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TSIA2-ELAR Questions and Correct
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The first paragraph (sentences 1-5) suggests which of the following
about the relationship between university students and teachers and
the Imperial Book Depot?
A. University people avoid Yashwant and Balwant because the two do
not speak English well.
B. Students will soon start buying their books from a newer and more
modern bookshop.
C. Both students and teachers prefer the Imperial Book Depot to the
bookshop closer to campus.
D. Teachers dislike using complicated handwritten forms to order
books for their classes
Ans: C. Both students and teachers prefer the Imperial Book
Depot to the bookshop closer to campus. / In sentence 2, the
narrator tells us that "[t]hough it was a couple of miles away
from the university proper" the Imperial Book Depot "had a
greater following among students and teachers than the
University and Allied Bookshop, which was just a few minutes
away from campus." This information suggests that the
university community has reasons for preferring the Imperial
Book Depot to its closer-to-campus rival
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In the second paragraph (sentences 6-9), the narrator indicates which
of the following about Imperial Book Depot business practices?
A. The staff acquire only those books that are most in demand.
B. The clerks prefer to help people find nonacademic books and
magazines. C. The owners employ students and rely on teachers for
information.
D. Staff members are generally lazy and take too many breaks for tea
Ans: C. The owners employ students and rely on teachers for
information. / In the second paragraph (sentences 6 -9), the
narrator says that "an impoverished university student was paid
to sort new arrivals onto the designated shelves"; the narrator
then says that Yashwant and Balwant prevailed upon university
teachers to "tick off titles that they thought the bookshop
should consider ordering." In short, the proprietors of the
Imperial Book Depot employ students and rely on teachers for
information.
(8) These teachers were happy to ensure that books they needed for
their courses would be readily available to their students.
As used in sentence 8, "readily" most nearly means.
A. easily
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B. gladly
C. willingly
D. voluntarily
Ans: A. easily / In sentence 8, the narrator states that "teachers
were happy to ensure that books they needed for their courses
would be readily available to their students." In this context,
"readily" most nearly means "easily."
The third paragraph (sentences 10-17) suggests that Lata regards
science as
A. a topic that is less engaging than fiction
B. an interest that is not worth pursuing
C. a simple but appealing field of study
D. an unfamiliar but intriguing subject
Ans: D. an unfamiliar but intriguing subject / In the third
paragraph (sentences 10-17), the narrator tells us that Lata
habitually headed for the poetry section of the bookshop, but
that "[o]n the way . . . she paused by the science shelves, not
because she understood much science, but, rather, because she
did not." In science books she sees "whole paragraphs of
incomprehensible words and symbols" that fill her with "a s ense
of wonder at the great territories of learning that lay beyond
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TSIA2-ELAR Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
The first paragraph (sentences 1-5) suggests which of the following
about the relationship between university students and teachers and
the Imperial Book Depot?
A. University people avoid Yashwant and Balwant because the two do
not speak English well.
B. Students will soon start buying their books from a newer and more
modern bookshop.
C. Both students and teachers prefer the Imperial Book Depot to the
bookshop closer to campus.
D. Teachers dislike using complicated handwritten forms to order
books for their classes
Ans: C. Both students and teachers prefer the Imperial Book
Depot to the bookshop closer to campus. / In sentence 2, the
narrator tells us that "[t]hough it was a couple of miles away
from the university proper" the Imperial Book Depot "had a
greater following among students and teachers than the
University and Allied Bookshop, which was just a few minutes
away from campus." This information suggests that the
university community has reasons for preferring the Imperial
Book Depot to its closer-to-campus rival
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In the second paragraph (sentences 6-9), the narrator indicates which
of the following about Imperial Book Depot business practices?
A. The staff acquire only those books that are most in demand.
B. The clerks prefer to help people find nonacademic books and
magazines. C. The owners employ students and rely on teachers for
information.
D. Staff members are generally lazy and take too many breaks for tea
Ans: C. The owners employ students and rely on teachers for
information. / In the second paragraph (sentences 6 -9), the
narrator says that "an impoverished university student was paid
to sort new arrivals onto the designated shelves"; the narrator
then says that Yashwant and Balwant prevailed upon university
teachers to "tick off titles that they thought the bookshop
should consider ordering." In short, the proprietors of the
Imperial Book Depot employ students and rely on teachers for
information.
(8) These teachers were happy to ensure that books they needed for
their courses would be readily available to their students.
As used in sentence 8, "readily" most nearly means.
A. easily
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B. gladly
C. willingly
D. voluntarily
Ans: A. easily / In sentence 8, the narrator states that "teachers
were happy to ensure that books they needed for their courses
would be readily available to their students." In this context,
"readily" most nearly means "easily."
The third paragraph (sentences 10-17) suggests that Lata regards
science as
A. a topic that is less engaging than fiction
B. an interest that is not worth pursuing
C. a simple but appealing field of study
D. an unfamiliar but intriguing subject
Ans: D. an unfamiliar but intriguing subject / In the third
paragraph (sentences 10-17), the narrator tells us that Lata
habitually headed for the poetry section of the bookshop, but
that "[o]n the way . . . she paused by the science shelves, not
because she understood much science, but, rather, because she
did not." In science books she sees "whole paragraphs of
incomprehensible words and symbols" that fill her with "a s ense
of wonder at the great territories of learning that lay beyond
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