Accuplacer Reading Comprehension
Exam Questions and Answers11
For the questions that follow, two underlined sentences
are followed by a question or statement. Read the
sentences, then choose the best answer to the question or
the best completion of the statement.
Some stores are testing a new checkout system that allows
shoppers to use their mobile phones to scan items as they
walk through stores and pay at self-service kiosks, skipping
the cashiers' lines.
The new mobile checkout system reduces long lines and
customer wait times in stores.
What does the second sentence do?
A. It expands on the first.
B. It states an effect.
C. It contrasts with the first.
D. It gives an example. - ANSWERS -B
For the questions that follow, two underlined sentences
are followed by a question or statement. Read the
sentences, then choose the best answer to the question or
the best completion of the statement.
, According to the American Sleep Disorders Association, the
average teenager needs around 9.5 hours of sleep per night, possibly because critical growth
hormones are released during sleep.
The average adult requires between six and eight hours of
sleep per night for optimal health and productivity.
How do the two sentences relate?
A. They establish a contrast.
B. They contradict each other.
C. They reinforce each other.
D. They provide a problem and solution. - ANSWERS -A
In the words of Thomas De Quincey, "It is notorious that
the memory strengthens as you lay burdens upon it." If,
like most people, you have trouble recalling the names of
those you have just met, try this: The next time you are
introduced, plan to remember the names. Say to yourself,
"I'll listen carefully; I'll repeat each person's name to be
sure I've got it, and I will remember." You'll discover how
effective this technique is and probably recall those names
for the rest of your life.
The quotation from De Quincey indicates that the memory
A. always operates at peak efficiency
B. breaks down under great strain
C. improves if it is used often
D. becomes unreliable if it tires - ANSWERS -C
Exam Questions and Answers11
For the questions that follow, two underlined sentences
are followed by a question or statement. Read the
sentences, then choose the best answer to the question or
the best completion of the statement.
Some stores are testing a new checkout system that allows
shoppers to use their mobile phones to scan items as they
walk through stores and pay at self-service kiosks, skipping
the cashiers' lines.
The new mobile checkout system reduces long lines and
customer wait times in stores.
What does the second sentence do?
A. It expands on the first.
B. It states an effect.
C. It contrasts with the first.
D. It gives an example. - ANSWERS -B
For the questions that follow, two underlined sentences
are followed by a question or statement. Read the
sentences, then choose the best answer to the question or
the best completion of the statement.
, According to the American Sleep Disorders Association, the
average teenager needs around 9.5 hours of sleep per night, possibly because critical growth
hormones are released during sleep.
The average adult requires between six and eight hours of
sleep per night for optimal health and productivity.
How do the two sentences relate?
A. They establish a contrast.
B. They contradict each other.
C. They reinforce each other.
D. They provide a problem and solution. - ANSWERS -A
In the words of Thomas De Quincey, "It is notorious that
the memory strengthens as you lay burdens upon it." If,
like most people, you have trouble recalling the names of
those you have just met, try this: The next time you are
introduced, plan to remember the names. Say to yourself,
"I'll listen carefully; I'll repeat each person's name to be
sure I've got it, and I will remember." You'll discover how
effective this technique is and probably recall those names
for the rest of your life.
The quotation from De Quincey indicates that the memory
A. always operates at peak efficiency
B. breaks down under great strain
C. improves if it is used often
D. becomes unreliable if it tires - ANSWERS -C
