501 Critical Reading Questions

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Healthcare providers who work with the elderly must understand and
address not only the physical but mental, emotional, and social
changes of the aging process. They need to be able to distinguish
between “normal” characteristics associated with aging and illness.
Most crucially, they should look beyond symptoms and consider ways
that will help a senior maintain and improve her quality of life.
188.
The author uses the phrase going gray (line 1) in order to
a. maintain that everyone’s hair loses its color eventually.
b. suggest the social phenomenon of an aging population.
c. depict older Americans in a positive light.
d. demonstrate the normal changes of aging.
e. highlight the tendency of American culture to emphasize youth.
189.
The tone of the passage is primarily one of
a. bemused inquiry.
b. detached reporting.
c. informed argument.
d. hysterical plea.
e. playful speculation.
190.
The author implies that doctors who treat an elderly patient the
same as they would a 40–year-old patient (line 18)
a. provide equitable, high-quality care.
b. avoid detrimental stereotypes about older patients.
c. encourage middle-age adults to think about the long-term
effects of their habits.
d. do not offer the most effective care to their older patients.
e. willfully ignore the needs of the elderly.
191.
In line 33, the word address most nearly means
a. manage.
b. identify.