FREE POSS: Reading Comprehension Questions and Answers

Question 1

Why is it thought that using a key to touch a doorknob can help you avoid static electricity?

Accepted Answer

The static electric sparks will blast the key and not your hand

Answer

The key will be destroyed instead of your hand, and the static electric sparks will painlessly discharge from your body, according to the third statement of paragraph five.

Question 2

Static electricity happens when?

Accepted Answer

Whenever the number of positive and the number of negative charges in a person's body is out of balance.

Answer

"Static electricity" (more properly "net electric charge" or "net electric charge") happens if the quantity of positive and negative electric charges is not exactly equal, according to the third statement in the third paragraph.

Question 3

How do you define "net electric charge"?

Accepted Answer

An alternative name for static electricity.

Answer

The right term for static electricity is "net electric charge," according to the second sentence of the third paragraph.

Question 4

Which of the following statements is untrue in light of the information in the passage?

Accepted Answer

Static electricity is caused by friction.

Answer

The second sentence of the second paragraph says, "However, friction is not necessary for static electricity to occur."  "Static electricity" (more properly "net electric charge" or "net electric charge") happens if the quantity of positive and negative electrical charges is not exactly equal, according to the third statement of the third paragraph. Due to this, response B's information is correct. In the fourth paragraph, phrases seven and eight say that "The spark is painful because of how hot it is. On our skin, it causes tiny burned patches that pain for a few seconds." Because of this, answer C's information is correct.

Question 5

The passage's final paragraph focuses mostly on:

Accepted Answer

Describing ways to prevent being zapped by static electricity.

Answer

The method for dealing with static electricity is described in the final paragraph. It offers advice on how to stop static electricity from damaging you rather than how to prevent it altogether.

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FREE POSS: Reading Comprehension Questions and Answers