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©PREP4EXAMS@2024 [REAL-EXAM-DUMPS] Tuesday, July 30, 2024 12:01 AMCBEST Practice Test: Reading (Version 1)
Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
Which of the following best describes how the author organizes his main argument? -
✔️✔️By identifying a distinction in storytelling, and then elaborating one's merits over the
other's weaknesses
According to the information presented in the passage, the difference between
humorous storytellers versus comic storytellers is best summarized by the statement: -
✔️✔️The comic displays his knowledge of the funny situation in order to provoke
laughter; the humorous hides his knowledge to provoke laughter.
Based on the information in the passage, we can most strongly infer that the author
believes what about humorous storytellers? - ✔️✔️They must use greater finesse and
artistry to elicit laughter from an audience than a comic story-teller must.
How does sentence 11 function within the overall logic of the author's argument? - ✔️✔️It
clarifies the qualities of the author's 'perfection' by differentiating it from a more common
definition.
Which of the following is a persuasive technique used in the passage? - ✔️✔️Giving a
real-life example of an abstract idea.
Which of the following statements best summarizes the author's main point? - ✔️✔️With
diverging approaches towards unwanted variables, transient and controlled perfection
effect efficiency in very different ways.
From the information above, it is possible to conclude which of the following about the
author? - ✔️✔️He could understand certain terms in shipping without being able to spell
them out.
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Which of the following is closest to the author's intended meaning of my copy-book was
the board fence, brick wall, and pavement, as it is used in the passage? - ✔️✔️The
author could only practice writing on everyday surfaces, and these became the
equivalent of his copy-book.
Which of the following is closest to the meaning of a concession to the European sweet
tooth, as it is used in the passage? - ✔️✔️A concession to Europeans and their
preference for sweet flavors.
Which of the following best summarizes the author's pattern of organization of his
passage? - ✔️✔️One method of preparation is explained, and altered preparation is
subsequently explained.
Based on the information in the passage, which of the following best describes a major
difference between the two styles of preparation? - ✔️✔️The Turkish method potentially
allows for the addition of cream and sugar.
Which words or phrases, if inserted in order into the blank, would help the reader
understand the writer's intended meaning? - ✔️✔️Understandably Therefore
Which of the following phrases best expresses an opinion rather than a fact? -
✔️✔️"engineers must be concerned"
Which of the following phrases best encapsulates the main idea of the passage above?
- ✔️✔️Real property is of little use... unless he has power over labor."
According to the view presented in the passage, if there was a landowner who
possessed hundreds of fertile acres, livestock, and harvesting equipment, but there
were no citizens in need of employment, he ___________ - ✔️✔️Would be able to run a
farm, but would have to work very hard and would not make the same profit he had
previously made.
Based on the information contained in the selection, which of the following best
describes the difference between mercantile economy and political economy? - ✔️✔️One
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