FCTC Reading Comprehension and Recall Questions and Answers 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: You read a passage stating: 'Article 8 of the FCTC requires Parties to protect people from exposure to tobacco smoke in indoor workplaces, public transport, and indoor public places.' A question then asks which setting is NOT explicitly mentioned. Which is the correct answer?
- Outdoor public parks (Correct answer)
- Indoor workplaces
- Public transport
- Indoor public places
Correct answer: Outdoor public parks
The passage explicitly lists indoor workplaces, public transport, and indoor public places—outdoor public parks are not mentioned in this list.
Question 2: A reading passage switches from discussing health effects to discussing economic costs of tobacco use. What transition signal would most clearly indicate this shift in topic?
- 'Beyond the health toll, tobacco also imposes enormous economic burdens...' (Correct answer)
- 'Lung cancer is the leading cause of tobacco-related death worldwide.'
- 'Governments have increasingly recognized the importance of tobacco control.'
- 'The WHO first adopted the FCTC at the World Health Assembly in 2003.'
Correct answer: 'Beyond the health toll, tobacco also imposes enormous economic burdens...'
The phrase 'Beyond the health toll' explicitly signals a transition away from health effects toward economic considerations.
Question 3: After reading a dense FCTC policy document, you are tested on the meaning of 'cross-border advertising.' Based on a definition provided in the passage, which scenario best illustrates this concept?
- A tobacco brand's TV commercial broadcast in Country A is received by viewers in Country B (Correct answer)
- A tobacco company distributes flyers only within a single city in one country
- A government runs anti-tobacco ads that are shown internationally by a foreign broadcaster
- A retailer advertises tobacco products on a local radio station within its own country
Correct answer: A tobacco brand's TV commercial broadcast in Country A is received by viewers in Country B
Cross-border advertising involves promotional content originating in one country that reaches audiences in another country.
Question 4: A passage includes a paragraph describing tobacco industry tactics labeled 'denormalization resistance.' Based on context clues in the passage, what does this term most likely mean?
- Efforts by the tobacco industry to counter campaigns that make tobacco use seem abnormal or unacceptable (Correct answer)
- Government programs designed to reduce the social acceptability of tobacco use
- Research showing that tobacco use rates have remained stable over time
- International agreements preventing countries from stigmatizing tobacco users
Correct answer: Efforts by the tobacco industry to counter campaigns that make tobacco use seem abnormal or unacceptable
Context clues indicate the term describes pushback against public health 'denormalization' efforts, meaning the industry resists campaigns that portray tobacco use as socially unacceptable.
Question 5: A student reads this sentence: 'Smokeless tobacco products, including chewing tobacco and snuff, are not safe alternatives to cigarettes.' What reading skill is needed to correctly understand this sentence?
- Recognizing a negative claim that directly refutes a common misconception (Correct answer)
- Identifying a comparison that ranks different tobacco products by safety level
- Understanding that the sentence recommends smokeless products over cigarettes
- Detecting sarcasm in the author's use of the word 'safe'
Correct answer: Recognizing a negative claim that directly refutes a common misconception
The sentence uses 'not safe alternatives' to directly contradict the misconception that smokeless tobacco is harmless, requiring the reader to identify the negative claim.
Question 6: You read a study abstract stating: 'Results were statistically significant (p < 0.05), suggesting that tobacco tax increases were associated with reduced consumption.' What does 'associated with' tell you about the relationship between tax increases and reduced consumption?
- The two factors were found to occur together, but the study does not definitively prove one caused the other (Correct answer)
- Higher taxes were proven to be the direct cause of consumption reduction in all cases
- The association was too weak to be meaningful despite statistical significance
- Reduced consumption led to political pressure for higher tobacco taxes
Correct answer: The two factors were found to occur together, but the study does not definitively prove one caused the other
In research language, 'associated with' indicates a correlation or relationship between variables, not proven causation.
Question 7: A passage describes a table listing countries by their FCTC ratification year. You recall that the passage noted 57 countries ratified the treaty in its first year. A question asks: 'How many countries ratified the FCTC in its first year according to the passage?' What is the correct answer?
- 57 countries, as stated in the passage (Correct answer)
- The exact number was not provided in the passage
- 193 countries, which is the full WHO membership
- 40 countries, since that was the minimum needed for the treaty to enter into force
Correct answer: 57 countries, as stated in the passage
Accurate recall means reporting the specific number given in the passage (57), not substituting a related figure you may know from other sources.
FCTC Reading Comprehension and Recall Questions and Answers 5
You read a passage stating: 'Article 8 of the FCTC requires Parties to protect people from exposure to tobacco smoke in indoor workplaces, public transport, and indoor public places.' A question then asks which setting is NOT explicitly mentioned.
Which is the correct answer?