According to the passage, which of the following activities was common to each band of Folsom Indians?
A.
Cultivating a number of different crops
B.
Eating a wide variety of wild game
C.
Interacting with other bands
D.
Making tools out of nearby rocks correct answers D.
Making tools out of...
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According to the passage, which of the following activities was common to each band of Folsom
Indians?
A.
Cultivating a number of different crops
B.
Eating a wide variety of wild game
C.
Interacting with other bands
D.
Making tools out of nearby rocks correct answers D.
Making tools out of nearby rocks
This question tests comprehension of passage information. The author explains: "An important
conclusion from investigations at this site, as well as from comparisons to other Folsom hunter
sites, is that each small population of hunters made tools out of material that they gathered
themselves" (paragraph 3). The author then describes the kinds of rock used by the hunters at the
San Luis site, and indicates that these rocks "were plentiful in the central and northern Rockies."
As earlier passage information places the San Luis site in the Rockies, you can infer that these
were "nearby rocks" (an implication strengthened by the information that there did not appear to
be trading between bands of Paleoindians).
The passage implies that "some observers" (first paragraph) believed that:
A. there was no real increase in heart disease after World War II.
B. new diagnostic techniques were mistakenly identifying heart disease.
C. the increase in death rates after World War II had little to do with the increase in heart
disease.
D. the increase in heart disease after World War II was somehow related to the decline in
communicable disease. correct answers A. there was no real increase in heart disease after World
War II
This comprehension question tests your understanding of content that is implied, but not explicit,
in the passage. According to paragraph 1, "some observers cautioned that the apparent increase
might be the result of diagnostic advances". The author's use of "apparent" suggests that the
increase may not be a "real" one, and the reference to "diagnostic advances" posits and
alternative explanation.
The author suggests that concluding that diet is responsible for heart disease would be:
A.
mistaking cause for effect.
B.
mistaking correlation for causation.
C.
failing to consider a common cause.
D.
,failing to consider additional causes. correct answers D. failing to consider additional causes.
This reasoning within the text question asks you to identify the logical principle underlying the
author's argument here. The author writes that "multiple factors were potential contributors,
including genetics and personal habits such as smoking"- so concluding that diet alone is
responsible for heart disease would indeed be failing to consider additional causes.
Edward Ahrens's criticism, as it is presented in the passage, essentially points to:
complexity.
flexibility.
diversity.
A.
I only
B.
I and II only
C.
II and III only
D.
I and III only correct answers D.
I and III only
This comprehension question asks you to describe the essence of a point made in the passage
itself. In saying that the guidelines are "simplistic", Ahrens points to a lack of complexity in the
guidelines, so I is correct. In saying that the guidelines "treated the population as a 'homogenous
group...while ignoring the wide variation' in individual diet and blood chemistry", Ahrens points
to a diversity in the population that the guidelines do not account for, so III is also correct.
The author mentions "easily digestible carbohydrates" (paragraph 5) most likely in order to:
A.
imply that the 1977 guidelines may actually have harmed public health.
B.
suggest that nutritional thinking changes over time.
C.
explain one cause of the current obesity crisis in the U.S.
D.
criticize the make-up of the dominant diet in the U.S. correct answers A.
imply that the 1977 guidelines may actually have harmed public health.
This reasoning within the text question asks you to determine how the author uses a piece of
evidence he presents in the passage. Since the guidelines "advised raising carbohydrate intake",
the author mentions that "easily digestible carbohydrates...increase inflammations that can cause
heart attacks" most likely in an effort to suggest that those guidelines may actually be dangerous.
Which of the following, if assumed to be true, would provide the best evidence to support the
author's conclusion about how government should promote health?
A.
, Making the presentation of nutritional information on food packaging mandatory was a step in
the right direction.
B.
America's obesity rate was far lower back when nutrition was largely a parental responsibility.
C.
Most public health officials support some government involvement in nutrition policy.
D.
Government efforts to reduce smoking rates in the U.S. have been quite effective. correct
answers B.
America's obesity rate was far lower back when nutrition was largely a parental responsibility.
This reasoning beyond the text question asks you to determine the effects on the author's
argument of a piece of evidence that is not discussed in the passage. The author says "the best
thing government can encourage americans to do on the health front may well be to develop their
own diet and exercise programs" advocating an individualistic approach over one in which the
government provides guidance, recommendations, or regulations. So if america's obesity rate
was indeed lower when nutrition was seen as a parental responsibility (not a government
responsibility) that would support the authors conclusion.
Which of the following criticisms of a proposed space shuttle flight is most like that of the
"major scientific dissenters" (paragraph 6), as the author presents their views?
A.
The composition of the shuttle crew violates equal rights legislation.
B.
The shuttle flight is motivated mostly by political objectives.
C.
The shuttle assembly has serious design flaws.
D.
The shuttle flight costs too many taxpayer dollars. correct answers C.
The shuttle assembly has serious design flaws.
This reasoning beyond the text question asks you to find similarities between passage
information and a scenario that does not appear in the passage. According to the passage, the
"major scientific dissenters from government dietary policy are not especially concerned with
governmental paternalism, though that is a legitimate issue. They dissent because they find the
government's evidence inadequate and its recommendations potentially harmful". A concern
about "serious design flaws" is similarly a concern about potential harm.
The author's arguments about government imply that he or she would be likely to oppose which
of the following?
A.
Legislation limiting the number of hours one can work per week
B.
A decrease in governmental subsidies to colleges and universities
C.
Legislation loosening regulations on lobbyists
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