Reading Exercise 2

1. According to the passage, what happens during an ice age? a. Rock strata are recognize by geologist c. Ice covers a large portion of Earths surface b. Evidence of foreign materials is found d. Ice melt sic times 2. The passage covers how many different methods of recognizing past ice ages? a. One c. Three b. Two d. four 3. Which one from the pictures below shows the type of valley mentioned in the passage that result from melting glaciers.

4. The passage indicates that the ventricles a. Have relatively thin walls c. Are above the atria b. Send blood to the atria d. Force blood into the arteries 5. According to the passage, when is blood pushed into the arteries from the ventricles? a. As the heart beats c. Before each contraction of the heart b. Between the heartbeats d. Before it is received by the atria 6. Which one of the following pictures that highlights the part of the heart that gets blood from the body tissues and passes it on to the lungs

7. Which one of the following drawing shows the period of the Golden Age of Railroads

8. According to the passage, the Golden Age of Railroads a. Was a result of World War I b. Was a period when most of U.S mass transportation was controlled by the railroads c. Resulted in a decrease in uniformity of track gauge d. Resulted in standardization of train station 9. The passage mentions that which of the following occurred as a result of uniformity of tract gauge a. The civil war b. Improved economy in the transportation system c. Standardization of time zones 10. The passage indicates that standard time was implemented a. Before the civil war b. On June 1, 1886 c. After World War I d. Before standardization tract gauge was established throughout the US Passage 4 (12-13)

11. Which of the following is NOT stated about whole blood? a. It is different from plasma b. It cannot be dried

c. It is impossible to keep it in storage for aa long time d. It is a clear, colorless liquid

12. Which of the following is NOT true about Nellie Bly? a. Nellie Blys real name was Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman b. Nellie Bly was mentally ill c. The name Nellie Bly came from a song d. The name Nellie Bly was used on articles that Seaman wrote

13. According to the passage, Dekanawida was NOT a. A lawmaker b. A Huron by birth

c. A near deity d. Drowned when he was young

14. The pronoun they in line 3 refers to a. The business days c. Stocks and bonds b. These statistics d. Four different types 15. .. it is often used by an investor interested. (line 9). What does it refer to? a. The average c. Industrial average b. Stocks d. company

16. the pronoun it in line 2 refers to? a. Mardi Gras b. French 17. The word they in 6 refers to? a. Tourist b. New Orleans

c. That time d. New Orleans c. Festivities d. Various countries

Exercises II

1. It is implied in the passage that if a kayak has two holes, then a. It accommodates two riders c. It is as large as an umiak b. It is less stable than a kayak with one hole d. It cannot be used on the ocean 2. It can be inferred from the passage that an example if the animals mentioned might be a. A kangaroo c. A whale b. A snake d. A salmon

3. It is implied in the passage that a. The leaves of only the California redwood turn brown in the autumn b. The leaves of only the giant sequoia turn brown in the winter

c. The leaves of both types of trees in the passage turn brown in the winter d. The leaves of neither type of tree in the passage turn brown in the winter 4. It can be inferred from the passage that the Sierra Nevada are a. A type of giant redwood c. A group of lakes b. A coastal community d. A mountain range 5. Which of the following is implied in the passage a. The giant sequoia is taller than the California redwood b. The California redwood is not as big around as the giant sequoia c. The California redwood weighs more than the giant sequoia d. Other living this are larger than the giant sequoia

6. The paragraph preceding this passage most probably discusses a. Different scientific television series c. The Pulitzer Prize won by Carl Sagan b. Carl Sagans scientific achievement d. Public television 7. The paragraph following this passage most likely contains information on what? a. The popularity of science c. The astronomer Carl Sagan b. The program Cosmos d. Topics and issues from various fields of science

8. The paragraph preceding the passage most probably discusses a. Tsunami is various parts of the world c. Land-based earthquakes b. The negative effects of tsunami d. The effect of tides on tsunami 9. Which of the following is most likely the topic of the paragraph following the passage? a. The cause of tsunami b. The destructive effects of tsunami c. The differences between tsunami and tidal waves d. The distance covered by tsunamis

10. According to line 1 of the passage, what is a teddy bear? a. A ferocious animal c. A famous hunter b. The president of the United States d. A plaything 11. Look at the word pastimes in paragraph 2. This word could be best be replaced by a. Past occurrences c. Hunting trips b. Previous jobs d. Leisure activities

12. In line 10, a cartoon could be best be described as.. a. A newspaper b. A type of teddy bear

c. A drawing with a message d. A newspaper article

13. The word subjugation in line 4 is closest in meaning to.. a. Religion c. Control b. Flag d. agreement 14. Look at the word decades in paragraph 1, this word is closest in meaning to a. Months c. Long epoch b. Centuries d. Ten-year periods 15. In line 9, the word terrain is closest in meaning to a. Land c. Minerals b. Population d. prosperity

16. in line 3, the word widow means.. a. A type of poison b. The dead male spider 17. The word ample in line 7 indicates that the spider is a. Feminine b. Large

c. The human victim of the spider d. A female whose mate has died c. Dotted with colors d. normal

18. The purpose of this passage is to a. Discuss an example of a particular literary genre b. Tell the story of In Cold Blood c. Explain Truman Capotes reasons for writing In Cold Blood d. describe how Truman Capote researched his nonfiction novel 19. Which of the following best describe the tone of the passage a. Cold c. Emotional b. Sadistic d. descriptive 20. This passage would probably be assigned reading in which of the following courses a. Criminal law c. Modern American novels b. American history d. Literary research