Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Evaluative Reading Comprehension—Bias, Assumptions, Stereotype --RIT 211
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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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