Reading Comprehension Flashcards
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A DET passage states: 'Because the company cut its marketing budget, sales declined sharply in the following quarter.' Which relationship does this sentence illustrate?
Answer: Cause and effect
The budget cut is the cause, and the sales decline is the effect — a direct cause-and-effect relationship.
When two DET reading passages discuss the same topic but reach different conclusions, which reading skill is primarily being tested?
Answer: Comparing and contrasting multiple perspectives
Comparing passages with differing conclusions tests your ability to analyze and contrast multiple viewpoints on the same subject.
Which of the following BEST summarizes a passage arguing that urban green spaces reduce stress, improve air quality, and encourage community interaction?
Answer: Green spaces in cities provide multiple physical and social benefits
This summary captures all three main points — stress reduction, air quality, and community benefits — without distorting the passage's argument.
In a DET reading passage, the transition word 'furthermore' signals what type of relationship between ideas?
Answer: Addition of a related supporting point
'Furthermore' is an additive transition that signals the author is adding another related supporting point.
A passage states: 'Researchers found significant benefits. They also noted several limitations.' What does 'They' refer to?
Answer: The researchers
'They' is a pronoun referring to the researchers, since they are the grammatical subject who can logically 'note' limitations.
A DET passage states that a museum 'draws visitors from across the globe.' What is IMPLIED but NOT directly stated?
Answer: The museum is internationally recognized and widely popular
Visitors coming 'from across the globe' implies the museum has significant international recognition, even though this is not explicitly stated.
A passage presents the claim: 'Studies suggest that exercise may improve mood.' Which word makes this a cautious claim rather than a definite fact?
Answer: may
The modal verb 'may' indicates possibility rather than certainty, making the claim tentative rather than absolute.