BCA Reading Comprehension 3

Question 1

In a passage, the author writes: 'The city was a jungle of steel and glass.' What literary device is being used?

Accepted Answer

Metaphor

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Simile

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Personification

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Alliteration

Question 2

A passage about deforestation uses phrases like 'forests are the lungs of the Earth' and 'trees breathe life into ecosystems.' What is the passage's most likely THEME?

Accepted Answer

Forests are vital to the planet's health and must be preserved

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Trees are more important to ecosystems than animals are

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The environment cannot survive without direct human intervention

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Deforestation is only a serious problem in tropical regions

Question 3

When an author writes, 'The thunder groaned and the rain wept upon the roof,' what literary device is being used?

Accepted Answer

Personification

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Hyperbole

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Simile

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Alliteration

Question 4

An author argues: 'Every student should learn coding because it develops logical thinking, and every person benefits from logical thinking.' Which flaw in reasoning does this argument contain?

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It makes an unwarranted generalization

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It uses entirely irrelevant evidence

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It presents a false dilemma

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It relies exclusively on personal anecdotes

Question 5

An author uses the phrase 'a mountain of paperwork' to describe someone's workload. This is an example of:

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Hyperbole

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Alliteration

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Simile

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Onomatopoeia

Question 6

A nonfiction passage supports a scientific claim with three peer-reviewed studies. A second passage supports a similar claim using only one person's personal story. Compared to the second, the first passage is:

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More reliable because it uses multiple verified and repeatable sources

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Less reliable because scientific language is often confusing to general readers

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Less reliable because it does not include any personal opinions

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More reliable only because scientific studies are always completely correct

Question 7

Which of the following BEST demonstrates a reader synthesizing information from a passage?

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Combining information from multiple paragraphs to form a new, deeper understanding

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Copying a memorable quote directly from the text

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Identifying the title and author of the passage

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Rereading the passage three times in order to memorize its contents