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READING COMPREHENSION

SECTION 3. READING
COMPREHENSION
This section is designed to measure your ability to read and understand short passages similar in topic
and style to those that students are likely to encounter in North American universities and colleges.

Directions: In this section you will read several passages. Each one is followed by a number of
questions about it. You are to choose the one best answer, (A), (B), (C), or (D), to each question. Then,
on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter
of the answer you have chosen.

Answer all questions about the information in a passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in that
passage.

Read the following passage:

John Quincy Adams, who served as the sixth president of the United States from 1825 to 1829,
is today recognized for his masterful statesmanship and diplomacy. He dedicated his life to public
service, both in the presidency and in the various other political offices that he held throughout his
political career he demonstrated his unswerving belief in freedom of speech, the antislavery cause,
and the right of Americans to be free from European and Asian domination.

Example I
To what did John Quincy Adams devote his life?
(A) Improving his personal life
(B) Serving the public
(C) Increasing his fortune
(D) Working on his private business
According to the passage, John Quincy Adams "dedicated his life to public service." Therefore, you
should choose (B).

Example II
In line 4, the word "unswerving" is closest in meaning to
(A) moveable
(B) insignificant
(C) unchanging
(D) diplomatic
The passage states that John Quincy Adams demonstrated his unswerving belief

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"throughout his career." This implies that the belief did not change. Therefore, you should choose (C).

Now begin work on the questions.

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1. It is stated in the passage that Theodore Geisel

planned to be an English professor

had a friend who owned a publishing company

wrote hundreds of books

intended to live permanently in Europe

2. The possessive "its" in line 5 refers to

his intended goal

a professor of English
the Standard Oil Company a trip across the Atlantic

3. According to the passage, Theodore Seuss Geisel wrote the poem "And to
Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street"

on Mulberry Street while living in England in college

on an ocean voyage

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4. The word "nonsense" in line 6 is closest in meaning to which of the following?

Insensitive Inspirational
Senseless

Paradoxical

5. The word "beat" in line 7 could best be replaced by

rhythm power pressure

win

6. A "pseudonym" in line 11 is most likely

a kind of profession

a publishing company
a fictitious name a book title

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7. The expression "churning out" in line 12 could best be replaced by

naming solving
producing

reading

8. Where in the passage does the author mention the illustrations that Dr. Seuss
included with his stories?

sentence in paragraph 2
h sentence in paragraph 1 The fourth sentence in paragraph 3 The fourth sentence in paragraph 4

9. It can be determined from the passage that Theodore Geisel died

in 1991

in 1989 in 1990
in 1957

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 1O. Which paragraph explains the reasons for the success of the Dr. Seuss books.

The first paragraph The second paragraph The last paragraph

The third paragraph

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11. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

An Overview of Florence, Italy

The Camerata Gives Birth to Opera Columbus and the Camerata

The Modern-Day Opera

12. According to the passage, Vincenzo Galilei was

also known as Count Bardi

a professional musician a famous astronomer

a participant in the Camerata

13. The word "renowned" in line 5 is closest in meaning to

famous gifted solitary

educated

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14. The pronoun "they" in line 9 refers to

minds hearts
visionaries

dramas

15. Which of the following principles that guided the writers and composers of
the first opera was NOT mentioned in the passage?

An understandable text

Staging and costumes Words sung to music

Music that expresses feelings

16. The word "foresaw" in line 22 is closest in meaning to

appreciated attended
viewed

anticipated

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 17. In the passage, the West Indies and the New World are apparently compared
to which of the following?

Greek theater and opera Riches and treasured lands Musical form and opera
Columbus and the Camerata

18. The word "form" in line 26 could best be replaced by

appearance formality type

figure

19. Where in the passage does the author indicate what the club learned from
studying the Greek philosophers?

sentence in paragraph 1
h sentence in paragraph 2 The fourth sentence in paragraph 3 The fourth sentence in paragraph 4
 2O. Which paragraph describes the membership of the Camerata?

The first paragraph The second paragraph The third paragraph

The fourth paragraph

Questions 21 - 3O
 21. The paragraph preceding the passage most probably discussed

the expansion of the United States into Missouri the road to Texas statehood
the War of Independence from England

the annexation of the Oregon Territory

22. Which of the following best expresses the topic of this passage?

The expansion of the United States into the Oregon Territory The difficulty of traveling on the Oregon Trail
England's claim for the Oregon Territory

The life of settlers in the Oregon Territory

23. According to the passage, who claimed the Oregon Territory in the late
eighteenth century?

The United States and England Missouri and Canada

England and Canada

The United States and Missouri

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24. The word "enticed" in line 7 is closest in meaning to

informed forbid
attracted

forced

25. The pronoun "it" in line 14 refers to

the Pacific Northwest

the trip settlers foot

26. The word "communicable" in line 19 could best be replaced by

talkable deadly
understandable

contagious

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27. According to the passage, which of the following caused the least trouble for
settlers traveling along the Oregon Trail?

Disease

Attack Flood
Inclement weather

28. The word "poured" in line 22 could best be replaced by

rained heavily served graciously swarmed steadily

spread precisely

29. Which of the following can be inferred about Vancouver Island from the
passage?

is north of the 49th parallel It belongs to the United States It is located in Oregon.
is part of Canada today.

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3O. Where in the passage does the author mention the modes of transportat
used by travelers on the Oregon Trail?

The third sentence in paragraph 1

The third sentence in paragraph 2 The third sentence in paragraph 3 The third sentence in paragraph 4

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 31. The paragraph preceding this passage most probably discussed the growth

in a tree's cambium of tree trunks

in the cells covering the woody part of the tree

of leaves, longer branches, and height of the tree

32. What kind of tree growth results from growth in the cambium?

The growth of leaves

The lengthening of branches The increased height of the tree

The thickening of the roots

33. The word "girth" in line 5 is closest in meaning to

weight value
circumference

height
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34. The pronoun "it" in line 6 refers to

growth girth lengthening

height

35. It can be inferred from the passage that

one tree may have some wide and some narrow rings trees with wide rings are very rare
in some years trees have no ring growth

no tree would have both wide and narrow rings

36. The expression "conducive to" in line 13 could best be replaced by which of
the following?

Abhorrent to
Supportive of Rejected by Prior to

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 37. The word "lopsided" in line 14 is closest in meaning to

aged broad
proportional

asymmetric

38. What factor might cause the rings of a tree to be lopsided?

A period of drought

Constant ocean winds

A protected location Long, thin leaves

39. Which of the following is least likely to be a natural element of the sort
intended by the author?

Wind Hail Oxygen

Water
 4O. This passage would most likely be assigned reading in a course in

physiology medicine geology

botany

Questions 41 - 5O
 41. The word "fashion" in line 2 could best be replaced by

manner design shape

speed

42. According to the passage, the hummingbird spends most of its waking hours

hovering resting foraging

preening

43. In the second paragraph, the author most likely mentions the ostrich in order
to

show that an ostrich is heavier than a hummingbird

show that an ostrich's heart is much larger than a hummingbird's heart

illustrate the relatively small size of an ostrich's heart contrast a flightless bird to the hummingbird
 44. The word "running" in line 2O could best be replaced by which of the
following?

Jogging Exercising Functioning

Rotating

45. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage about

hummingbirds?

Their foraging habits Their sleep habits

Their flight characteristics

Their migration patterns

46. The word "plummet" in line 29 is closest in meaning to

fall stabilize disappear

soar
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47. The word "revert" in line 31 is closest in meaning to

turn on look again look up

turn back

48. The word "torpor" in line 31 is closest in meaning to

activity
dormancy docility tranquility

49. Where in the passage does the author explain how the hummingbird copes
with the nighttime extremes?

sentence in paragraph 1 The last sentence in paragraph 2 The last sentence in paragraph 3
t sentence in paragraph 4

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 5O. The paragraph following the passage most probably discusses

the distribution of reptile population

other species of birds that exhibit torpidity climate variations in alpine regions
reptile predation on hummingbird species

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