The works of Paraguayan artist Carlo Colombino
are _______________: they include sculpture,
painting, printmaking, and architecture.
The works of Paraguayan artist Carlo Colombino
are _______________: they include sculpture,
painting, printmaking, and architecture.
a) Distorted
b) Whimsical
c) Prominent
d) Instructive
e) Varied
Some actors have complained that the director,
rather than treating them as his ____________,
dominated them and expected them to be
________________.
Some actors have complained that the director,
rather than treating them as his ____________,
dominated them and expected them to be
________________.
a) Proteges . . . . . Recalcitrant
b) Equals . . . . . Subservient
c) Rivals . . . . . Remorseful
d) Intimates . . . . . Overweening
e) Beneficiaries . . . . . callous
Writing in a straightforward as opposed to
______________ style, the author produced
______________ argument that shed new light
on a controversial topic.
Writing in a straightforward as opposed to
______________ style, the author produced
______________ argument that shed new light
on a controversial topic.
a) An intricate . . . A trivial
b) A stilted . . . A nonsensical
c) A convoluted . . . A lucid
d) A candid . . . A poignant
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Reading Comprehension Question Types:
• Main Purpose
• Author’s Attitude
• Author’s Tone
• Purpose of examples
• Rhetorical/Literary Devices
• Vocabulary in context
• EXCEPT questions
• Comparing and contrasting purpose/strategy
of two passages on the same topic
Reading Comprehension Tips:
• Read quickly. You are reading for comprehension, purpose,
and attitude, not for information.
• Underline and annotate if it’s helpful, but don’t do so
excessively. Focus on the topic sentence or key ideas in
each paragraph.
• Eliminate choices if the question is difficult. There are
usually two best answers, and the rest can be easily
eliminated. When in doubt, the answer is in the text. Read
the question and choices carefully as well as the passage.
• When reading two passages side by side, stop after passage
1, answer the multiple choice questions regarding that
passage, and then read passage 2 and answer the
remaining questions.
• Research has shown that children, born with the ability to
learn any human language, even several languages at the
same time.
• The judge ruled that the magazine must not publish or in
any way profiting from the illegally obtained photographs.
• The second-year students at this college have evolved into
insightful, critical thinkers from an inexperienced and
uncertain teenager just a year before.
• The fabled city of Timbuktu was founded by nomads, they
were seeking shelter from the Sahara desert on the cool
banks of the Niger River.
• Commuters in the 1990s encountered more traffic delays
than the 1970s and 1980s.
• The computer company has increased sales for three
consecutive years, both by lowering prices on its personal
computers and it added new product lines.
• Something about the project must have energized the
bureaucrats; only six months after plans are submitted, the
play ground was complete.
• Professor Corey, a man genuinely interested in others’
ideas, told the students in his government class that they
were free to voice all of their opinions, no matter how
controversial it was.
• The three sections of my neighbor’s newly planted garden,
each totally different in design and composition,
harmonizes with one another in color and texture.