Accuplacer Reading Comprehension
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_eazpk9
1. The Big Bang theory is the prevailing cosmological From this passage, it
model that describes the early development of the seems safe to conclude
Universe. According to the Big Bang theory, the Uni- that...
verse was once in an extremely hot and dense state (C.) according to this theo-
which expanded rapidly. This rapid expansion caused ry, the Universe is still get-
the Universe to cool and resulted in its present con- ting larger.
tinuously expanding state. According to the most re-
cent measurements and observations, the Big Bang
occurred approximately 13.75 billion years ago, which
is thus considered the age of the Universe.
From this passage, it seems safe to conclude that...
(A.) all scientists now accept the Big Bang theory.
(B.) the center of the universe is 13.75 billion light years
away.
(C.) according to this theory, the universe is still getting
larger.
(D.) Christians do not accept the Big Bang theory.
2. The Nobel Peace Prize of 1979 was awarded to Mother The purpose of this pas-
Teresa for her humanitarian work. Mother Teresa was sage is to...
born to parents of Albanian descent in 1910, and was (C.) show some reasons
named Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. She joined a religious why Mother Teresa re-
order of nuns, took the name of Teresa, and moved ceived the Nobel Prize.
to Calcutta, where she worked among the poor, estab-
lishing hospitals, orphanages, and schools. Upon her
death in 1997, organizations which she had founded
to help the poor numbered over a million workers.
The purpose of this passage is to...
(A.) demonstrate the need for humanitarian relief.
(B.) explain the awarding of the Nobel Prize.
, Accuplacer Reading Comprehension
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_eazpk9
(C.) show some reasons why Mother Teresa received
the Nobel Prize.
(D.) describe Mother Teresa's background in Albania.
3. The Romance languages, which include Spanish, Por- From this passage we can
tuguese, French, Italian, and Romanian, can all be conclude that...
traced back to Vulgar Latin, which was spoken by the (D.) all of the Romance
soldiers, merchants, and settlers of the Roman Empire. languages had their ori-
With few exceptions, Romance languages have lost the gins in Vulgar Latin.
declension system of Latin and, as a result, have sub-
ject-verb-object sentence structure and make exten-
sive use of prepositions. This common origin explains
many of the similarities in vocabulary, grammar, and
sentence structure found among these languages.
From this passage we can conclude that...
(A.) all Spanish speakers can fully understand French.
(B.) Latin is no longer spoken.
(C.) verb endings are not important in the Romance
languages.
(D). all of the Romance languages had their origins in
Vulgar Latin.
4. Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, com- The primary purpose of
monly known as Michelangelo, was an Italian Renais- this passage is to...
sance sculptor, painter, architect, poet, and engineer. (A.) enumerate the most
His works include the David and Pieta statues, which well-known works of
are among the world's most well-known sculptures. He Michelangelo.
painted the ceiling of Rome's Sistine Chapel. Michelan-
gelo was the architect who designed the Laurentian
Library in Florence and St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_eazpk9
1. The Big Bang theory is the prevailing cosmological From this passage, it
model that describes the early development of the seems safe to conclude
Universe. According to the Big Bang theory, the Uni- that...
verse was once in an extremely hot and dense state (C.) according to this theo-
which expanded rapidly. This rapid expansion caused ry, the Universe is still get-
the Universe to cool and resulted in its present con- ting larger.
tinuously expanding state. According to the most re-
cent measurements and observations, the Big Bang
occurred approximately 13.75 billion years ago, which
is thus considered the age of the Universe.
From this passage, it seems safe to conclude that...
(A.) all scientists now accept the Big Bang theory.
(B.) the center of the universe is 13.75 billion light years
away.
(C.) according to this theory, the universe is still getting
larger.
(D.) Christians do not accept the Big Bang theory.
2. The Nobel Peace Prize of 1979 was awarded to Mother The purpose of this pas-
Teresa for her humanitarian work. Mother Teresa was sage is to...
born to parents of Albanian descent in 1910, and was (C.) show some reasons
named Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. She joined a religious why Mother Teresa re-
order of nuns, took the name of Teresa, and moved ceived the Nobel Prize.
to Calcutta, where she worked among the poor, estab-
lishing hospitals, orphanages, and schools. Upon her
death in 1997, organizations which she had founded
to help the poor numbered over a million workers.
The purpose of this passage is to...
(A.) demonstrate the need for humanitarian relief.
(B.) explain the awarding of the Nobel Prize.
, Accuplacer Reading Comprehension
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_eazpk9
(C.) show some reasons why Mother Teresa received
the Nobel Prize.
(D.) describe Mother Teresa's background in Albania.
3. The Romance languages, which include Spanish, Por- From this passage we can
tuguese, French, Italian, and Romanian, can all be conclude that...
traced back to Vulgar Latin, which was spoken by the (D.) all of the Romance
soldiers, merchants, and settlers of the Roman Empire. languages had their ori-
With few exceptions, Romance languages have lost the gins in Vulgar Latin.
declension system of Latin and, as a result, have sub-
ject-verb-object sentence structure and make exten-
sive use of prepositions. This common origin explains
many of the similarities in vocabulary, grammar, and
sentence structure found among these languages.
From this passage we can conclude that...
(A.) all Spanish speakers can fully understand French.
(B.) Latin is no longer spoken.
(C.) verb endings are not important in the Romance
languages.
(D). all of the Romance languages had their origins in
Vulgar Latin.
4. Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, com- The primary purpose of
monly known as Michelangelo, was an Italian Renais- this passage is to...
sance sculptor, painter, architect, poet, and engineer. (A.) enumerate the most
His works include the David and Pieta statues, which well-known works of
are among the world's most well-known sculptures. He Michelangelo.
painted the ceiling of Rome's Sistine Chapel. Michelan-
gelo was the architect who designed the Laurentian
Library in Florence and St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
