a. symbol
b. belief
c. anecdote
d. fun time
5. Where in the passage does the author describe the weather
conditions during the event?
a. at the end of paragraph 2
b. at the beginning of paragraph 3
c. at the end of paragraph 3
d. at the beginning of paragraph 4
6. The word facilitate in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to
a. make easier.
b. make more difficult.
c. build a facility.
d. increase.
7. What does the author mean by the statement the Woodstock
Music and Art Fair should have been a colossal failure?
a. Woodstock should not have happened.
b. Woodstock was a financial failure because the organizers
did not collect tickets.
c. When you mix dairy farmers with young rock fans, you
are asking for trouble.
d. The large crowd and other problems could easily have
resulted in a crisis.
8. The passage suggests that
a. a free concert would never happen today.
b. area residents thought the rock fans were weird.
c. the impact of the event exceeded expectations.
d. music brings people together in a way other art forms
cannot.
Passage 2
The largest of the world’s 17 penguin species, emperor penguins stand
nearly four feet and weigh up to 90 pounds. These sea birds never set
foot on dry land. (1) An estimated 200,000 breeding pairs live in about
40 penguin colonies scattered along the coasts of Antarctica. (2) Their
waterproofed feathers, flipper-like wings, and streamlined bodies make
them excellent swimmers and divers. On ice they can travel distances
up to 50 miles by “tobogganing”—gliding on their stomachs while
pushing with their wings and feet.
(3) Emperor penguins breed during the Antarctic winter in some
of the world’s most severe weather conditions (temperatures of –80 F
and winds up to 112 miles per hour). Breeding during the winter
allows chicks to mature in midsummer when food is plentiful. After the
female lays a single egg, the male holds it in a fold of skin near his feet
for a two-month incubation period. During this time he huddles with
other males to keep warm. (4) The male moves very little and does not
eat, usually losing up to a third of his body weight. Meanwhile the females
go to sea and dive for fish so that when they return they can feed and
care for the newly hatched chicks. After the male restores his body
weight, both parents take turns caring for their young.
The world’s emperor penguin population declined in the last 50 years
due to a period of warming ocean temperatures. Warm water shrinks
ice cover and reduces the population of krill—a small crustacean that
is the emperor penguin’s staple food. Today the emperor penguin population
has stabilized, but warming trends could again threaten this magnificent
sea bird.
9. What is the author’s main purpose in this passage?
a. to describe the recent plight of the emperor penguin
b. to show the differences between penguin species
c. to describe the characteristics and breeding practice of
the emperor penguin
d. to describe the eating habits of the emperor penguin
10. Which of the following is NOT true of the emperor
penguin?
a. They can travel 50 miles by gliding.
b. They breed during Antarctic summer.
c. The male incubates the egg.
d. They can withstand severe weather.
11. The word stabilized in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to
a. held steady.
b. increased.
c. slowed.
d. fluctuated.
12. The passage suggests that
a. the female emperor penguin should take better care of
her young.
b. no animal can survive in subzero temperatures.
c. scientists have never been close enough to observe the
emperor penguin.
d. changes in the global environment can threaten the
emperor penguin.
13. What makes up the staple diet of the emperor penguin?
a. cuttlefish
b. krill
c. seaweed
d. fried clams
14. Where in the passage does the author describe the characteristics
that make emperor penguins excellent swimmers?
a. at the beginning of paragraph 1
b. at the end of paragraph 1
c. at the beginning of paragraph 2
d. at the end of paragraph 2
15. Why do male emperor penguins form a huddle?
a. to protect the eggs from sea lions
b. to share their food supply
c. to maintain body heat in harsh temperatures
d. to share parenting advice
16. The following sentence can be inserted into the passage:
Instead they feed and breed in the frigid waters and sea ice of
the southern Ocean.
Where would this sentence best fit in the passage? Choose
the number to indicate where you would add the sentence
to the passage.
a. (1)
b. (2)
c. (3)
d. (4)
Practice Answers
1. c.
2. a.
3. b.
4. c. Because overt is not a positive characteristic in this context,
you can eliminate choices a and d, which are positive
words in this setting. Choice b is too negative;
nervous behaviors are not considered obnoxious.
5. a. Because the writer says that money is not important
to him, you can determine the meaning of lucrative has
something to do with money. When you replace lucrative
with “highly profitable” in the sentence, it makes
sense.
6. c.
7. b. The author uses the phrases “deliberately obscure” and
“impossible to understand” to give a negative description
of the “new writers” he is addressing. When the author
states that obscure writing is “impossible to understand
except by a small, elite group of other writers,” most likely
he is not putting down the average reader but implying
that most readers are not interested in obscure writing.
8. a. This passage is organized by chronological order.
Note the use of the transitional words next, later, when,
and then.
Quiz Answers
1. c.
2. d.
3. b.
4. a.
5. b.
6. a.
7. d.
8. c.
9. c.
10. b.
11. a.
12. d.
13. b.
14. b.
15. c.
16. a.
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