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TSI ASSESSMENT PRACTICE EXAM
(READING) |QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2026
Passage 1: Describes the lack of unstructured outdoor play among children.
Passage 2: Discusses the need for increased technological literacy among
American students. - correct-answer - The author of Passage 2 would respond to
the last sentence of Passage 1 by arguing that children should be spending more
time using computers.
Passage 1 - correct-answer - I recently met a fifth-grade teacher who observed
that most students spend their time indoors on electronic devices rather than
engaging in outdoor activities. The author emphasizes the importance of
unstructured outdoor play for children's development.
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Passage 2 - correct-answer - The author of Passage 1 would criticize the author of
Passage 2 for overlooking the drawbacks of increased technology use among
children.
In line 1, 'this work' clearly refers to... - correct-answer - Choice (D) is correct. The
narrator implies that 'this work' involves insect research based on the description
of the Lab and its contents.
Details in the passage suggest that the narrator is... - correct-answer - Choice (C)
is correct. The narrator is likely an adult recalling a location from childhood based
on the past tense and references to childhood experiences.
The descriptions of the Lab and of the ice house are similar in that both
descriptions... - correct-answer - Choice (C) is correct. Both descriptions
emphasize misconceptions about the size of a place, highlighting the narrator's
childhood perceptions.
TSI ASSESSMENT PRACTICE EXAM
(READING) |QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2026
Passage 1: Describes the lack of unstructured outdoor play among children.
Passage 2: Discusses the need for increased technological literacy among
American students. - correct-answer - The author of Passage 2 would respond to
the last sentence of Passage 1 by arguing that children should be spending more
time using computers.
Passage 1 - correct-answer - I recently met a fifth-grade teacher who observed
that most students spend their time indoors on electronic devices rather than
engaging in outdoor activities. The author emphasizes the importance of
unstructured outdoor play for children's development.
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Passage 2 - correct-answer - The author of Passage 1 would criticize the author of
Passage 2 for overlooking the drawbacks of increased technology use among
children.
In line 1, 'this work' clearly refers to... - correct-answer - Choice (D) is correct. The
narrator implies that 'this work' involves insect research based on the description
of the Lab and its contents.
Details in the passage suggest that the narrator is... - correct-answer - Choice (C)
is correct. The narrator is likely an adult recalling a location from childhood based
on the past tense and references to childhood experiences.
The descriptions of the Lab and of the ice house are similar in that both
descriptions... - correct-answer - Choice (C) is correct. Both descriptions
emphasize misconceptions about the size of a place, highlighting the narrator's
childhood perceptions.
