The various laws were needed because the use of automobiles grew so fast.
- The dramatic look of the automobile changed considerably over a short period of time.
- It was important to lawmakers to discover the causes of the problems relating to automobiles.
13. According to paragraph 3, it is NOT true that
- the total cost of the automobiles sold in the United States in 1900 was around $5 million
- sales of cars increased by more than 175,000 from 1900 to 1910
- automobile manufacturing was the top U.S. industry in 1920
- automobile manufacturing represented more than 5 percent of total U.S. manufacturing by 1925
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READING SKILL 9: SELECT SUMMARY INFORMATION
| QUESTIONS ABOUT SUMMARY INFORMATION | |
| HOW TO IDENTIFY THE QUESTION | A summary information chart is given |
| WHERE TO FIND THE ANSWER | Because the answer demonstrates an understanding of the major points and critical supporting information, the information needed to answer the question is found throughout the passage |
| HOW TO ANSWER THE QUESTION | · Read the topic stated in the summary chart carefully · Read the passage, focusing on the main ideas as they relate to the topic stated in the summary chart · Read each answer choice, evaluating whether it is true information according to the passage, false information according to the passage, or not discussed in the passage · Eliminate any answers that are false or not discussed · For each statement that is true according to the passage, evaluate whether it is a major factor related to the topic or is a major detail · Select the answers that are true and are major factors as your responses · Partial credit is possible, and your answers may be in any order |
READING EXERCISE 9: An introductory sentence or a brief summary of each passage is provided below each passage. Complete the summary by selecting the answer choices that express the most important ideas in the passage. Some sentences do not belong in the summary because they express ideas that are not presented in the passage or are minor ideas in the passage.
PASSAGE ONE (Question 1) Island Plant Life
Islands are geographical formations that are completely surrounded by water, yet many islands are covered with a rich assortment of plant life. It may seem surprising that so much plant life exists on many islands, yet there are surprisingly simple explanations as to how the vegetation has been able to establish itself there. Some islands were formerly attached to larger bodies of land, while others were created on their own. Islands that were created when flooding or rising water levels cut them off from their neighbors often still have the plant life that they had before they were cut off. In cases where islands formed out of the ocean, they may have plant life from neighboring lands even though they were never actually attached to the neigh boring lands. Winds carry many seeds to islands; some plants produce extremely light seeds that can float thousands of feet above the Earth and then drift down to islands where they can sprout and develop. Birds also carry seeds to islands; as birds move over open stretches of water, they can serve as the transportation system to spread seeds from place to place.
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Answer Choices (choose 3 to complete the chart):
(1) Some seeds are able to float great distances in the air.
(2) Some plant life existed before islands were cut off from larger bodies of land.
(3) Some islands have many different varieties of plants.
(4) Birds sometimes carry seeds to islands.
(5) Some islands were created when rising water cut them off from larger bodies of land.
(6) Some plant seeds are carried to islands by the wind.
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