501 Critical Reading Questions

Critical Reading Questions

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however, the objectives of the games. Note also that evolution
was a theory of Charles Darwin, not Charles Darrow.
36.
b.
Lines 35–37 explains that Darrow fraudulently claimed to be
the game’s inventor (he was introduced to it before he got a
patent as its inventor). Parker Brothers bought his patent
believing that it was genuine, meaning that they believed Dar-
row’s falsehood.
37.
a.
The answer is in line 26. Having the game and its rules spread
by word of mouth means it will alter slightly from one person to
another.
38.
b.
To imply means to hint at, rather than to state outright. The
other choices are all directly stated in the paragraph, while b is
implied.
39.
a.
Lines 46 and 47 say she sold it to remain true to her original
intent, which was, according to line 11, to spread the word
about George’s single tax theory.
40.
e.
Lines 42 and 43 say that Parker Brothers found out that Dar-
row wasn’t the inventor, but nowhere in the passage does it say
how they learned the information.
41.
d.
In the first paragraph, where the theme is typically introduced,
it states that members of Congress have decided they need to do some-
thing about the obesity epidemic (lines 5 and 6).
42.
e.
The answer is found in lines 12–14: what they are also getting
could be, in one meal, more than the daily recommended allowances of
calories, fat, and sodium.
43.
c.
Clues for this question are found in the first paragraph, in
which the obesity problem is called an epidemic, and the stag-
gering cost of the problem is mentioned.
44.
b.
Paragraph 5 states that the restaurant industry has responded to
the bill by pointing out that diet alone is not the reason for Amer-
ica’s obesity epidemic. A lack of adequate exercise is also to blame.
45.
c.
The answer is in lines 32–35: the chicken breast sandwich con-
tains more than twice the recommended daily amount
of sodium.
46.
a.
Paragraph 6 explains that those who support the MEAL Act
believe nutritional information must be provided where they are
selecting their food (lines 46 and 47).
47.
b.
The answer is in lines 18–20: The Menu Education and Labeling,
or MEAL, Act, would result in menus that look like the nutrition
facts panels found on food in supermarkets.
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