501 Critical Reading Questions

e. the roaring part of the wave.
418.
The word impetus in line 40 most nearly means
a. a moving force.
b. a serious obstacle.
c. a slight annoyance.
d. a slight hindrance.
e. an area of very warm water.
419.
The author’s description of the transformation of a smooth
undulating wave to a breaking wave (lines 18–21) indicates that
a. The distance of a wave’s break is dependent upon the bottom of
the approaching the shoreline.
b. It is rare for a wave to break gradually.
c. It common for a wave to break abruptly.
d. The size of a wave has to do with its speed through the water.
e. A wave only travels through deep water.
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420.
The sentence A wave is a communicated agitation (line 1) is best
defined by which statement?
a. the roar of a wave sounds angry when it breaks upon the shore.
b. waves are a display of the ocean’s fury.
c. a wave is a surging movement that travels through the water.
d. the size of a wave can vary.
e. the ocean has baffled sailors for centuries.
421.
What is the secret referred to in line 35?
a. why a good wave for surfing must to be at least six feet tall
b. A six-foot wave is between a quarter mile and a half mile in length.
c. how a surfer can slide down a six-foot wave for a quarter of mile
d. The smarter surfers paddle out to the deep water to catch the
best waves.
e. The water that composes a wave remains with the wave until it
reaches the shore.
Questions 422–430 are based on the following passage.
This passage details the life and career of Althea Gibson, an African-American