501 Critical Reading Questions

a. This statement encapsulates the entire passage, not just a part
of it. Choices c and e are too specific to be correct. Choices b
and d are not supported by the passage.
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c. Erosion and putrefaction (line 6) are the consequences to shore-
line if the coral reefs are neglected or destroyed.
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d. Choices b and c, meaning scattered and erratic respectively, are
not supported in the document. Choice e is incorrect because it
is an antonym of obligatory. Choice a may be considered a syn-
onym but it is not the best choice. The best choice is d, requisite.
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c. This answer can be drawn from lines 48–51 in the passage.
Choices b and d are also true but not the best answers. Choices
a and e are not true.
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b. Lines 9–11 of the passage clearly state that Benjamin Franklin
first considered the concept of DST.
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a. Locations near the equator do not participate in DST because
they have equal hours of day and night; therefore, DST,
which extends the daylight period, is not useful. Choice c is
incorrect because Navajo reservations observe DST. Choice b
is incorrect because parts of Indiana do observe DST. Choice
d is incorrect because Mexico now observes DST. Choice e is
incorrect because Saskatchewan chooses to not observe DST.
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d. This choice is directly supported by lines 37–39 of the passage.
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a. Choices b–e are incorrect because they each refer to specific
points raised in the passage, but not throughout the passage.
Only choice a describes the point of the entire passage.
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