Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Evaluative Reading
Comprehension—Bias, Assumptions, Stereotype --RIT 211 – 220
Read the
advertisement.
Real men
don’t cook! Who wants to spend a lazy Sunday slaving over a cookbook? With our BigMan canned
meals, it’s as easy as dumping it into a bowl and turning on the microwave. “Keep those
BigMan dinners comin’, Ma!”
Who is the most discriminated against in the
advertisement?
a. | men | c. | women | b. | children | d. | the elderly |
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Read the
paragraph.
Junk food is the
worst poison to hit society in the last hundred years. Everyday millions of young people suck down
sugary sodas, gulp greasy French fries, and gorge on candy bars and potato chips. Cigarettes may
cause lung cancer, but our country’s addiction to junk food will surely be our demise as our
children grow into adulthood unhealthy and unhappy.
What is the assumption underlying this
paragraph?
a. | Junk food should be eaten only on
special occasions. | c. | Healthy food can
cure many diseases. | b. | Eating junk food is worse than smoking
cigarettes. | d. | Young people eat more junk food than
adults. |
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Read the following
paragraph.
The most important
advance of this century has not been in medicine or technology. It’s been in society’s
willingness to open practically all professions to women. Women can excel in careers now that were
not even available to them 50 years ago.
Which of the following people would be most likely to
agree with this paragraph’s opinion?
a. | grandparents | c. | children | b. | women astronauts | d. | teenagers |
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Read the following
paragraph.
Jane and Henry were
the best of friends. They grew up on the same street and played together all through grade school.
They felt like they knew everything about each other. Now that they were both in high school, they
didn’t spend as much time together. Jane was running for class president that year, and most
everyone was planning to vote for her. Henry felt left out and decided to run against her. When he
realized that Jane was still winning, he challenged her to a
debate in front of the school. He
knew that if he promised free pizza for lunch every Friday, that he might have a chance at
winning.
Why is Henry running for class president?
a. | He is jealous of Jane’s
popularity at school. | c. | He loves to eat
pizza on Fridays. | b. | He wants to finish high school. | d. | He wants to support Jane. |
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Read the following
paragraph.
Shelby noticed that
her dogs were never excited to see her when she came home. She always went straight to the kitchen to
get herself a snack and sat in front of the television until her parents came home. It wasn’t
her job to feed the dogs or give them snacks, and she didn’t really like to pet them play with
them in the afternoons. So, the dogs just lay on the carpet until it was dinnertime.
Which
statement leads to stereotypical thinking?
a. | Shelby is tired after
school. | c. | Dogs are
lazy. | b. | Shelby is hungry when she gets home. | d. | Dogs are good pets. |
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Read the following
paragraph.
As the teacher
started to hand out the science tests, Jake felt a lump in his throat. His hand was shaking as he
wrote his name on the top of his test. As he read the first question, beads of sweat began to form on
his forehead, and he had no idea what the correct answers were on the entire test.
What can you
infer?
a. | Jake is tired from not getting
enough sleep. | c. | Jake is confident
about his test. | b. | Jake did not study for his test. | d. | Jake’s teacher is mean. |
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Read the following
paragraph.
The spring air was
fresh and clean, and the sun was warming the hillside. Flowers were beginning to bloom, forming a
rainbow of colors throughout the meadows. All the animals were coming out from their homes to welcome
the new morning, and I knew this was going to be a wonderful day as I peeked out of my
tent.
What can you generalize about the author’s opinion?
a. | The author lives in
California. | c. | The author is
camping. | b. | The author is a man. | d. | The author is tired. |
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Read the following
paragraph.
George Washington
was a great man. He was the first president of the United States. We have been studying presidents in
social studies class, and we are currently doing research on Ronald Reagan. He was an actor before he
got into politics.
Which is a statement of opinion?
a. | George Washington was a great
man. | c. | They are studying presidents in
social studies. | b. | He was the first president of the United
States. | d. | Ronald Reagan was an
actor. |
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Evaluative Reading
Comprehension—Classify, Thinking Skills --RIT 211 – 220
Read the words
listed.
jacket, jackknife,
jack, jackhammer, jackal
Alphabetize the list of words.
a. | jackal, jacket, jackhammer,
jackknife, jack | c. | jackknife,
jackhammer, jacket, jackal, jack | b. | jack, jackal, jacket, jackhammer, jackknife | d. | jackal, jack, jacket, jackhammer,
jackknife |
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Mr. Green told Amanda, Kelly,
and Veronica to place the candy bars in the concession stand in alphabetical order. Only Kelly put
them in the right order.
Which
is the correct order of candy bars?
a. | Snickers, Twix, Baby Ruth, Kit
Kat | c. | Kit Kat, Twix, Baby Ruth,
Snickers | b. | Baby Ruth, Kit Kat, Snickers, Twix | d. | Twix, Snickers, Kit Kat, Baby
Ruth |
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Use the chart to answer the
following question.
Copyright
Info: Bremner, Tony. The Usborne Book of Knowledge. London: Usborne Publishing, Ltd.
1988.
Of the choices listed, which birds have the same diet?
a. | White Stork and Great Crested
Butte | c. | Ostrich and White
Pelican | b. | Ostrich and White Stork | d. | White Pelican and White Stork |
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Definite is to ___________
as uncertain is to guessed.
a. | direct | c. | verified | b. | misled | d. | confirm |
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Read the
sentences.
The engine
coughed.
The wind sighs.
Fortune smiled on her.
The photograph leered from the
wall.
These are examples of:
a. | similes | c. | personification | b. | metaphors | d. | symbolism |
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Read the
story.
Mary left her pencil
case in a classroom. The next day it was in the lost and found. All the pencils were gone.
What
does Mary know for sure about her pencil case?
a. | Someone stole it and then returned
it. | c. | It was dropped in the
hall. | b. | It was turned in to lost and found. | d. | Her pencils are all broken. |
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Evaluative Reading
Comprehension—Evaluate Validity --RIT 211 – 220
Read the
passage.
“And did you
really have the three wishes granted?” asked Mrs. White. “I did,” said the sergeant
major, and his glass tapped against his strong teeth. “And has anybody else wished?”
inquired the old lady. “The first man had his three wishes, yes,” was the reply. “I
don’t know what the first two were, but the third was for death. That’s how I got the
paw.” His tones were so grave that a hush fell upon the group.Copyright Info: Jacobs, W.W., The Monkey’s Paw and Other Tales of Mystery
and the Macabre, Academy Chicago Publishers, Chicago, 1997.
Which statement best
supports the conclusion that the Monkey’s Paw will bring heartache?
a. | The wishes didn’t
work. | c. | The third wish was for
death. | b. | No one was able to make a wish. | d. | The first man had his three
wishes. |
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When buying a new computer,
where could you find the most objective, reliable information about the overall quality of
computers?
a. | A person who sells
computers. | c. | A school computer
technician. | b. | A friend who has a computer. | d. | A report in a consumer magazine. |
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Read the
passage.
Copyright Info: Elements of
Literature. Holt, Reinhart, and Winston. 1997.
What can be concluded about the Bed and
Breakfast?
a. | It would be a good place to
stay. | c. | The owner likes to play the
piano. | b. | There are no rooms left to rent. | d. | The owner is a gardener. |
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Read the
passage.
True!—nervous—very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will
you say that I am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses—not destroyed—not dulled them.
Above all was the sense of hearing acute. I heard all things in the heaven and in the earth. I heard
many things in hell. How, then, am I mad? Hearken! And observe how healthily—how calmly I
can
tell you the whole story.Copyright Info: “The Tell-Tale
Heart.” Elements of Literature. Holt, Rinehart and Winston. 1997.
What
inference can you make about the narrator?
a. | The narrator is unabashedly
happy. | c. | The narrator is a
minister. | b. | The narrator is quite mad. | d. | The narrator has a strong sense of
smell. |
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Read the
paragraph.
You don’t need
to shop around. Furniture Village has the best-priced leather furniture in town. They deliver seven
days a week and there are no finance charges.
What information is missing from this paragraph
that you would need to determine its accuracy?
a. | the prices from other furniture
stores | c. | the names of the
furniture | b. | the colors and styles of the furniture | d. | where the store is located |
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Read the following
passage.
His mother clipped
coupons from magazines and newspapers, kept a vegetable garden in the summer, and shopped at JC
Penney and K-Mart. Their family ate a lot of frijoles, which was OK because nothing else tasted so
good, though one time Alfonso had Chinese pot stickers and thought they were the next best food in
the world. He didn’t ask his mother for braces again, even when she was in a better mood.Copyright Info: Elements of Literature. Holt, Rinehart, and Winston.
1997.
How does Alfonso support his assumption that his mother will not pay for
braces?
a. | He tells how she likes to go
shopping. | c. | He explains about
her garden. | b. | He likes pot stickers almost as much as
frijoles. | d. | He details her efforts to save
money. |
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