Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the
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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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